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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
May. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernest Kemp Gum, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Jau Yann Hsu, Brookfield, CT (US);
Hyung Wook Kim, Irvington, NY (US);
Elaine Regina Wedral, Sherman, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426325 ; 426324 ; 426326 ; 426557 ; 426412 ; 426811 ; 426418 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided a process for the preparation of a fully cooked shelf stable or refrigerated acidified pasta product which includes the steps of mixing pasta ingredients with an encapsulated, hot water soluble/cold water insoluble edible acid, forming the dough into a pasta, steaming the pasta a first time, then treating the steamed pasta with water, afterwards steaming the pasta a second time and finally packaging the twice steamed pasta either with heat processing or under modified atmospheric conditions.