Patent ID: 6827965
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A23L,A23P

Abstract:
A method of agglutinating a raw food selected from the group consisting of fruits, vegetables, sprouted grains, unsprouted grains, sweet syrups, honey, and vegetable powders, said method being carried out in a preparation area with a predetermined relative humidity, which method comprises:(a) dividing the food into pieces not larger than about Â½ inch on each side; (b) mixing the food with an amount of a liquid comprising water, said liquid having a temperature of less than 48 C., said liquid being sufficient to form a mixture;. (c) mixing the mixture of step (b) with an amount of whole chia seeds, wherein the amount of whole chia seeds is at least 1.5*Majority Agglutinant Amount, and which amount of whole chia seeds is sufficient to agglutinate the mixture, wherein the whole chia seeds which are mixed with the mixture are substantially evenly dispersed throughout the mixture; and (d) reducing the water activity of the agglutinated mixture of step (c) below 0.80 to obtain an agglutinated food.