US4181743A
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Food flavorings and methods for producing same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-09-15
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1996-09-15
Abstract
Abstract New and improved food flavorings are provided including apparatus and methods for producing same. The flavorings are produced by extracting, concentrating and toasting a variety of organic materials including vegetable, fruit and root extracts or juices. In one form, the toasting procedure is carried out on an automatic continuous basis. In another form, the total manufacturing procedure is performed automatically and continuously. The resulting products, when added to various foods, render such foods salty tasting without the need for adding common salt (NaCl) to a variety of foods and food products. Such food flavorings may thus be used in salt free diets as well as conventional diets where new and improved tasty flavors are desired.
Inventors
- 👤 George C. Brumlick
- 👤 Jerome H. Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:59
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/02; A23L2/08; A23L27/00; A23L27/10; A23L27/12; A23L27/40; A23L27/45; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A low sodium food flavoring produced by the process comprising extracting plant juice from plants, condensing said extracted juice, and toasting said condensate with radiation of an intensity and for a period of time effective to alter the original flavor of the starting plant material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A low sodium food flavoring produced by the process comprising extracting plant juice from plants, condensing said extracted juice, and toasting said condensate with radiation of an intensity and for a period of time effective to alter the original flavor of the starting plant material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 in which said plant juice is derived from vegetable plant life.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 in which said plant juice is derived from fruit plant life.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 in which said plant juice is derived from plant life selected from the group consisting of yeasts and mushrooms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 2 in which said plant juice is derived from vegetables selected from the group consisting of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, scallions, beets, squash, peppers, pumpkins, yams, potatoes, carrots, parsnip, parsley, celery, cucumbers and cabbage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 wherein said plant juice is derived from a fruit selected from the group consisting of apples, pears, plums, berries, melons, citrus fruits, peaches, pomegranates, mangoes, papayas, pineapples, grapes and the like.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 wherein said plant juice is derived from sugar cane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 2 in which said plant juice is derived from at least one grass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A food flavoring in accordance with claim 1 in which said plant juice is derived from a fermented plant material.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of producing a low sodium salt substitute comprising the steps of extracting juice from plants, condensing said extracted juice and toasting said condensate with electromagnetic radiation of an intensity and for a period of time effective to alter the original flavor of the starting plant material.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of producing a low sodium salt substitute comprising the steps of extracting juice from plants, condensing said extracted juice and toasting said condensate with electromagnetic radiation of an intensity and for a period of time effective to alter the original flavor of the starting plant material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which the electromagnetic radiation is infrared radiation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which said toasting step comprises subjecting a thin layer of said plant juice to electromagnetic radiation to toast same.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which said juice formed of plant components is derived from vegetable plant life components.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which said juice of plant life components is derived from fruit plant life.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which said juice of plant life components is derived from fermented plant life components.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which said electromagnetic radiation is infrared and is supplemented by additional heating of said juice.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 in which said infrared electromagnetic radiation toasting step is used in conjunction with a treatment with microwave electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
87 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which the toasting step is effected by continuously feeding said juice to a continuously moving surface to form a thin film thereof and disposing a source of electromagnetic infrared radiation adjacent to said surface to permit the surface and the film thereon to move continuously therepast in a manner to cause evaporation of the liquid from the film and to form a thin layer solid, said method including removing said solid from said surface downstream of said infrared radiation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 18 in which the removal step is effected by scraping said solid from said surface.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 in which the electromagnetic radiation is microwave radiation.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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