Formed cream substitute

US5993862A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• CPC International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Florian Biller · Löwenstein, DE
• Karin Frank · Heilbronn, DE
• Richard Kellermann · Eppingen, DE
• Gerhard Schneider · Baldham, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 1996
• Grant date: Nov 30, 1999
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23P10/25
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A formed cream substitute for the addition to hot meals and a method for its preparation. The formed cream substitute for the addition to hot meals is formed by working 20 to 60% cream powder and 10 to 50% fat powder in a 15 to 50% matrix of pure fat. The cream substitute according to the invention can be provided in the form of lumps, in the form of cubes, or in the form of a granulate. The cream substitute can be stored well at room temperature and has, on a weight basis, a higher effectiveness than liquid cream.