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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4652456 | Method of making popcorn balls Corn is popped, coated with caramel and cooled so that the caramel coating is hard and not sticky. The corn is loaded into molds in this condition and heated by blowing hot air over the corn so that the caramel coating is sticky. One or more blasts of air... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4626427 | Cardamom seed preparation being effective against bad breath Preparation being effective against bad breath, particularly caused by strongly smelling food stuffs or cigarettes, alcohol and the like, consisting of cardamom seeds which are individually or jointly coated by a shell mass comprising a sugar mass or the ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4597973 | Process for treating edible nuts and seeds Edible seeds and nuts having been stored at low preserving temperatures are treated so as to produce a roasted, salted product wherein the salt is strongly held without the use of oil additives. The process utilizes temperature-conditioning storage, a hea... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4534781 | Mushroom supplement containing protein and a time delay coating An improved nutrient supplement is disclosed for enhancing the growth of mushroom mycelium in a compost bed comprising a particulate nutrient supplement having at least a partial coating of a hydrophobic material that is not readily assimilable by competi... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4522833 | Roasted coated nut product and process therefor A process for applying a coating to an edible nut which comprises partially roasting the nut until the onset of flavor development, coating the nut with a sugar syrup containing slurry, subjecting the coated nut to a final roasting process until full flav... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4515820 | Method for coating and infusing nut products with honey-sucrose solution for roasting A method for coating and infusing nut products with honey-sucrose solution for roasting, which method consists essentially of the steps of (1) preparing a solution comprising 50%-70% by weight sucrose, 10%-20% by weight honey and the balance water, (2) he... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513013 | Preparation of malt and beer having a low nitrosamine content During the kilning of germinated barley in the course of a malting operation nitrosamines are usually formed and ultimately these end up in beer obtained from such malt. It has been found that such formation of nitrosamines can be suppressed even in the a... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511553 | Coating process and agent for carrying out the process A coating process and agent for carrying out the process, consisting essentially of saccharose, at least one additional sugar and water.... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4391831 | Animal feed composition and method for producing same An animal feed composition comprises particles of base feed material, e.g., grains such as oats, and, deposited on at least a portion of these particles, deposit material comprising substantially whole plant matter, preferably having a different make-up t... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4247561 | Process and method of use for a stable emulsified edible liquid starch product A method of making a stable, emulsified, liquid starch product which comprises from about 45% to about 85% edible liquid, and from about 15% to about 55% of a whole, non-starch isolated, starch bearing material emulsified with said edible liquid. The meth... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4214007 | Processed dried beans as instant food and their manufacturing method Processed dried beans which almost instantaneously restore their boiled soft edible condition without a loss of the taste and flavor peculiar to the beans, simply by pouring hot water onto the processed dried beans, and the manufacturing method of such dr... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4208433 | Method for the adsorption of solids by whole seeds A method for sorption of solids by the tissues of whole seeds to enhance the available nutritional value of the whole seeds, to provide nutritional requirements for a ruminant feed, to provide new superimposed processes, to make more effective present sup... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4161545 | Honey coated roasted nut product and method for making same There is disclosed a honey coated roasted nut product which is prepared by first coating raw nuts with a mixture of honey and water. The honey coated nuts are then enrobed with a dry mixture of sugar and starch and the nuts are then roasted. After cooling... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4096281 | Method and composition for producing flavored popcorn Flavored popcorn is produced by preparing a composition of popcorn kernels, a cooking oil medium and encapsulated flavoring substances which can be introduced into a cooking vessel.... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4055669 | Food bar and process of preparing same A high protein fat-occluded food composition useful as a binder, and a food or breakfast bar product prepared therefrom. The binder composition comprises edible solid particles including a protein source coated with an edible fat. The presence of the fat ... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4053650 | Baked confections and process for the preparation thereof Baked confections are prepared by coting edible particles, such as seeds or nuts or other particles of various foods, alternately with edible flour, such as cereal flours, or starches, and aqueous solutions such as a corn syrup, a sugar solution, a gum so... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4049833 | Process for treating partially defatted nuts Partially defatted nuts are contacted with a glycerol-containing solution until at least a portion of the solution is absorbed by the nuts and the nuts have regained substantially their original size and shape. The nuts are then removed from contact with ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3997674 | Preservation of agricultural products A composition comprising a dispersion prepared by dispersing in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble high polymer, such as polysaccharides, a hydrophobic substance selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic solids and hydrophobic and non-volatile... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3984571 | Hydrocolloid containing liquid carrier for a diagnostic or therapeutic agent On contacting a moist aqueous surface, a fine particle size hydrocolloid suspended in a non-aqueous water-immiscible mobile liquid attaches itself through rapid hydration to the moist surface. Drainage of the mobile liquid leaves a coating of the particle... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3965267 | Cryopulverizing and post-treatment of flavoring materials A process for comminuting flavoring materials such as spices, coffee and cocoa comprising pulverizing the flavoring material at a cryogenic temperature to form a powder and then agitating the powder until it is capable of forming an aqueous dispersion fre... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3961091 | Process for producing flavored popcorn Flavored popcorn is produced by preparing a composition of popcorn kernels, a cooking oil medium and encapsulated flavoring substances which can be introduced into a cooking vessel.... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3950558 | Beverage base and method of making the same A dry base to be processed in the manner of coffee to produce a coffee-like beverage is produced by coating cereal grain with a liquid extract of carrots and/or parsnips at an elevated temperature. Ground red corn may be added to the coated grain and then... | 04/13/1976 |
