Title: Fibrous protein materials

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing fibrous protein materials useful for fish analogs. According to this method, an aqueous mixture of a heat coagulable protein is frozen by cooling the mixture in a manner and at a rate effective to produce elongated ice crystals generally aligned perpendicular to the surface of cooling, then subjected to a temperature substantially different from that of the frozen mass, and the protein in the frozen mass is then stabilized effectively to preserve its structural integrity during subsequent heating to set the protein.

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Inventors: Kim, Myung Ki (Congers, NY, US)
Lugay, Joaquin Castro (Thornwood, NY, US)

Application Number: 697077
Filing Date: 1976-06-16
Publication_date: 1978-04-11
Assignee: General Foods Corporation (White Plains, NY)
Primary Class(es): 426/656 426/426, 426/515, 426/524, 426/657, 426/802
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

B480987	Mar, 1976	Kim et al.	426/802.
3801713	Apr, 1974	Tolstoguzov et al.	426/802.
3870808	Mar, 1975	Bayer et al.	426/657.
3881032	Apr, 1975	Matsumoto et al.	426/524.
3920853	Nov, 1975	Middendorf et al.	426/656.
3925903	Dec, 1975	Ward	426/429.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Jones, Raymond N.
Assistant Examiner: Kepplinger, Esther M.
Attorney: Carvis; T. J., Donovan; D. J., Struzzi; B. P.