Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Surface coating of a solid food with a liquid – By application of molten material
Patent
1995-03-10
1997-11-25
Corbin, Arthur L.
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Surface coating of a solid food with a liquid
By application of molten material
53431, 426 93, 426102, 426107, 426113, 426309, 426413, A23L 118
Patent
active
056909799
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are microwave popcorn articles which upon microwave heating provide popcorn of reduced fat content, better fat distribution and improved taste as well as methods for the preparation of such articles. The articles comprise any conventional microwave popcorn bag and an improved popcorn/fat charge. In addition to unpopped popcorn kernels and fat, the charge further essentially includes minor amounts of salt, color and/or flavors. The present method involves the spraying of a fat/salt slurry at the same time as and at an angle to a falling cascade of unpopped popcorn kernels as they are charged to the upper open end of the microwave popcorn bag. The angle of the fat/salt spray is such as to intersect with the falling popcorn cascade within the popcorn bag below the top seal area. By applying the fat/salt slurry to a falling cascade of unpopped popcorn kernels during bag filling, improved distribution of the slurry over the popcorn is achieved. Such improved slurry distribution yields organoleptic improvements in the popped product in that fat perception is increased even at low fat levels as well as more uniform distribution of flavor, salt and color.
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Bourns Tricia J.
Glass Brian E.
Gluszak Timothy J.
Uecker Myron M.
Corbin Arthur L.
General Mills Inc.
Lillehaugen L. MeRoy
O'Toole John A.
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