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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Niklaus Meister, Grosshoechstetten, CH;
Jurg Aebischer, Liebefeld, CH;
Martin Vikas, Konolfingen, CH;
Kurt Eyer, Thun, CH;
David De Pasquale, Konoflingen, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ; A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 61 ; 426471 ;
Abstract
Spray-drying process in which a composition of microorganisms beneficial for human health is prepared and then reduced to a powder by spraying in a spray-drying device having a heated air inlet temperature of 200-400.degree. C. and an air outlet temperature of 40-90.degree. C., the residence time of the composition in the device being adjusted so as to obtain at least 1% survival of the microorganisms after drying.