US4101683A
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Process for manufacture of fast cooking rice
Assignee: Asahi Soft Drinks Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-07-12
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Granted: 1978-07-18
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Expires: 1996-07-12
Abstract
Abstract Fast cooking rice which readily reconstitutes itself into cooked rice is manufactured by a process which comprises causing a specified thickener to be diffused from the surface to the inside center of rice grains puffed in advance to a high degree and subsequently subjecting the treated puffed rice grains to drying and shrinking treatments.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidemoto Kamada
- 👤 Chiaki Miura
- 👤 Makoto Utena
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:07
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/196; A23L7/161; A23L7/191
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A process for the manufacture of fast cooking rice, consisting essentially of puffing a raw rice into a puffed rice having a volume of 6 to 16 times as large, contacting this puffed rice with a solution of a thickener in a concentration in the range from about 0.1 to about 1.0 weight percent sufficiently to penetrate to the inside center of the puffed rice, and thereafter drying the treated puffed rice to reduce the volume thereof, said thickener being selected from the group consisting of agar, carrageenin, alginate, alginic acid, locust bean gum, guar gum, tamarind gum, psyllium seed gum, quince seed gum, gaz, pectin, glucomannan, propylene glycol alginate, low methyl ester pectin, sodium polyacrylate, carboxymethylcellulose salt, methylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, methylethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, xanthan gum, cardrun, scleroglucan, succinoglucan and pullulan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for the manufacture of fast cooking rice, consisting essentially of puffing a raw rice into a puffed rice having a volume of 6 to 16 times as large, contacting this puffed rice with a solution of a thickener in a concentration in the range from about 0.1 to about 1.0 weight percent sufficiently to penetrate to the inside center of the puffed rice, and thereafter drying the treated puffed rice to reduce the volume thereof, said thickener being selected from the group consisting of agar, carrageenin, alginate, alginic acid, locust bean gum, guar gum, tamarind gum, psyllium seed gum, quince seed gum, gaz, pectin, glucomannan, propylene glycol alginate, low methyl ester pectin, sodium polyacrylate, carboxymethylcellulose salt, methylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, methylethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, xanthan gum, cardrun, scleroglucan, succinoglucan and pullulan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A fast cooked rice produced according to the process to claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for the manufacture of fast cooking rice, consisting essentially of puffing a raw rice into a puffed rice having a volume of 6 to 16 times as large, contacting this puffed rice with a solution of a thickener in a concentration in the range from about 0.1 to about 1.0 weight percent sufficiently to penetrate to the inside center of the puffed rice, and thereafter drying the treated puffed rice to reduce the volume thereof, said thickener being selected from the group consisting of agar, carrageenin, propylene glycol alginate, glucomannan, methylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for the manufacture of fast cooking rice, consisting essentially of puffing a raw rice into a puffed rice having a volume of 6 to 16 times as large, contacting this puffed rice with a solution of a thickener in a concentration in the range from about 0.1 to about 1.0 weight percent sufficiently to penetrate to the inside center of the puffed rice, and thereafter drying the treated puffed rice to reduce the volume thereof, said thickener being selected from the group consisting of agar, carrageenin, propylene glycol alginate, glucomannan, methylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A fast cooked rice produced according to the process of claim 3.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2278463A
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US2278470A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-07-17 | 1982-01-16 | 1982-07-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-07-17 | 1986-01-16 | 1986-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-07-17 | 1990-01-16 | 1990-07-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |