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US 5,846,580 AGranted
Complete flavor mix transformed into the glassy state
AssigneeThomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Conrad Franke, Jacob Paul Jae, Daniel Thomas Sullivan, Maya Parada, Francis John Farrell
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Abstract
A completely formulated, ready to cook, food product mix is discussed which is entirely in the glassy state and has a single glass transition temperature. An extrusion process for preparing the product is also discussed.
Claims2
A method for preparing a completely formulated ready to cook product mix in the glassy state which comprises, in the downstream direction of conveyance the continuous sequence of steps of:
- a) introducing dry food ingredients into the barrel of an extruder equipped with multiple heating zones;
- b) adding water to said dry ingredients and heating to form a homogeneous mixture which can be extruded;
- c) extruding said mixture through multiple zones;
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- d) cooling the mixture to form a stable glass which can be cut cleanly at the surface of the die or can emerge from the extruder as individual granules without the use of a die, whereby the completely formulated product mix has a single glass transition temperature of about 30.degree. C. to about 60.degree. C.
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