US4371560A
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Seafood product and method of producing same
Assignee: DCA Food Industries Inc
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Filing: 1981-11-05
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Granted: 1983-02-01
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Expires: 2001-11-05
Abstract
Abstract Seafood products, such as shrimp, may be produced in any desired shape by a process which includes the steps of mechanically working small pieces of a selected seafood under vacuum, to form a shapeable mash having textural and eating characteristics comparable to those of the selected seafood in its natural form. In a preferred method, the seafood pieces are mechanically worked under vacuum and a matrix mix comprising a cookable binder is thereafter carefully folded-in to the worked seafood pieces under vacuum to thereby yield a shapeable mash which can be extruded or molded, to produce seafood products having highly desirable texture and eating characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Hochhauser
- 👤 Richard B. Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:11
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B4/00; A23B4/06; A23B4/062; A23B4/064; A23L; A23L17/00; A23L17/70; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of producing a seafood product which comprises the steps of providing pieces of a natural seafood, mechanically working the natural seafood pieces for a time and at an energy rate sufficient to at least partially break up muscle fiber present in the natural seafood pieces and to produce a coherent mass of protein as a homogeneous pulp, said mechanically working is carried out while applying a vacuum, said vacuum being in the range of 25 to 30 inches of mercury, and forming said pulp into a shaped product.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of producing a seafood product which comprises the steps of providing pieces of a natural seafood, mechanically working the natural seafood pieces for a time and at an energy rate sufficient to at least partially break up muscle fiber present in the natural seafood pieces and to produce a coherent mass of protein as a homogeneous pulp, said mechanically working is carried out while applying a vacuum, said vacuum being in the range of 25 to 30 inches of mercury, and forming said pulp into a shaped product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, further including the step of comminuting said seafood pieces prior to mechanically working said pieces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said seafood is shrimp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of combining a matrix material with said pulp subsequent to mechanically working said pieces and prior to forming said pulp into said desired shape, said matrix material being folded into said pulp under vacuum, said matrix material being distributed throughout said pulp but being visually identifiable as a separate ingredient, said matrix material being selected from the group comprising starch, flour, alginate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a method of producing a seafood product in a desired shape which comprises the steps of mechanically working pieces of the seafood for a time and at an energy input rate sufficient to at least partially break up muscle fiber and produce a coherent mass of protein as a homogeneous pulp and forming said pulp into said desired shape, the improvement which comprises applying a vacuum to said pieces during said mechanical working step, thereafter, and prior to forming said pulp in a desired shape, folding in under vacuum a matrix material with said pulp, said matrix material being distributed throughout said pulp but being visually identifiable as a separate ingredient, said matrix material being selected from the group consisting of starch, flour, alginate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a method of producing a seafood product in a desired shape which comprises the steps of mechanically working pieces of the seafood for a time and at an energy input rate sufficient to at least partially break up muscle fiber and produce a coherent mass of protein as a homogeneous pulp and forming said pulp into said desired shape, the improvement which comprises applying a vacuum to said pieces during said mechanical working step, thereafter, and prior to forming said pulp in a desired shape, folding in under vacuum a matrix material with said pulp, said matrix material being distributed throughout said pulp but being visually identifiable as a separate ingredient, said matrix material being selected from the group consisting of starch, flour, alginate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said seafood is shrimp.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said shrimp comprises 72 to 92 weight percent of said matrix containing pulp.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the applied vacuum is in the range of 25 to 30 inches mercury.
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