Gelled and gellable compositions for food products
US6685978B1 · kind B1 · utility
18Cited by
53References
78Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L29/256
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Processes and compositions for treating food products comprising adding to the food product an aqueous composition which is gellable in the food product. The process can include wherein the composition comprises a thixotropic gel which has been shear thinned, and is added to the food product in a shear thinned condition, as well as wherein the aqueous composition comprises a composition that does not form a gel externally of the food product, and which composition is gellable in the food product.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.