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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:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hide Osawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426650 ; 426594 ; 426 96 ; 426 98 ;
Abstract
A method for fixing an aromatic coffee substance by means of encapsulation is described using a medium chain triglyceride wherein the fatty acid portion consists of a fatty acid having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms. The method comprises mixing or homogenizing an oleaginous solution of an aromatic coffee substance with an aqueous solution to form an emulsion, extruding said emulsion, forming an encapsulated slurry and drying said slurry.