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Process of making extrusion cooked snack product

US6054166A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1996
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/808
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method of manufacturing a snack, in which a starchy-food based mixture is extrusion-cooked, the extrusion being carried out in ambient atmosphere through a slot-shaped orifice, so as to obtain an expanded strip, the thickness of the strip is reduced by laminating and the strip is cut into pieces of various shapes.

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