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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Galen D Kaufman, Galveston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426410 ; 426419 ; 426312 ; 426316 ; 426302 ; 426308 ; 426615 ; 426616 ;
Abstract
This invention describes the transient incorporation of CO.sub.2 gas into fruits and vegetables so as to enhance their flavor. The fruits and vegetables are exposed to a strongly CO.sub.2 environment for a specified amount of time and within a specific temperature range. After this exposure the foodstuffs so exposed will have incorporated some of the CO.sub.2 to which they were exposed to and develop a more effervescent and/or tangy flavor through the uptake of the CO.sub.2 to form carbonic acid. This enhancement in flavor is a direct consequence of CO.sub.2 exposure.