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Shelf-stable patisserie dough

US4904493A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1987
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21D6/003
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shelf-stable dough product, which is useful for pastry products, having a shelf life of at least 12 months at ambient temperatures. The shelf-stable dough product is an intermediate moisture dough in which the water activity value is fixed in an optimum range of between 0.60-0.80. The dough product contains inactivated flour, re-dried native starch, fat, sugar, water, glycerol, or alternatively, sorbitol, salt flavoring agents, and, optionally, a fat emulsifying agent. The inactivated flour useful according to the invention has a zero alpha-amylasic activity, very reduced lipasic and peroxidasic activity, and a water content from about 3-6%. After baking, the dough product of the invention resembles a home-made pastry product.

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