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Dehydrated food product

US4060645A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1975
Grant dateNov 29, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 24, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23P10/25
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dehydrated food product in the form of grains which dissolve instantly in water and which have a porous, continuous structure, a smooth surface and an apparent density of from 30 to 600 g/l the product is prepared by which comprises extruding a thermoplastic starting material in powder or paste form into a chamber where a sub-atmospheric pressure prevails, and cutting the extruded product into fragments.

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