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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Gale F. Kunert, Austin, MN (US);
Steven C. Wobschall, Austin, MN (US);
Hormel Foods, LLC, Austin, MN (US);
Abstract
The subject invention relates to a method of making pepperoni flakes or pepperoni. The applications for this invention are broad and would encompass any flavoring for a meat topping or ingredient product. Generally, the subject invention includes the use of fat raw materials rather than a lean/fat blend, the use of an emulsifier to reduce fat particle size and connective tissue, and a low moisture protein ratio of the end product. In addition, this method results in a rapid speed of the process. The product mixture is ground, cooked, and conveyed to a drum drier. The speed of the drum drier is determined by the desired moisture protein ratio, which is 1.6:1 or less for pepperoni.