Process for the manufacture of a composite consumable product by double extrusion
US6268007A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B11/243
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for manufacturing a composite consumable product by double extrusion, wherein a liquid or pasty consumable substance is prepared in a first section of a twin-screw extruder, a plasticizable consumable substance is cooked-extruded in a second section of the twin-screw extruder, wherein the first and second sections are separated dynamically, to provide at least one strand of a cooked-extruded mass that is cut into pieces. The liquid or pasty consumable substance is added to the cooked-extruded mass to provide pieces of a composite consumable product.
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