US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 456
.~.~.~ And subsequent heat treatment of dehydration

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426 /   HD   FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS

665  DF  PROCESSES {25}
443  DF  .~ Preparation of product which is dry in final form {7}
455  DF  .~.~ Including treatment with aqueous material, e.g., hydration, etc. {1}
456.~.~.~ And subsequent heat treatment of dehydration {4}
457  DF  .~.~.~.~> To form flake product
458  DF  .~.~.~.~> Of cereal dough or cooked cereal dough
459  DF  .~.~.~.~> Of isolated cereal seed or bean material {2}
464  DF  .~.~.~.~> With size reduction, e.g., mashing, cutting, etc.

DEFINITION

Classification: 426/456

(under subclass 455) Processes involving (1) a subsequent treatment of the food separate from the treatment with the aqueous material, which treatment is at a temperature above that of the aqueous treatment, and results in the forming of a dry product (2) a dehydration of the food material to produce a dry product.

(1) Note. This subclass includes two or more distinct treatments in the presence of an aqueous material wherein the second or subsequent treatment is at a temperature higher than the preceding treatment.

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455, for a process of allowing a water treated food to rise to ambient temperature.