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Preparation of edible food product cups containing a filling

US5962055A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1998
Grant dateOct 5, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21D13/37
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Edible cups containing an edible filling are prepared by extrusion-cooking ingredients which include a cereal ingredient and extruding an extrusion-cooked product strip, passing the product strip to a heated pressing device for hot-pressing the product strip while it is still thermoplastic to form cavities in the strip which define cup structures in a row and then, incisions are made between the cup structures, a food product filling is introduced into the cup structure cavity and the strip is cut so that filled cups are obtained.

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