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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keisuke Morimoto, Congers, NY (US);
Brenton G Edgar, White Plains, NY (US);
Thomas J Hirasuna, Yonkers, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Foods Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426104 ; 426574 ; 426656 ; 426657 ; 426516 ; 426802 ;
Abstract
A meat analog is prepared from an aqueous protein solution comprising heat-coagulable protein. The heat-coagulable protein in the solution is denatured before or after the intimate mixing with a starch and an alkali metal sulfite, the moisture level of the resulting mixture is adjusted to a level suitable for extrusion in equipment that shapes and forms a fibrous protein product having meat-like texture.