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US 6,274,185 B1Granted
Method of controlling browning reactions using noble gases
AssigneeAmerican Air Liquide, Inc.
InventorKevin C. Spencer
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Abstract
A method of controlling at least one browning reaction in a food, which entails effecting at least part of the reaction in the presence of at least one noble gas, a mixture of noble gases or a gaseous mixture containing at least one noble gas, thereby controlling the browning reaction.
Claims10
A method of increasing a rate of a browning reaction in food during heating thereof to produce a baked good, which comprises heating said food under an atmosphere consisting essentially of argon, neon, krypton or xenon or a mixture thereof at a pressure of up to about 3 atm.
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