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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Werner Pfaller, Orbe, CH;
Ernst Heck, Vufflens-la-Ville, CH;
Jean Horisberger, Ecublens, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of cooked cereals or dry pet food by preparing a mixture of water and a dry premix mainly comprising cereal flour or semolina, and pressing the mixture, with the aid of a gear pump, firstly through a heat exchanger wherein it is cooked and then through an extrusion die to form an extruded product. Also, an apparatus for carrying out the process and a product obtainable by the process.