Patents Assigned to Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
  • Process for the preparation of a food product
    Patent number: 5840353
    Abstract: A process for providing a tomato-based product comprising the following steps: a) applying ultra high pressure to a tomato piece, such that polygalacturonase is inactivated and pectinmethylesterase and preferably peroxidase are not inactivated; b) incubating the tomato piece with endogenous pectinmethylesterase to achieve a desired consistency and preferably with peroxidase to achieve a fresh aroma and/or flavour profile; and c) inactivating the pectinmethylesterase and any peroxidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Wilding, Elizabeth Mary Woolner
  • Spiral shaped, dried pasta food composition and a method for making it
    Patent number: 5738896
    Abstract: A spiral wound instant pasta noodle is disclosed which employs selected dusting agents interleaved within the spiral to insure unrolling of the spiral upon subsequent boiling. A method for the preparation of the noodle is also disclosed along with a system for packing the noodles in flexible envelopes to reduce breakage of the noodles and to permit inclusion of noodles longer than the flexible package filling aperture and reducing the incidence of perforation of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Vincent Cassetta, Dominick Piccininni