Class 426/469 - With separation of unwanted solid component

Subclass of Class 426 - Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Definition: Processes involving the treatment of a food material to
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 08/16/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7998515	Method and apparatus for preventing the discharge of powdery caffeine during coffee roasting Coffee beans are roasted with heated air in a roasting chamber, and contaminant-laden exhaust air including caffeine entrained therein is discharged from the chamber. While roasting is in progress, the exhaust air from the chamber is heated, directed through a catal...	08/16/2011
7425344	Process for producing a milled whole-grain wheat flour and products thereof A process for producing an ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour which has the full nutritional value of wheat kernels, while retaining the texture of refined wheat flour and an appearance similar to refined wheat flour, and the products which can be made from th...	09/16/2008
7419694	Process for producing an ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour and products thereof A process for producing an ultrafine-milled whole-grain wheat flour which has the full nutritional value of wheat kernels, while retaining the texture of refined wheat flour and an appearance similar to refined wheat flour, and the products which can be made from th...	09/02/2008
7393551	Denatured carob flour (DCF) with a low content of soluble tannins and sugars, meant for human consumption and process to obtain it The present invention provides an improved denatured carob flour, which includes 2 to 15% sugars, 0.2 to 1.5% cyclitols (pinitol), 2 to 10% lignins, 10 to 30% celluloses, 3 to 20% hemicelluloses, 1 to 6% pectins, 25 to 55% condensed tannins, 3 to 9% protein and less...	07/01/2008
7285300	Roasting system An apparatus and method of roasting foodstuff such as coffee beans employ a roasting chamber for roasting the beans. An air circulation system operatively coupled with the chamber flows heated air over the beans and thereby roasts the beans, and an air cleaning arra...	10/23/2007
7169432	Toasted soybean flakes and method of making same The invention relates to toasted full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes, and method of making same. The inventive flakes are excellent for use in hot and cold cereal compositions including with rolled oats, in soybean flakes-potato flakes compositions for making soy...	01/30/2007
7090887	Oilseed processing Crushed and de-fatted oilseed is extracted with water at neutral, mildly basic or mildly acidic pH; and is filtered. The filter media allows passage of small fragments of solid cell meat into the filtrate. The filtrate is treated with a base to increase pH to over p...	08/15/2006
6592914	Method for isolation of a ଲ-glucan composition from oats and products made therefrom A method for producing, from an oats flour fraction, a water soluble ଲ-glucan composition having a high ଲ-glucan/glucose weight ratio, preferably a ratio of 15:1 or more, involves the use of ଲ-amylase in an amount sufficient to transform...	07/15/2003
6572907	Method for drying walnuts A method for drying nuts that includes removing, acids, particularly tannins, and stopping enzymatic activity within the nut prior to drying provides a novel approach to processing nuts that has many useful characteristics. In one embodiment, walnuts are ...	06/03/2003
6382952	Rounder bar for processing bakery dough A rounder bar for shaping pieces of baking dough advancing upon a conveyor belt has an elongated configuration having top and rear surfaces and an arcuate dough-contacting surface of convex contour with respect to the top and rear surfaces. The dough-cont...	05/07/2002
6299922	Device and method for puffing granular material An apparatus for puffing granular material, in particular cereals and legumes, has a heating apparatus for preheating the granular material and a puffing reactor for puffing the material. For effective, fast, and uniform heating of the material, it is pro...	10/09/2001
6214397	Home use coffee bean roasting device and method of roasting A roasting device is designed to fit and operate inside a conventional, general purpose, home oven. The roasting device utilizes the heating and exhaust system already in place for the oven allowing the roasting device to be substantially less complex and...	04/10/2001
6210734	Soft unpolished rice and method of preparing the same Softened unpolished rice on which knurling patterns are formed is provided. The rice has pores and cracks formed on a rice bran. Furthermore, the method of preparing the same is provided....	04/03/2001
6143340	Manufacturing method for encommiae ulmoide young leaf tea A manufacturing method for encommiae ulmoide young leaf tea including the procedures of selectively extracting encommiae ulmoide young leaf rich of nutrition, removing the green, baking and frying the young leaf and high temperature drying the young leaf ...	11/07/2000
6123971	Home use coffee bean roasting device and method of roasting A roasting device is designed to fit and operate inside a conventional, general purpose, home oven. The roasting device utilizes the heating and exhaust system already in place for the oven allowing the roasting device to be substantially less complex and...	09/26/2000
6123537	Rounder bar for processing bakery dough A rounder bar for shaping pieces of baking dough advancing upon a conveyor belt has an elongated configuration having top and rear surfaces and an arcuate dough-contacting surface of convex contour with respect to the top and rear surfaces. The dough-cont...	09/26/2000
6099882	Method and apparatus for roasting and smoking skinned food products A system for preparing a skinned food product includes a roasting unit, a smoking chamber, and a conveyor system for transporting the skinned food product through the roasting unit and through the smoking chamber. The roasting unit has a heated zone for a...	08/08/2000
5972403	Method for producing fish meal A method for removing salt and water from a fish meal production process stream without sacrificing fish protein solids that are to be recovered as final product. Fish oil and fish protein solids are allowed to separate from water in the process streams, ...	10/26/1999
