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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Enwave Corporation, Delta, CA;
Inventors:
Timothy D. Durance, Vancouver, CA;
Guopeng Zhang, Surrey, CA;
Assignee:
ENWAVE CORPORATION, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/365 (2006.01); A23L 3/54 (2006.01); A23J 3/14 (2006.01); A23C 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 3/36 (2006.01); A23L 11/45 (2021.01); A23J 3/16 (2006.01); A23J 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/365 (2013.01); A23C 1/00 (2013.01); A23J 3/14 (2013.01); A23J 3/16 (2013.01); A23J 3/18 (2013.01); A23L 3/36 (2013.01); A23L 3/54 (2013.01); A23L 11/45 (2021.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for making a shelf-stable food, not requiring preservatives or refrigeration and in a form that is convenient for use as a snack food. A block of tofu or wheat gluten is first frozen so as to cause the formation of ice crystals that form cavities within the block. The frozen block is then thawed, cut into smaller pieces and drained of excess water. The thawed pieces are dried in a microwave-vacuum dehydrator to produce a crunchy food product.