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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter W De Ruyter, Cote St. Luc, Quebec, CA;
Noel Almey, Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Josef Slanik, Kirkland, Quebec, CA;
Wesley W Teich, Westport, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ; A23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426237 ; 99451 ; 99DI / ; 426241 ; 426244 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for forming meat analog products and for texturizing a doughmass wherein the ingredients are mixed, passed through a conduit having a decreasing cross-sectional area while the doughmass is heated therein, the heating being done such that a greater heat intensity is applied to the center of the doughmass than to the doughmass adjacent the walls of the conduit.