Freeze-Dried Aerated Fruit and/or Vegetable Compositions and Methods of Making Thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016183571-A1
Application number	US-201615052111-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 24, 2016
Priority date	May 9, 2007
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A freeze-dried, aerated fruit and/or vegetable composition that includes fruit and/or vegetable ingredient(s) and an emulsifier are disclosed, as well as methods of making thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of providing a shelf stable fruit and/or vegetable product comprising the steps of:
adding an emulsifier to a fruit and/or vegetable blend; thermally processing the blend by heating the blend; admixing a gas with the blend to achieve an overrun from about 30% to about 60%; and freeze drying the blend.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fruit and/or vegetable blend is present in an amount of from 60% to 98% by weight of the product.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the product is designed to promote child development.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the emulsifier is gelatin.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa

Inventors

• Burkholder Thomas
• Peterson Scott
• Welch Frank

Classifications

• A23P30/40 Primary

  Foaming or whipping · CPC title

• A23L19/09

  Mashed or comminuted products, e.g. pulp, purée, sauce, or products made therefrom, e.g. snacks (A23L19/01, A23L19/10, A23L27/63 and A23L21/00 take precedence) · CPC title

• A23B7/024

  Freeze-drying {, i.e. cryodesiccation or lyophilisation} · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

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

• A23L29/10

  containing emulsifiers · CPC title