EP0072878A1
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Preparation of food product suitable for pets
Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SA
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Filing: 1981-08-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a diced frozen food product characterised in that a compact solid foodstuff is treated with microwaves to remove some of the water present, the foodstuff being diced before or after the microwave treatment, and finally frozen.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederik Gejl-Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:17
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/80; A23B2/805; A23B2/8055; A23B2/05; A23B2/08; A23B2/90; A23K; A23K40/00; A23K50/00; A23K50/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/805
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A process for preparing a diced frozen food product characterised in that a compact solid foodstuff is treated with microwaves to remove some of the water present, the foodstuff being diced before or after the microwave treatment, and finally frozen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process for preparing a diced frozen food product characterised in that a compact solid foodstuff is treated with microwaves to remove some of the water present, the foodstuff being diced before or after the microwave treatment, and finally frozen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 characterised in that before the microwave treatment the foodstuff is extruded to form long slabs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterised in that the amount of water removed from the foodstuff during the microwave treatment is from 17 % to 21 % by weight based on the total weight of the foodstuff.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to any of the preceding claims characterised in that the foodstuff is diced before the microwave treatment at ambient temperature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to any of the preceding claims characterised in that the foodstuff is diced after the microwave treatment and that before dicing the temperature is substantially equilibrated throughout the foodstuff to from -3°C to -7°C by a tempering step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A diced frozen food product whenever prepared by a process according to claim 1.
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