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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dar-Jen Lai, Glen Ellen, IL (US);
Assignee:
Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Downer Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426104 ; 426574 ; 426578 ; 426646 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
Low-fat meat foods with much of the flavor and physical properties of conventional full-fat meat foods are provided. These low-fat meat foods comprise meat and thermo-irreversible starch gel. Also provided are methods of making low-fat meat foods comprising combining low-fat meat with thermo-irreversible starch gel.