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Extrusion process, apparatus and product

US7748312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2007
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/805
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the manufacture of cooked cereals or dry pet food by preparing a mixture of water and a dry premix mainly comprising cereal flour or semolina, and pressing the mixture, with the aid of a gear pump, firstly through a heat exchanger wherein it is cooked and then through an extrusion die to form an extruded product. Also, an apparatus for carrying out the process and a product obtainable by the process.

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