Process for the preparation of a foodstuff by extrusion
US5891503A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C48/766
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Process for the preparation of a foodstuff by extrusion, in which a food substance is introduced into, mixed and cooked in a first section of a twin-screw extruder, the cooking of the mass obtained in a cooker connected up in parallel with the first section and a second section of the extruder dynamically separated from the first is prolonged, and the cooked mass is reintroduced into the second section, the mass is extruded by passing it through a die and the extruded product is cut.
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