Coating unblanched, raw nuts
US5362505A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L25/25
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for producing individual, crunch-confectionery-coated edible nuts. The raw, unblanched nuts are first coated with a film-forming polysaccharide to maintain the skins adhered to the nuts in a durable polysaccharide coating. The coated nuts are then subjected to shear mixing, e.g., in a pan coater, during which sucrose syrup is applied to the polysaccharide-coated nuts. Heat is applied to the nuts during shear mixing to remove moisture and to thereby form a crystalline coating, which is then partially melted to form a crystalline-amorphous coating on top of the polysaccharide coating on the individual nuts.
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