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US 5,397,581 AGranted
Means for continuous confectionery coating of edible centers
OwnerRussell E. Lermaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to coat an edible pellet with an edible coating composition having a melting temperature below that of the pellet. The method comprises forming a slurry of the pellets and the coating composition between the melting and set points of the coating composition. A rotatable member having a working surface is axially rotated. A stream of the slurry is directed to impinge on the working surface. Pellets coated with the edible coating are spun off of the working surface and cooled.
Claims15
A method for coating edible pellets with an edible coating composition comprising the steps of:
- forming a molten slurry of the pellets and the coating at a temperature above a solidification temperature of the coating composition;
- directing a stream of the molten slurry so as to impinge on a working surface of an axially rotatable member;
- spinning the working surface wherein the coated pellets are propelled from the working surface;
- solidifying the coating of the pellet;
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- collecting the coated pellets.
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