US4461782A
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Low calorie baked products
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1982-02-16
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Granted: 1984-07-24
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Expires: 2002-02-16
Abstract
Abstract Baked products comprising from about 12% to about 60% of a non-absorbable, non-digestible liquid polyol polyester and from about 25% to about 85% microcrystalline cellulose or a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of at least 1:1 have good texture, good mouthfeel, are highly palatable and have a low caloric content.
Inventors
- 👤 Medford D. Robbins
- 👤 Sheila S. Rodriguez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 05:49
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A21D2/16; A23; A23L; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23L33/25; A23L33/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A low calorie baked product comprising: (a) from about 12% to about 60% of a non-absorbable, non-digestible liquid polyol fatty acid polyester; (b) as an anti-anal leakage agent, from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the polyol polyester of a fatty acid having a melting point of 37° C. or higher, or an ester of such fatty acids; (c) from about 25% to about 85% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A low calorie baked product comprising: (a) from about 12% to about 60% of a non-absorbable, non-digestible liquid polyol fatty acid polyester; (b) as an anti-anal leakage agent, from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the polyol polyester of a fatty acid having a melting point of 37° C. or higher, or an ester of such fatty acids; (c) from about 25% to about 85% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A low calorie baked product comprising: (a) from about 35% to about 60% of a non-absorbable, non-digestible liquid polyol fatty acid polyester; (b) as an anti-anal leakage agent, from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the polyol polyester of a fatty acid having a melting point of 37° C. or higher, or an ester of such fatty acids; (c) from about 25% to about 60% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A low calorie baked product comprising: (a) from about 35% to about 60% of a non-absorbable, non-digestible liquid polyol fatty acid polyester; (b) as an anti-anal leakage agent, from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the polyol polyester of a fatty acid having a melting point of 37° C. or higher, or an ester of such fatty acids; (c) from about 25% to about 60% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The low-calorie baked product of claim 2 wherein the amount of anti-anal leakage agent is from about 20% to about 30% by weight of the polyol polyester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The low-calorie baked product of claim 2 wherein the anti-anal leakage agent is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated palm oil, natural cocoa butter, synthetic cocoa butter, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The low-calorie baked product of claim 2 wherein the polyol polyester is selected from the group consisting of sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose heptaoleate, sucrose octaoleate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The low-calorie baked product of claim 2 comprising from about 45% to about 55% of the liquid polyol polyester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
A low-calorie baked product comprising (a) from about 48% to about 55% of a polyol polyester selected from the group consisting of sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose heptaoleate, sucrose octaoleate and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 9% to about 16.5% of an anti-anal leakage agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated palm oil, natural cocoa butter, synthetic cocoa butter, and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 25% to about 46% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
88 words
A low-calorie baked product comprising (a) from about 48% to about 55% of a polyol polyester selected from the group consisting of sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose heptaoleate, sucrose octaoleate and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 9% to about 16.5% of an anti-anal leakage agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated palm oil, natural cocoa butter, synthetic cocoa butter, and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 25% to about 46% of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and flour in a weight ratio cellulose:flour of from about 3:2 to about 9:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The low-calorie baked product of claim 7 comprising, as an additional ingredient, from about 2% to about 10% milk protein.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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