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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. 14, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark R Birch, Bedford, GB;
Mervyn R Goddard, Rushden, GB;
Assignee:
Conopco, Inc., , NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ; A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 93 ; 426 94 ; 426559 ; 426808 ;
Abstract
A snack product and process of making which pops and expands upon heating with microwaves consists of a solid, partially cooked, poppable and expandable core (moisture content of 12-16 wt. %) comprising pregelatinized and/or native tapioca starch, which core is provided with an adherent, poppable, non-expandable coating of cooked dough, which preferably comprises black gram or urid flour.