Patent ID: 6093435
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process for removing a fat substitute from a food product selected from agricultural and animal-derived food products which are fried in said fat substitute, which process comprises:(a) introducing a fried food product into an extraction zone;(b) removing air from the extraction zone;(c) introducing a normally gaseous solvent into said extraction zone under conditions wherein the normally gaseous solvent will liquefy, which normally gaseous solvent is selected from the group consisting of methane, ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, ethylene, propylene, butylene, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, ammonia, dichlorodifluor methane, dimethylether, CHF.sub.3, CClF.sub.3, CFBr.sub.3, CF.sub.2 .dbd.CH.sub.2, CF.sub.3 --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.3 CF.sub.4, CH.sub.3 --CF.sub.3, CHCl.sub.2, methyl fluoride, nitrogen oxides, an(d) maintaining said solvent in contact with said fried food product at effective temperatures and pressures and for an effective amount of time to remove a predetermined amount of fat substitute;(e) collecting the resulting fat substitute-laden solvent; and(f) collecting the fried food product having substantially less fat substitute.