US4615901A
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Process for preparing foodstuff having fiber structure
Assignee: Kanegafuchi Chemical Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-10-30
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Granted: 1986-10-07
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Expires: 2004-10-30
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing foodstuff having continuous fiber structure which involves forming a wet mixture by adding meat stuff and/or other foods to wheat gluten alone or to a mixture of wheat gluten with other vegetable proteins, stretching the wet mixture, and heating the wet mixture in a high-temperature dry atmosphere, wherein steam is mixed with air alone or with a mixture of air and an inert gas, and the relative humidity is maintained within the range of 75 to less than 100%.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuo Yoshioka
- 👤 Takatsugu Yamamoto
- 👤 Toshihiko Nishiyama
- 👤 Hiroyuki Fujita
- 👤 Shigeki Ashida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:13
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23J; A23J3/00; A23J3/22; A23J3/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A process for preparing foodstuff having fiber structure, which comprises forming a wet mixture by adding food matter to wheat gluten alone or to a mixture of wheat gluten with other vegetable proteins, adjusting the moisture content of the mixture within the range of 40 to 80 wt. vol. % and extruding the material, stretching the wet mixture at least 2.5 fold, and heating the stretched wet mixture in a high-temperature dry atmosphere wherein steam is mixed with air alone or with a mixture of air and an inert gas, and the relative humidity is maintained within the range of 75 to less than 100% and the temperature of the high-temperature dry atmosphere is within the range of 75° to 120° C. and drying the resultant product until the water content is reduced to a desired level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A process for preparing foodstuff having fiber structure, which comprises forming a wet mixture by adding food matter to wheat gluten alone or to a mixture of wheat gluten with other vegetable proteins, adjusting the moisture content of the mixture within the range of 40 to 80 wt. vol. % and extruding the material, stretching the wet mixture at least 2.5 fold, and heating the stretched wet mixture in a high-temperature dry atmosphere wherein steam is mixed with air alone or with a mixture of air and an inert gas, and the relative humidity is maintained within the range of 75 to less than 100% and the temperature of the high-temperature dry atmosphere is within the range of 75° to 120° C. and drying the resultant product until the water content is reduced to a desired level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the wheat gluten is selected from at least one of wet gluten and vital gluten.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the other vegetable protein is at least one selected from isolated or condensed proteins or other various types of proteins of soybean cotton seed, corn, peanut, leaf protein or other vegatables.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the meat stuff is at least one selected from animal meat, fowl meat, fish meat, and molluscan meat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the food matter is at least one selected from nuts, fruit pulps, seaweeds, dairy products, seasoning materials, coloring matters, flavors, oils, and fats.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the wet mixture is stretched in the stretching process and the heating process, so that it is stretched 3- to 15-fold in the total stretch ratio.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the inert gas is nitrogen gas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the wet mixture is formed into a continuous sheet prior to heating.
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