Method and apparatus for making a popcorn-shaped frozen product
US6555154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23P10/20
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novel method for manufacturing popcorn-shaped frozen product, such as but not limited to ice cream. Unlike prior systems that manufactured small, beaded frozen product, the method of the present invention introduces a much larger (diametrically larger) quantity of liquid composition into the liquid refrigerant. By introducing a sufficiently large quantity of liquid composition into the liquid refrigerant, the freezing processes changes substantially, to give the final product a popcorn shape.
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