Squeezable spread containing butter and methods of making the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11844359-B2
Application number	US-202117474303-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2021
Priority date	Mar 5, 2018
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

Butter spreads include at least butter, canola oil, palm oil, cream, and buttermilk powder. The spreads are squeezable from a package and maintain their consistency over repeated package handling and repeated cycling between refrigeration and ambient temperatures.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A squeezable, spreadable food product comprising:
canola oil present at about 42 weight percent to about 56 weight percent of the food product;
palm oil present at greater than 0.5 weight percent of the food product;
butter present at about 7 weight percent to about 18 weight percent of the food product;
cream present at about 2 weight percent to about 15 weight percent of the food product;
buttermilk powder present at about 0.2 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of the food product; and
an emulsifier present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.45 weight percent of the food product,
wherein the food product has a vane score of about 400 to about 3000.

2. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the canola oil comprises high oleic liquid canola oil.

3. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the palm oil comprises non-hydrogenated palm oil.

4. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the emulsifier comprises distilled monoglyceride.

5. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising salt present at about 1.0 weight percent to about 2.2 weight percent of the food product.

6. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising potassium sorbate present at about 0.01 weight percent to about 0.20 weight percent of the food product.

7. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising lactic acid present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.35 weight percent of the food product.

8. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a flavoring agent and a coloring agent.

9. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product is free of partially hydrogenated oil.

10. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product is free of polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (PGFAs).

11. A squeezable, spreadable food product comprising:
canola oil present at about 42 weight percent to about 56 weight percent of the food product;
palm oil present at greater than 0.5 weight percent of the food product;
butter present at less than about 7 weight percent of the food product;
liquid cream present at about 1 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of the food product;
buttermilk powder present at about 0.2 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of the food product; and
an emulsifier present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.45 weight percent of the food product,
wherein the food product has a vane score of about 400 to about 3000, and
wherein the food product has a pH of about 5.0 to about 6.0.

12. The food product of claim 11 , wherein the canola oil comprises high oleic liquid canola oil.

13. The food product of claim 11 , wherein the palm oil comprises non-hydrogenated palm oil.

14. The food product of claim 11 , wherein the emulsifier comprises distilled monoglyceride.

15. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising salt present at about 1.0 weight percent to about 2.2 weight percent of the food product.

16. The food product of claim 11 , further comprising potassium sorbate present at about 0.01 weight percent to about 0.20 weight percent of the food product.

17. The food product of claim 11 , further comprising lactic acid present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.35 weight percent of the food product.

18. The food product of claim 11 , further comprising at least one of a flavoring agent and a coloring agent.

19. The food product of claim 11 , wherein the food product is free of partially hydrogenated oil.

20. The food product of claim 11 , wherein the food product is free of PGFAs.

Assignees

• Land Olakes Inc

Inventors

• Paddock Jill K H
• Hohn Allison

Classifications

• A23C15/126 Primary

  Butter containing a minority of vegetable oils; Enrichment of butter with fatty acids · CPC title

• A23C15/04

  from butter oil or anhydrous butter · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title

• A23V2200/10

  Preserving against microbes · CPC title

• A23V2200/222

  Emulsifier · CPC title