Title:
SPHERICAL GELLED SIMULATED FRUIT WITH DIMPLES, AND EXTRUSION PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003037108
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention provides fruit-like products based on alginate or low-methoxy pectate gel which are spherical with two dimples spaced at opposite extremes of the sphere. These are prepared by extruding a sol through a cylindrical nozzle and at the same time extruding a gelling agent through a tube centrally located in the nozzle and co-terminous with it. The extrudate is cut off at the end of the nozzle below the surface of a bath of the gelling agent. The extrudate is allowed to gel by diffusion of calcium ions. The gelling agent is an aqueous solution containing calcium ions. The sol, which is an aqueous alginate or low-methoxy pectate sol, preferably contains dispersed fruit puree. Preferably the solution in the bath has a lower density than the density of the sol. In a preferred form of the invention equipment is used comprising a nozzle, a centrally spaced tube, a gelling bath and a perforated support surface in the bath for the gelling product.
Inventors:
KELLY THOMAS REID (GB)
BARWICK BRYAN EDWIN (GB)
SAWANT VIJAY ARJUN (GB)
BARWICK BRYAN EDWIN (GB)
SAWANT VIJAY ARJUN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/004941
Publication Date:
June 05, 2003
Filing Date:
October 31, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ISP INVESTMENTS INC (US)
KELLY THOMAS REID (GB)
BARWICK BRYAN EDWIN (GB)
SAWANT VIJAY ARJUN (GB)
KELLY THOMAS REID (GB)
BARWICK BRYAN EDWIN (GB)
SAWANT VIJAY ARJUN (GB)
International Classes:
A23L1/00; A23L21/18; A23L29/231; A23L29/256; A23P1/12; (IPC1-7): A23L1/0532; A23L1/0524; A23L1/072; A23P1/12
Foreign References:
| US5783241A | 1998-07-21 | |||
| US2403547A | 1946-07-09 | |||
| US4362748A | 1982-12-07 |
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