US4503083A
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High quality, reduced-calorie cake
Assignee: Entenmanns Inc
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Filing: 1982-03-08
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Granted: 1985-03-05
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Expires: 2002-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A dry cake mix comprising 10-50% cake flour by weight, dry basis, 0-45% sugar, 2-12% shortening, 0-20% egg white solids, 1-12% leavening agent, 0-4% emulsifier, 1-20% bulking agent and from 0-10% gum. The cake mix is combined with from 0.6 to 2.5 parts by weight water for each 1 part cake mix and baked to produce a low-calorie cake containing less than 2 calories per gram and 40% or more water on an as-consumed basis. This low-calorie cake is of high quality and excellent texture and is 40% or more calorie-reduced over conventional cakes.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Glicksman
- 👤 John R. Frost
- 👤 Jerry E. Silverman
- 👤 Elizabeth Hegedus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:25
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A21D2/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
A cake comprising: 40-65% water, 5-30% cake flour, 0-25% sugar, 1-6% shortening, 0-10% egg white solids, 0.5-6% leavening agent, 0-2% emulsifier, 1-10% of a bulking agent selected from the group consisting of citrus albedo, sugar pulp, pineapple core, and combinations thereof, 0-10% gum, and less than 2.0 calories per gram.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
50 words
A cake comprising: 40-65% water, 5-30% cake flour, 0-25% sugar, 1-6% shortening, 0-10% egg white solids, 0.5-6% leavening agent, 0-2% emulsifier, 1-10% of a bulking agent selected from the group consisting of citrus albedo, sugar pulp, pineapple core, and combinations thereof, 0-10% gum, and less than 2.0 calories per gram.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cake of claim 1 comprising: 45-55% water, 9-25% cake flour, 8-20% sugar, 1-5% shortening, 1-6% egg white solids, 1-5% leavening agent, 0.1-2% emulsifier, 1-8% bulking agent, 0.1-3% gum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cake of claims 1 or 2 wherein the leavening agent is sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate and combinations thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cake of claims 1 or 2 wherein the emulsifier is polyoxyethelene (20) sorbitan monooleate, sodium stearyl-2-lactylate, mono and diglycerides and combinations thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cake of claim 1 or 2 wherein the gum is carrageenan, guar, gum arabic, locust bean gum, tragacanth, karaya, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, xanthan, pectin, alginate, agar, and combinations thereof.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-03-04 | 1988-09-03 | 1989-03-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-03-04 | 1992-09-03 | 1993-03-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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