Title: Process for the production of a textured protein-containing edible product

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a process for the production of a textured protein-containing edible product resembling cooked meat from a fibrous protein material without the use of a binder, in which the proteins are spun, the fibres obtained are subjected to a combined pressing and dehydrating operation in a mould, impregnated with a solution of aroma precursors and sterilized in a container. The process is characterized in that, with the fibres arranged substantially parallel to one another in the mould, the combined pressing and dehydrating operation is carried out by subjecting the fibres to mechanical compression in the axial direction.

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Inventors: Cerise, Leon (Blonay, CH)
Heyland, Sven (Saint-Legier, CH)

Application Number: 942472
Filing Date: 1978-09-15
Publication_date: 1980-04-08
Assignee: Societe d'Assistance Technique pour Produits Nestle S.A. (Lausanne, CH)
Primary Class(es): 426/104 426/276, 426/512, 426/802
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US Patent Ref:

2776212	Jan, 1957	Andregg	426/276.
3210195	Oct, 1965	Kjelson et al.	426/104.
3920853	Nov, 1975	Middendorf et al.	426/512.
3973044	Aug, 1976	Giddey et al.	426/517.
3988485	Oct, 1976	Hibbert et al.	426/517.
3993794	Nov, 1976	Bernardin	426/517.
4042715	Aug, 1977	Wegner et al.	426/104.
4073962	Feb, 1978	Spata et al.	426/802.
4103034	Jul, 1978	Ronai et al.	426/512.
4118520	Oct, 1978	Visser et al.	426/657.
4125634	Nov, 1978	Plaskett	426/276.

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Primary Examiner: Schor, Kenneth M.
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Attorney: Watson, Leavenworth, Kelton & Taggart