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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Douglas James Barnes, Cambs, GB;
Brian Charles Fletcher, Bedford, GB;
Mervyn Roy Goddard, Northamptonshire, GB;
Jamie Carl Martin, Northants, GB;
Malcolm John McBride, Northamptonshire, GB;
William John Stewart, Northants, GB;
Thomas J. Lipton Co., division of Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
A crumb coating composition formed by agglomeration which includes (a) an insoluble powdered first protein at least 80% of which has a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm; and (b) a soluble second protein or a polysaccharide capable of being heat set during crumb manufacture, the final agglomerated crumb coating having an average particle size of about 4 to 15 times the size of the first protein; which is used for coating food products and has beneficial crispness qualities, particularly where the food product is prepared for consumption via microwave heating.