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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:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Dupart, Zuerich/Witlkon, US;
Leonhard Blasius, Tengen, US;
Kurt Bloechlinger, Kemptthal, all of, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooked, extruded, and expanded savory cereal having a porous texture, specific weight of from 100 to 500 grams/liter, gelatinization degree of more than 25%, and residual water content of from 1 to 5%. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing a savory cereal using a multi-zoned extruder heated at various barrel heating temperatures to effect the cooking, extrusion, and expansion of the cereal product. The savory cereal may be used alone or as a component of a food preparation, mixture, or product such as an omelet or scrambled eggs.