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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Merle L Weaver, Martinez, CA (US);
Masahide Nonaka, Moraga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426418 ; 426431 ; 426441 ; 426456 ; 426637 ; 426518 ;
Abstract
The invention enables the production of fried potato products of greatly improved texture, flavor, and color from raw stock that exhibits excessive browning tendencies and which would normally yield fried products of excessively dark color. Typically, pieces of raw potato are pre-fried in edible oil for a short period, then leached with water. The leached pieces may be further processed in various ways, e.g., finish-fried, or par-fried and then refrigerated for distribution to the consumer or food service operator.