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(43) Date of publication: 17.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/29 (21) Application number: 22868176.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.09.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23J 3/22(2006.01) A23J 3/20(2006.01) A23J 3/04(2006.01) A23J 3/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A23J 3/227; A23D 7/0053; A23L 29/206; A23L 29/256 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/043225 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/039248 (16.03.2023 Gazette 2023/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.09.2021 US 202117471225 (71) Applicant: Umaro Foods, Inc. Albany, CA 94706 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZOTTER, Beth Alison Albany, California 94706 (US) STILES, Amanda Albany, California 94706 (US) (74) Representative: Carridge, Andrew Edward  Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS London E1 8QS (GB)