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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:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Merle L Weaver, Martinez, CA (US);
Keng C Ng, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426419 ; 426509 ; 426510 ; 426520 ; 426524 ; 426637 ;
Abstract
Precooked fruits or vegetables are prepared by a process wherein the fruits and vegetables are cooked to their centers at a temperature below the temperature at which sloughing of the surface tissue would occur if the fruits or vegetables were cooked to their centers at that temperature, i.e below about 81.degree.-83.degree. C. Following the cooking procedure the fruits or vegetables are heated in air and are then preserved.