Imitation cheese with improved melt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12070043-B2
Application number	US-202217981239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2022
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

An imitation cheese composition is provided with improved melt functionality. The imitation cheese composition includes non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oils, fractionated vegetable oils, specific corn-derived food starches, specific potato-derived food starches, gelatin, and hydrocolloids.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imitation cheese composition comprising:
about 6 wt. % to about 15 wt. % liquid, non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oil based on the total imitation cheese composition;
about 3 wt. % to about 8 wt. % fractionated vegetable oil based on the total imitation cheese composition;
corn-derived food starch; and
about 2 to about 12 wt % potato-derived food starch,
wherein the composition has a solid fat to liquid fat ratio of about 0.3 to about 0.7 at about 25° C.

2. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 further comprising about 2 wt. % to about 4 wt. % gelatin.

3. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 further comprising about 0.1 wt. % to about 1 wt. % hydrocolloids.

4. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 , wherein the solid fat content at room temperature is about 30 wt % to about 40 wt %, based on the total fat content.

5. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 wherein the corn-derived food starch is selected from the groups consisting of cross-linked and/or substituted granular corn starches, thin boiling corn starch, and combinations thereof.

6. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 wherein the corn-derived food starch is cross-linked and acetylated.

7. The imitation cheese composition of claim 1 wherein the fat to starch ratio is about 0.4 to about 1.3.

8. An imitation cheese composition comprising:
liquid, non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oil;
fractionated vegetable oil;
corn-derived food starch; and
about 2 wt % to about 12 wt % potato-derived food starch,
wherein the imitation cheese composition has an in-process viscosity of about 10,000 to about 30,000 cps. at about 160° F. and a melted diameter of about 1-1.75 inches when a ¼ inch thick disc of the imitation cheese composition is prepared having an initial diameter of about ⅞ inch and is heated for four minutes over a double broiler with a rolling boil,
wherein the composition has a solid fat to liquid fat ratio of about 0.3 to about 0.7 at about 25° C.

9. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 comprising:
about 6 wt. % to about 15 wt. % liquid, non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oil,
about 3 wt. % to about 8 wt. % fractionated vegetable oil, and
about 4 wt. % to about 15 wt. % corn-derived food starch.

10. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 further comprising about 2 wt. % to about 4 wt. % gelatin and about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % hydrocolloids.

11. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 , wherein the solid fat content at room temperature is about 30 wt % to about 40 wt %, based on the total fat content.

12. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 wherein the corn-derived food starch is selected from the groups consisting of cross-linked and/or substituted granular corn starches, thin boiling corn starch, and combinations thereof.

13. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 wherein the corn-derived food starch is cross-linked and acetylated.

14. The imitation cheese composition of claim 8 wherein the fat to starch ratio is about 0.4 to about 1.3.

Assignees

• Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc

Inventors

• Diego Patricia J
• Levine Brian E
• Hirt Stacey Ann
• Moca Judith Gulten
• Mcpherson Andrew Edward

Classifications

• A23V2250/5432

  Gelatine · CPC title

• A23V2250/5118

  Starch · CPC title

• A23V2250/1876

  Long-chain fatty acids · CPC title

• A23V2200/244

  Viscosity modification agent · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

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