5928697	Purification of roaster gases A process for operating a coffee roaster to obtain reduced levels of pollutants in exhaust gases vented from the coffee roaster. In the process, fuel gases are combusted in a combustion chamber and all of the combusted gases are directed into a roasting c...	07/27/1999
5895686	Process for producing plant glycogen Plant glycogen is a polysaccharide derived from rice and contains a high molecular weight group whose weight average molecular weight is 5.00 to 7.60 million and a low molecular weight group whose weight average molecular weight is 0.30 to 1.10 million, t...	04/20/1999
5851575	Method for drying and processing raw food material A combined spray and rotary drying apparatus includes a spray dryer having a housing defining a spray drying chamber, an annular inlet and an outlet. A burner and atomizer sprayer are provided in the spray drying chamber. The outlet of the spray drying ch...	12/22/1998
5846590	Method for enriching soluble dietary fibre The subject of this invention is a method for producing a product with an enriched content of soluble dietary fiber, such as ଲ-glucan and/or pentosans from a raw material deriving from cereal grains, by using thermal, enzymatic or osmotic treatments...	12/08/1998
5609905	Method of making natural carob fiber A natural carob fiber includes 50-65% lignin, 15-25% cellulose, 15-25 % hemicellulose, 0.5-2 % pectin, 3-7% tannins and 4-8% moisture. A method of making the natural carob fiber includes the step of pressing waste pulp obtained from a step of extracting s...	03/11/1997
5252349	Process for extracting cocoa butter and cocoa cake from cocoa beans A process for extracting cocoa butter and cake from cocoa beans comprises cleaning a predetermined volume of cocoa beans by multiple screening and gravity separation. Subjecting the cleaned beans to heat and subsequently to cooling for a predetermined len...	10/12/1993
5160757	Process for making reduced density coffee This invention relates to an improved process for preparing reduced density roast coffee beans. The improved process comprises predrying green coffee beans to a moisture content of from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight, fast roasting the beans, and cooli...	11/03/1992
5019413	Process for improving the quality of Robusta coffee The quality of Robusta coffee is increased by treating raw Robusta coffee beans whose water content has been increased to about 30% to 45% with steam at about 135° C. to 140° C. and at a pressure ranging from 3 bar to 4 bar approx. for 60 min to 120 min...	05/28/1991
4994288	Method for making a composite cheese product A composite cheese product having a first colored outer form and an inner plug having a desired decorative shape of a second, variegated color extending continuously through the outer form. The composite cheese product is manufactured by cutting first and...	02/19/1991
4847106	Method of pressing sesame seeds A method of pressing sesame seeds to provide sesame flour having an oil content not greater than 45% by weight and sesame oil having a substantially 100% purity, and the sesame flour made by the method, and the sesame oil made by the method. The method co...	07/11/1989
4774096	Novel fibrous product A process for the preparation of a fibrous natural product comprising agitating an aqueous slurry of ground material from the outer seed coat of a legume, especially yellow or green field peas, to dissolve only water-soluble protein and sugar products, fi...	09/27/1988
4595595	Process for simultaneous roasting of nutmeats and pellicle removal A process for the removal of pellicle from nut kernels is disclosed which simultaneously roasts the nuts. The process involves immersing the pellicle-covered kernels in a heated fluid at a moderate temperature for a sufficient period of time to permit the...	06/17/1986
4591508	Coffee product and process An improved, lightly milled roast and ground coffee having high extractability, superior brew clarity, and an aroma intensity of from about 30,000 to about 55,000 G.C. counts and a method for making the same are disclosed. Roast coffee beans are cooled to...	05/27/1986
4540591	Robusta coffee steaming, roasting and blending method A method of steaming, roasting and blending Robusta coffee beans is disclosed. The green Robusta beans are first contacted with steam under pressure in a vessel. The vessel is continuously vented at a pressure of between 1 psig and 5 psig. Next, the steam...	09/10/1985
4343818	Cocoa product and process of preparation A cocoa product is prepared by enzymatically hydrolyzing an aqueous slurry of low fat cocoa with an amylase-containing enzyme, adding alkali to the hydrolyzed slurry and heating the alkali containing slurry....	08/10/1982
4276316	Process for treating nuts A process including dry blanching of raw nuts is described. The nuts are heated with a gas at a temperature of 125° to 175° C. for 30 to 180 seconds and then immediately cooled to below 35° C. within 5 minutes prior to blanching. This provides improved...	06/30/1981
4177296	Process for the preparation of peanut-curd A process for the preparation of peanut-curd with a roasted taste and flavor, which comprises roasting peanuts, pressing the roasted peanuts to partially remove oil therefrom, pulverizing the pressed peanuts at a temperature at or below -40° C., dissolvi...	12/04/1979
4115596	Method for reducing the temperature of bakery products The temperature of bakery products is reduced immediately after the discharge thereof from the oven, by means of vacuum, by first subjecting the bakery products to a substantially linear pressure reduction as a function of time at a rate of not more than ...	09/19/1978
4094633	Granular bed roaster construction Methods and apparatus for roasting a product with a heated granular bed are disclosed. A granular bedding, heat transfer material such as salt or the like contained within a rotatable heating chamber is directly exposed to a heat source which directs heat...	06/13/1978

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Class 426/469 - With separation of unwanted solid component