Flavored nut spreads having milk chocolate flavor and creamy soft texture

US5942275A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Vincent York-Leung Wong · Hamilton, US
• Michael Schmidt · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Jing Chen · Shanghai, CN
• David Bruno · Doylestown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 27, 1997
• Grant date: Aug 24, 1999
• Expiry date: Oct 27, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L25/10
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Chocolate flavored nut spreads, especially chocolate flavored peanut butters having a milk chocolate like flavor without a bitter aftertaste and with desirable spreadability. Cocoa solids substantially free of dairy solids that are encapsulated by sugar are dispersed substantially homogeneously throughout the spread. The level of cocoa butter is also below the point where it can crystallize out (i.e., typically about 20% or less on a total fat basis).