Peeled infused dried buoyant cranberries and method for making same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7767242
APP PUB NO 20070031552A1
SERIAL NO

11500242

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Disclosed is a peeled whole dried infused buoyant cranberry. Further a process for preparing the cranberry is disclosed. The process includes sizing individually quick frozen cranberries by collecting those that pass through a mesh screen with 16 millimeter openings and that are retained on a mesh screen with openings of 9 millimeters. The sized cranberries are then peeled and infused in an infusion solution having a Brix of from 40 to 80 at a temperature of from 29 to 44° C.±5° C. until the cranberries have a Brix of at least about 40. The cranberries are removed from the infusion solution and dried at a temperature of from 73 to 85° C. until they have a water activity level of from 0.25 to 0.6 and a buoyancy of at least 30%. The final dried infused cranberry preferably has a Brix of 76 to 84.

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KELLANOVAONE KELLOGG SQUARE P O BOX 3599 BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bauman, Michael N Battle Creek, US 12 118
Sinha, Meena Frankfort, US 9 29
Sinha, Nirmal K Frankfort, US 11 37
Willoughby, Chris Battle Creek, US 12 63

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