US2005153042A1PendingUtilityA1

Processed garlic pieces

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Assignee: GARLIC COMPANYPriority: Jan 8, 2004Filed: Jan 6, 2005Published: Jul 14, 2005
Est. expiryJan 8, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Layous
A23L 27/105A23L 19/03
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Abstract

A form of garlic and process for making same in which cloves of garlic are cut into bits, blanched or baked to reduce the strength of the garlic flavor and bitterness, and then fried to produce ready-to-use, crunchy, roasted-flavor garlic pieces that can be conveniently stored and dispensed from a shaker.

Claims

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1 . A process for making garlic pieces, comprising: 
 cutting process-ready garlic cloves into garlic bits;    reducing the strength of the garlic flavor from the garlic bits;    frying the garlic bits to make garlic pieces; and    baking the garlic pieces.    
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 reducing the bitterness of the garlic bits before frying.    
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1  where reducing the strength of the garlic flavor from the garlic bits is by blanching the garlic bits with heated water.  
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 1  where reducing the strength of the garlic flavor from the garlic bits is by baking the garlic bits.  
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 2  where reducing the strength of the garlic flavor from the garlic bits and reducing the bitterness of the garlic bits is by blanching the garlic bits with heated water.  
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 2  where reducing the strength of the garlic flavor from the garlic bits and reducing the bitterness of the garlic bits is by baking the garlic bits.  
     
     
         7 . The process of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 reducing the size of the fried garlic bits.    
     
     
         8 . The process of  claim 1  where frying takes place in oil at a temperature between 260 degrees F. and 300 degrees F.  
     
     
         9 . The process of  claim 8  where the baking step takes place in an oven at between 200 degrees F. and 250 degrees F.  
     
     
         10 . The process of  claim 1  where frying takes place in oil at a temperature between 280 degrees F. and 285 degrees F.  
     
     
         11 . The process of  claim 10  where the baking step takes place in an oven at between 220 degrees F. and 230 degrees F.  
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 8  wherein the frying step is from 2 to 4 minutes in duration.  
     
     
         13 . The process of  claim 10  wherein the frying step is from 2 to 4 minutes in duration.  
     
     
         14 . The process of  claim 9  wherein the baking step is from 8 to 14 minutes in duration.  
     
     
         15 . The process of  claim 11  wherein the baking step is from 8 to 14 minutes in duration.  
     
     
         16 . Garlic pieces comprising: 
 garlic bits that have reduced garlic flavor and have been fried.    
     
     
         17 . The garlic pieces of  claim 16  wherein the garlic flavor has been reduced in the garlic bits by blanching the garlic bit with heated water.  
     
     
         18 . The garlic pieces of  claim 16  wherein the garlic flavor has been reduced in the garlic bits by baking the garlic bits.  
     
     
         19 . The garlic pieces of  claim 18  wherein the garlic bits are baked after they are fried.  
     
     
         20 . The garlic pieces of  claim 18  wherein the garlic bits are baked before and after frying.

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