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Shrimp product and process
Assignee: Jtx Systems Inc
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Filing: 1975-07-07
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Granted: 1978-05-30
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Expires: 1995-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A new shrimp product resembling large, whole shrimp in appearance, taste, texture and mouthfeel, made by mixing peeled and decapitated small shrimp with lemon juice, sodium tripolyphosphate, monosodium glutamate, flaking, blending, extruding, and either battering, breading, partially frying and quick freezing or boiling and quick freezing, with no binder or filler added in either case.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Teijeiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:15
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B4/00; A23B4/06; A23B4/066; A23B4/068; A23B4/08; A23L; A23L17/00; A23L17/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a battered, breaded and partially fried coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a battered, breaded and partially fried coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a cooked, coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
An edible shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture, comprising a cooked, coherent, shaped agglomerate of shrimp flakes containing a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate and being substantially free of any added binder or filler.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The shrimp product of claim 1, containing a small amount of lemon juice.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The shrimp product of claim 1, containing a small amount of monosodium glutamate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A process for making a shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous mixture of unfrozen peeled and decapitated whole raw shrimp or raw shrimp pieces; (b) flaking said shrimp or shrimp pieces in said aqueous mixture; (c) remixing said aqueous mixture of flaked shrimp or shrimp pieces; and (d) shaping said flaked shrimp or shrimp pieces into coherent agglomerates resembling whole shrimp; said process being characterized in that substantially no added binder or filler is introduced or present.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
89 words
A process for making a shrimp product resembling whole shrimp in appearance, taste and texture comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous mixture of unfrozen peeled and decapitated whole raw shrimp or raw shrimp pieces; (b) flaking said shrimp or shrimp pieces in said aqueous mixture; (c) remixing said aqueous mixture of flaked shrimp or shrimp pieces; and (d) shaping said flaked shrimp or shrimp pieces into coherent agglomerates resembling whole shrimp; said process being characterized in that substantially no added binder or filler is introduced or present.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said aqueous mixture contains a small amount of lemon juice.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said aqueous mixture contains a small amount of sodium tripolyphosphate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said aqueous mixture contains a small amount of monosodium glutamate.
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