US4937089A
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Textured proteinaceous food
Assignee: Kibun KK
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Filing: 1988-09-29
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A textured proteinaceous food having a unique texture which is obtained in such a manner that a domestic animal meat or a marine animal meat or a minced meat of such animal is heated so as to gel to such an extent that the meat material does not lose its binding capacity, and the proteinaceous material in this gel state is force-extruded under pressure from a die having a predetermined configuration and a predetermined number of orifices. It is possible to obtain products having various kinds of cross-sectional pattern such as a honeycomb pattern and a rose-like pattern by employing appropriate dies.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitugi Ikoma
- 👤 Masaru Harada
- 👤 Tsutomu Maruyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:29
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B11/00; B30B11/22; B30B11/26; A; A23; A23L; A23L17/00; A23L17/70; A23P; A23P30/00; A23P30/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for preparing a textured proteinaceous food product comprising the steps of: (a) shaping a material selected from the group consisting of a marine animal meat, a domestic animal meat and mixtures thereof to form a shaped material; (b) gelling said shaped material by heating or allowing it to stand at room temperature or under cooling to gel the material to such an extent that the shaped material in this gel state can then be extruded and such that the material retains its binding activity; and then (c) extruding the shaped material while in the gel state under pressure through a die having a plurality of orifices into pieces and immediately binding said pieces into a single mass having a predetermined cross-sectional pattern, said binding being performed by the binding ability of the shaped material without using a binder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for preparing a textured proteinaceous food product comprising the steps of: (a) shaping a material selected from the group consisting of a marine animal meat, a domestic animal meat and mixtures thereof to form a shaped material; (b) gelling said shaped material by heating or allowing it to stand at room temperature or under cooling to gel the material to such an extent that the shaped material in this gel state can then be extruded and such that the material retains its binding activity; and then (c) extruding the shaped material while in the gel state under pressure through a die having a plurality of orifices into pieces and immediately binding said pieces into a single mass having a predetermined cross-sectional pattern, said binding being performed by the binding ability of the shaped material without using a binder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process according to claim 1, in which the shaped material is heated in step (b) at a temperature ranging from 25° to 100° C. for 1 to 90 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the shaped material is gelled in step (b) and left to stand at a temperature ranging from 0° to 25° C. for less than about 24 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the die orifices are circular or oval in shape and are arrayed in a hexagonal arrangement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the die orifices are oval or rectangular in shape and are arrayed in a straight, curved-line or concentric arrangement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said die has a ratio of the total area of orifices ranging from 40% to 75% based on the overall area of said die.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-06-25 | 1993-12-25 | 1994-06-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-06-25 | 1997-12-25 | 1998-06-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-06-25 | 2001-12-25 | 2002-06-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |