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Process for the preparation of a foodstuff by extrusion

US5891502A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Process for preparing a foodstuff by extrusion, in which a first food substance to be processed is introduced into a first section of a twin-screw extruder, a second food substance to be processed is introduced into a second section of the twin-screw extruder, this section being separated dynamically from the first, these substances are each processed independently in their own section of the extruder, the two masses obtained are extruded, passing them through at least one die, and the extruded product or products is or are cut.

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