Fat-containing product structure and preparation thereof
US5820912A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/54
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fat-containing confectionery material is passed through an extruder and to and through a flow-constriction die to obtain an extrudate from the die so that the material passed through the extruder and die and so that the extrudate from the die are at a temperature so that the material and extrudate are in a non-pourable state and so that the material passed to the die plastically deforms, and the material is passed by pins positioned in the die so that the extrudate obtained from the die has passages which extend transversely to an extrudate cross-section to obtain a product structure having the passages.
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