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Starch-based products for microwave cooking or heating

US5035904A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1990
Grant dateJul 30, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21D8/06
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides treatment means for reducing microwave-induced toughness and/or firmness in microwave cooked or heated bread-like products. The invention permits the maintenance of product identity and the reduction of toughness and/or firmness regardless of the toughness or firmness that the product would exhibit without the treatment means. The treatment means includes added agents as well as processing steps for the reduction of toughness and/or firmness.

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