Patent ID: 7862846
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A23C,A23G,A23J,A23L,A23P

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a cell-like extruded food product comprising extruding in an extrusion die food components in a z-direction from the extrusion die, and in which at least one extrudable component A′, which exhibits a general plastic rheology during extrusion is formed into a flow through a channel and an extrudable component B′ is formed into a flow through a channel, the flow of B′ being x-wise adjacent to the flow of A′, x being transverse to z, in which the flows of A′ and B′ exit from the channels through exits after which, the flows of A′ and B′ are regularly divided in a generally x-direction by a dividing member to form at least two rows of flows of A′ and B′ separated in the x-direction, in each of which row the flows of A′ and B′ segmented in the z direction and in which in each said row a segment of flow of B′ is joined upstream and downstream to each segment of flow of A′ whereby B′ segments are interposed between adjacent A′ segments in the z direction, each row having two generally continuous boundary cell walls of B′ component in the z-direction, whereby each segment of A′ is a cell surrounded on its z and x directed faces by B′.