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US 5,211,983 AGranted
De-vitalized seed product
AssigneeGolden Valley Microwave Foods Inc.
InventorMichael E. Bley
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Abstract
A devitalized popcorn seed product, exhibiting substantially the same popping performance as nondevitalized seed, which has a moisture content from about 12% to about 16%, and which is essentially free of non-inert treatment gases, and is essentially unaltered at the cellular level is provided.
Claims1
A food product comprising:
- a devitalized popcorn seed, said corn seed exhibiting popping performance substantially the same as exhibited by said corn seed prior to devitalization, said corn seed having a moisture content from about 12% to about 16%, being essentially free of non-inert sterilization or fumigant treatment gas, and being essentially unaltered genetically at the cellular level.
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