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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sabine Gahot Bonnasse, Ependes, CH;
Josef Burri, Epalinges, CH;
Osvlado Geromini, Orbe, CH;
Ernst Heck, Vufflens-La-Ville, CH;
Ernst H Reimerdes, Cully/Villette, CH;
Dhan Pal Sirohi, Pully, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec, S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 96 ; 426443 ; 426601 ; 426658 ; 426661 ; 426656 ; 426657 ;
Abstract
A granular food product for preparation of instant foods is prepared by mixing an oil or fat with an edible carbohydrate and/or protein powder materials to obtain a first mixture, and then further edible carbohydrate and/or protein powder materials are mixed with the first mixture to obtain a second mixture which is powdery or dough-like and that mixture is formed into granules by moistening and particle-to-particle contacting, and then the granules are dried.