Dried food foam products

US5451419A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• General Mills, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Edward C. Schwab · New Brighton, US
• Kristin L. Thomas · Rosemount, US
• George E. Brown · Niles, US
• Terry R. Harrington · Albertville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 1994
• Grant date: Sep 19, 1995
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23G2220/02
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A dried food foam product comprising: (A) about 5% to 70% by weight (dry basis) of the foam product of a flavor characterizing ingredient; (B) sufficient amounts of an undenatured proteinaceous whipping agent sufficient to provide the foam product to a density of 0.1 to 0.6 g/cc (dry weight basis) having a heat setting temperature; (C) about 0% to 55% by weight (dry basis) of the product of a nutritive carbohydrate sweetening agent; and (D) about 0.5% to 7% by weight moisture.