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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Best, Dublin, OH (US);
Gilles Fayard, Epalinges, CH;
Katrin Holz, Pully, CH;
Pascal Vanacker, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426448 ; 426449 ; 426450 ; 426516 ; 426518 ; 426625 ; 426654 ;
Abstract
For preparing an extrusion-cooked food product, a food component emulsifier is combined with water to obtain an aqueous dispersion of the emulsifier, and the dispersion is fed into an extruder for being mixed with food components being mixed and heated in the extruder to prepare the extrusion-cooked product.