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US 5,312,639 AGranted
Shelf-stable rice products and processes for their production
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsJohn G. Howard, John Atherton, Eric S. Field, Michael J. Hawkins
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Abstract
A process for preparing a preserved rice product is disclosed. Here rice is treated at a pH of 4.5 or below with a polymeric acid food acceptable acid and placed in a microorganism-impermeable container.
Claims13
A process which comprises:
- (a) treating rice with an aqueous solution of a polymeric food acceptable acid to adjust the pH of the rice to 4.5 or below;
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- (b) heat pasteurizing the rice while it is maintained at said pH of 4.5 or below by use of a polymeric food acceptable acid, whereby shelf-stable, acid-pasteurized rice is produced.
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