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Process for making retort stable simulated meat products
Assignee: Cerestar USA Inc
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Filing: 1974-02-19
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Granted: 1975-08-19
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Expires: 1994-02-19
Abstract
Abstract An improved process for preparing simulated meat products is disclosed. The improvement comprises the inclusion in the product of an inhibited starch material whereby the appearance and texture of the product is not altered by retort sterilization.
Inventors
- 👤 James A Freck
- 👤 Dale H O'rell
- 👤 Leonard V Kondrot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:06
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23J; A23J3/00; A23J3/22; A23J3/225; A23J3/227; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A RETORT STABLE FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING: A. ADMIXING IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION A BLEND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PIECES OF EDIBLE PROTEIN MATERIAL HAVING A PROTEIN CONTENT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 15% AND FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 1,000% BY WEIGHT OF PROTEIN MATERIAL OF AN INHIBITED STRACH MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CORN STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, WAXY CORN STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 25, SORGHUM STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, WHEAT STRACH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, AND TAPIOCA STRACH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 25, B. COOKING THE BLEND AT A TEMPERATURE AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO GELATINIZE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE INHIBITED STARCH MATERIAL WITHOUT APPRECIABLE LOSS IN NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE PROTEIN AND WITHOUT APPRECIABLE DECOMPOSITION OR DEGRADATION OF THE PROTEIN, AND C. COOLING THE COOKED PRODUCT, D. WHEREBY A RETORT STABLE INTEGRAL PRODUCT COMPRISING THE PIECE OF PROTEIN MATERIAL BOUND TOGETHER WITH INHIBITED STARCH MATERIAL IS OBTAINED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A RETORT STABLE FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING: A. ADMIXING IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION A BLEND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PIECES OF EDIBLE PROTEIN MATERIAL HAVING A PROTEIN CONTENT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 15% AND FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 1,000% BY WEIGHT OF PROTEIN MATERIAL OF AN INHIBITED STRACH MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CORN STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, WAXY CORN STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 25, SORGHUM STARCH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, WHEAT STRACH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15, AND TAPIOCA STRACH HAVING A GRANULAR SWELLING POWER AT 95*C. OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 25, B. COOKING THE BLEND AT A TEMPERATURE AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO GELATINIZE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE INHIBITED STARCH MATERIAL WITHOUT APPRECIABLE LOSS IN NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE PROTEIN AND WITHOUT APPRECIABLE DECOMPOSITION OR DEGRADATION OF THE PROTEIN, AND C. COOLING THE COOKED PRODUCT, D. WHEREBY A RETORT STABLE INTEGRAL PRODUCT COMPRISING THE PIECE OF PROTEIN MATERIAL BOUND TOGETHER WITH INHIBITED STARCH MATERIAL IS OBTAINED.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the blend is cooked in a jet cooker at a temperature of from about 240* to about 450*F. for a period of from about 1 to about 3 seconds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the blend additionally comprises plasticizers, humectants and flavorings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the cooling is done in an aqueous medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inhibited starch material is present in the amount of from about 20 to about 500% by weight of protein material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inhibited starch material is corn starch inhibited by treatment with from about 0.02 to about 0.2% phosphorus oxychloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inhibited starch material is corn starch inhibited by treatment with from about 0.05 to about 0.4% epichlorohydrin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
A food product prepared by the process of claim 1.
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