US3787584A
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Instant grits
Assignee: Quaker Oats Co
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Filing: 1971-11-09
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Granted: 1974-01-22
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Expires: 1991-11-09
Abstract
Abstract AN EMULSIFIER FREE INSTANT-TYPE CORN FOOD PRODUCT PRODUCTED BYY THE PROCESS COMPRISING THE STEPS: (A) ADMIXING CORN GRITS, CRITICAL AMOUNTS OF WATER, AND CRITICAL AMOUNTS OF POLYSACCHARIDE GUM; (B) HEATING THE MIXTURE IN A FIRST HEATING STEP WHICH CONSISTS OF A CRITICAL TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR A CRITICAL TIME PERIOD; (C) HEATING THE ABOVE HEATED MIXTURE IN A SECOND HEATING STEP WHICH CONSISTS OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURES RANGE; (D) DRYING THE MIXTURE BY FORMING THE HEATED MIXTURE IN A THIN SHEET ON A DRUM DRIER WITH THE FORMING BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN A CRITICAL TIME PERIOD FROM THE LAST HEATING STEP; AND (E) COMMINUTING THE COOKED, DRIED SHEET. D R A W I N G
Inventors
- 👤 R Hyldon
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2026-10-31 05:44
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/117; A23L7/135
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