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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles C. Huxsoll, Moraga, CA (US);
Tara H. McHugh, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Donald A. Olson, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/072 ; A23L 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/072 ; A23L 1/06 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to intermediate-moisture formed food products made from a mixture of partially dehydrated fruit or vegetable pieces and a gelled matrix such that the water activity in the matrix is substantially equivalent to the water activity of the fruit or vegetable pieces in the mixture. The product may be made from one type of fruit or vegetable alone, a mixture of different fruits, a mixture of different vegetables, or a mixture of various fruit and vegetable pieces.