Process for producing dehydrated whole lentils
CA 2267230 A1 · Owner: Zane, Ronald S. O. · Inventors: Zane, Ronald S. O.; Sterner, Mark H.; Sterner, Mark M.
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A process for producing reconstitutable dehydrated, whole lentils which , includes providing a quantity of uncooked dried lentils, tempering the , lentils by immersion in water (18) draining excess water from same, allowing the lentils to stand for a time sufficient to acquire a moisture content substantially equilibrated throughout the lentils cooking said lentils in a , steam environment for a period of time sufficient to soften them (20) and , passing said lentils through a gap between two smooth rollers such that the pericarp outer covering is cracked without penetrating the cotyledon inner seeds (48). Depending on the chosen size of the gap either no cotyledon inner , seed is …
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- Filed October 7, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 7, 2017.
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