US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 455
.~.~ Including treatment with aqueous material, e.g., hydration, etc.

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426 /   HD   FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS

665  DF  PROCESSES {25}
443  DF  .~ Preparation of product which is dry in final form {7}
455.~.~ Including treatment with aqueous material, e.g., hydration, etc. {1}
456  DF  .~.~.~> And subsequent heat treatment of dehydration {4}

DEFINITION

Classification: 426/455

(under subclass 443) Processes involving the treatment of solid materials with added water in any of its diverse physical forms to result in a dry product, e.g., hydration, etc..

(1) Note. "Superheated Steam" is proper for this subclass.

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506+, for the treatment of a food with an added aqueous material wherein dry characteristics are not found in the final food product.