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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Karina Wehrle, Slough, GB;
Christopher Abbott, Slough, GB;
Inventors:
Karina Wehrle, Slough, GB;
Christopher Abbott, Slough, GB;
Assignee:
MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/56 (2013.01); A23G 2200/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the production of crumb is disclosed in which a wet crumb feedstock comprising bulk sweetener, protein and water is formed and then simultaneously dried and comminuted in a thin layer rotary paddle dryer (). The wet crumb feedstock is preferably formed into discrete, free-flowing granules prior to the simultaneous drying and comminuting. Apparatus for the production of crumb is also disclosed.