Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Pratt, Helen (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...
C426S615000, C426S321000, C426S324000, C426S442000, C426S443000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07105197
ABSTRACT:
Methods are provided for preparing intermediate moisture vegetables. In one embodiment, this invention relates to a method for preparing intermediate moisture vegetables, said method comprising (1) predrying the vegetables to a moisture content of less than about 5 percent, (2) applying a low viscosity infusion cocktail comprising water, a polyhydric alcohol, and salt to the predried vegetables, (3) equilibrating the predried vegetables and infusion cocktail for at least about 30 minutes to provide the intermediate moisture vegetables, and (4) and packaging the intermediate moisture vegetables; wherein the infusion cocktail contains essentially no sugars or saccharides. When cooked, these intermediate moisture vegetables provide appearance, texture, and taste similar to that provided by high quality cooked individually quick frozen vegetables.
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Apel Lisa Jane
Hong Yeong-Ching Albert
Loh Jimbay P.
Nayyar Dalip
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
Pratt Helen
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