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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Jacques Desjardins, Denges, CH;
Roman Deutsch, Lutry, CH;
Ernst Heck, Vufflens-La-Ville, CH;
Jean Horisberger, Ecublens, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P / ; A21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426280 ; 426279 ; 426282 ; 426283 ; 426549 ; 426618 ; 426622 ; 426391 ; 426496 ; 426499 ; 426503 ; 426512 ; 426514 ; 426516 ;
Abstract
Edible cups containing an edible filling are prepared by extrusion-cooking ingredients which include a cereal ingredient and extruding an extrusion-cooked product strip, passing the product strip to a heated pressing device for hot-pressing the product strip while it is still thermoplastic to form cavities in the strip which define cup structures in a row and then, incisions are made between the cup structures, a food product filling is introduced into the cup structure cavity and the strip is cut so that filled cups are obtained.