US Patent:
20160198741, Jul 14, 2016
Inventors:
- McLean VA, US
Isoken Omosefe Airen - Springdale OH, US
Joan Helen Mooney - Reading OH, US
Gregory William Duritsch - West Harrison IN, US
William Christopher Schildknecht - Cincinnati OH, US
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated - McLean VA
International Classification:
A23K 40/25
A23K 20/163
A23K 50/42
Abstract:
Formulation choices and/or process parameters can be used to modify the texture of extrusion cooked food products. Interactions between formulation choices and process parameters may be used in concert to produce extrusion cooked food products of low density and low hardness. Low density and low harness may make the kibble texture easier or more pleasant to chew or swallow.