EXTRUDER SYSTEM AND METHOD Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A23P30/20 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions refers to the food industry, in particular to the production of extruded food products. Apparatus and methods for producing multiple extruded products having different characteristics from the extruded stream of a single main extruder are provided. Satellite extruder assembly is removably attached to a main extruder allowing for the production of a plurality of different extrusion products from a single stream from one main extruder. Main extruder is divided into multiple streams channeled to a plurality of satellite extruders. Each of the extruders may be operated at different temperature, pressure, moisture and shear conditions. Additional components may be selectively added to one or more of the material streams.

EFFECT: use of a group of inventions will improve the quality of the products obtained.

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