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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel Henri Gonze, Bruxelles, BE;
Freddy Maurits Van Der Schueren, Aalst, BE;
Assignee:
Cerestar Holding B.V., LA Sas van Gent, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ; A23G / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-5 ; 426632 ; 426660 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes a method for precoating of oil containing foodstuff such as chewing gum, nuts, almonds and caramels. The present invention also discloses a composition for the application in the method and foodstuffs coated with this composition. The precoating composition contains thinned hydroxypropylated starch, preferably tapioca starch, which can be used in relatively high concentration necessitating the application of only a limited number of layers.