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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boleslaw Sienkiewicz, Orangeburg, NY (US);
William Joseph Meyer, Orangeburg, NY (US);
Joseph Giacone, Elmsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Foods Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99467 ; 99483 ;
Abstract
An improved apparatus is provided for economically producing meat analog products. According to the invention, at least one slurry comprising oil, water and coagulable protein is continuously mixed and layered. The layered slurry is heat set under moist heat to provide a cohesive mass without surface product drying. The heat set product is then sliced for marketing as is, or after subjecting it to varying degrees of frying. The preferred product is a partially fried bacon analog product.