MICROBIAL REDUCTION IN NUTRITIONAL PRODUCT USING AN EXTRUSION PROCESS

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APP PUB NO 20150374024A1
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14770876

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A method of reducing a pathogenic microorganism population in a powdered nutritional food composition is described herein. The powdered nutritional food composition includes a fat, a protein, and a carbohydrate. The method includes forming an emulsion of the powdered nutritional food composition and extruding the emulsified powdered nutritional food composition at a temperature of less than about 100° C. The method produces at least a 5 log reduction in the pathogenic microorganism population in the extruded powdered nutritional food composition. The extruded powdered nutritional food composition has a water activity level of about 0.3 to about 0.95.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD DEPT 0377 AP6A-1 ABBOTT PARK IL 60064

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dewille, Normanella Columbus, US 26 30
Fox, Wendy Hilliard, US 1 1
Katz, Gary Columbus, US 28 817
Lau, Eik-Lang Buffalo Grove, US 2 9
Mazer, Terrence New Albany, US 7 15
Wearly, Douglas Blacklick, US 7 11

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