Conopco, Inc.

Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Roberto Nardi

Sandro Panaioli

Valerio Simeone

The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of frozen instant cooking pasta from elongated dried pasta products that substantially retains the pre-processing length of the dried pasta comprising the steps of; Further embodiments are directed to the apparatus that is necessary for carrying out this process and the frozen product achieved.

Apparatus for manufacture of frozen elongated pasta

The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of frozen instant cooking pasta from elongated dried pasta products that substantially retains the pre-processing length of the dried pasta comprising the steps of: (i) dividing an elongated dried pasta products into one or more portions, each portion having a desired mass; (ii) loading each portion of pasta into one of a plurality of separate dosing devices; (iii) re-hydrating each portion of pasta within a dosing device; (iv) quenching the re-hydrated pasta resulting from step (iii); (v) freezing. Further embodiments are directed to the apparatus that is necessary for carrying out this process and the frozen product achieved.

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Roberto Nardi