Vacuum tumbled food products

Abstract

Processes for preparing a food product and products produced by such processes comprise vacuum tumbling a food product with an aqueous flavor solution and/or with a dispersion of a lipid in an aqueous starch solution. Optionally, the processes may further comprise freezing the vacuum tumbled food product in a liquid freeze bath.

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         32 . A food product produced by a process, comprising: 
 (a) vacuum tumbling a food product with an aqueous flavor solution and with a dispersion of a lipid in an aqueous starch solution under conditions sufficient to reduce bacteria present in the food product; and    (b) freezing the vacuum tumbled food product in a liquid freeze bath.    
     
     
         33 . A food product produced by a process, comprising: 
 (a) vacuum tumbling a food product with an aqueous flavor solution and with a dispersion of a lipid in an aqueous starch solution under conditions sufficient to reduce bacteria present in the food product;    (b) coating the vacuum tumbled food product with a second dispersion of a lipid in an aqueous starch solution; and    (c) freezing the coated food product in a liquid freeze bath.    
     
     
         34 . A vacuum tumbled food product comprising a coating formed from a lipid dispersed in an aqueous starch solution.  
     
     
         35 . The vacuum tumbled food product of  claim 34 , wherein the food product is frozen.  
     
     
         36 . The vacuum tumbled food product of  claim 34 , wherein the food product is coated with a second dispersion of a lipid in an aqueous starch solution.  
     
     
         37 . The vacuum tumbled food product of  claim 34 , wherein the food product is a protein food product.  
     
     
         38 . The vacuum tumbled food product of  claim 37 , wherein the protein food product comprises a seafood product.