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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Janice Margaret Baker, New Milford, CT (US);
Gene Frank Clyde, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426289 ; 426557 ; 426324 ; 426321 ;
Abstract
A process of preparing a shelf stable pasta having a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35% which comprises preparing a fresh pasta, steaming the fresh pasta, partially drying to a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35%, coating the partially dried pasta with a solid humectant in particulate form before or after placing in a package, and packaging the pasta in a container optionally under modified atmospheric conditions.