Granular food composition comprising gas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017367384-A1
Application number	US-201515536028-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 21, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 28, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Granular food composition comprising: Fat, Starch; wherein the food composition comprises gas.

First claim

1 . Granular food composition comprising
from 15 to 50 wt % fat wherein the fat has a solid fat content at 20° C. of between 10 and 90 wt %., based on the weight of the fat, from 35 to 85 wt % of starch wherein the food composition comprises gas, and wherein the density of the composition is less than 1 kg/L at 20° C.

2 . Compositing according to claim 1 , wherein the granule has an averaged brittleness of lower than 200 gram, as measured according to the protocol in the specification.

3 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fat is present in an amount of between 20 to 40 wt %, preferably of between 23 to 35 wt %, based on the weight of the composition.

4 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the solid fat level at 20° C. is between 79 and 85 wt %, based on the weight of the fat.

5 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the starch is present in an amount of from 40 to 70 wt %, preferably of from 45 to 60 wt %, based on the weight of the composition.

6 . Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the starch comprises wheat starch.

7 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises gluten in an amount of from 4 to 12 wt % based on the weight of the composition.

8 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is free of effervescent agent or leavening agent.

9 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the level of herbs and spices is less than 10 wt %.

10 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a roux.

11 . A process to provide a food composition, according to claim 1 , the process comprising the steps of
a. Providing a mixture comprising starch and fat, b. Providing a solid fat content of the fat in the mixture resulting from step a) of higher than 8 wt %, based on the weight of the fat, c. Including gas in the mixture resulting of step b), d. Allowing the mixture resulting from step c) to solidify, e. Shaping the mixture resulting from step d), wherein step a) further comprises heating the mixture, in case the mixture comprises gluten protein.

12 . Process according to claim 11 , wherein step b) comprises cooling.

13 . Process according to claim 11 , wherein the step of allowing the mixture to solidify comprises cooling the mixture to a temperature below the crystalisation temperature of the fat.

14 . Process according to claim 11 , wherein shaping comprises milling or grating till more than 80 wt % of the particles have a particle size of from 0.5 to 6 mm.

15 . Use of gas inclusion in a granular food composition comprising fat and starch according to claim 1 , to reduce lumping upon dilution in a hot liquid.

Assignees

• Conopco Inc Dba Unilever

Inventors

• Ewald Ron Kai Jürgen
• Grün Christian Hugo
• Mütsch Holger Julius
• Rupp Winfried

Classifications

• A23L23/00 Primary

  Soups; Sauces (soya sauce A23L27/50; salad dressings, mayonnaise or ketchup A23L27/60); Preparation or treatment thereof · CPC title

• A23D9/02 Primary

  characterised by the production or working-up · CPC title

• A23L29/212

  Starch; Modified starch; Starch derivatives, e.g. esters or ethers (containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin, A23L29/30) · CPC title

• A23L29/00

  Foods or foodstuffs containing additives (containing additives for modifying the nutritive qualities A23L33/10; containing substantially indigestive additives, e.g. dietary fibres, A23L33/21; containing additives for preservation A23B); Preparation or treatment thereof · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

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