Appeal No. 96-1238
Application 08/082,177
component having an iodine value of less than 10, and ii)
from about 20% to about 75% by weight of a beta prime phase
tending hardstock component, crystallized in beta form, having
an iodine value of less than about 10, said hardstock blend
comprising from about 10% to about 20% by weight of said
plastic shortening;
c) from 0 to about 500 per million by weight of an
antioxidant, and
d) an effective amount of an emulsifieer;
2) injecting from about 12% to about 23% of an inert
gas, under a pressure of from aout 50 to about 700 pounds per
square inch to form a shortening mixture;
3) rapidly cooling said shortening mixture in a scaped
wall heat exchanger in less that about 60 seconds to a
temperatur of rom about 40EF (4.4EC) to about 70EF (21.1EC)
while maintaining a pressure of from about 50 to about 700
psig;
4) agitating said shortening mixture and imparting
enough work input in a picker box for from about 1 to about 8
minutes to transform said shortening mixture to at least 50%
beta crystals upon filling, said shortening mixture having a
-3-
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