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US4654222A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dried fruit product

Assignee: Kraft Heinz Foods Co
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Filing: 1986-02-28
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2006-02-28
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Abstract

Abstract An article of manufacture and process for making same are provided wherein selected fresh fruit or mixtures thereof may be peeled and/or cored, then made into a puree in a manner which preserves the fruits natural integrity, the peels being comminuted and optionally the core materials being further processed and finished whereafter from about 3 to 8% of the comminuted peels and optionally up to about 11% of the comminuted peels together with the processed core materials by wet weight is dried preferably under controlled atmospheric conditions, to produce a dried product having resistance to thermal set, shelf stability being readily reconstitutable to natural consistency and which does not contain any extraneous extenders, inorganic additives, or other unnatural or undesirable additives.

Inventors

  • 👤 John F. Fuller, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 19:33
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/90; A23B2/94; A23B2/945; A23B7/00; A23B7/02; A23B7/028; A23L; A23L19/00; A23L19/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
An unadulterated free-flowing dried, pulped and finished fruit puree product in the form of flakes, which is readily reconstitutable to natural consistency, said dried product being resistant to thermal set, consisting essentially of a homogeneous mixture containing from about 3.0 to about 7.0 percent dry weight of finished crude fruit fibers selected from the group consisting of fruit skins, fruit core materials free of seeds and pits, and mixtures thereof, and the balance fruit meats, having not more than about 80.0 percent by weight total sugars, and the ratio of total sugar content to insoluble solids being within the range of from about 5:1 to 13:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
An unadulterated free-flowing dried, pulped and finished fruit puree product in the form of flakes, which is readily reconstitutable to natural consistency, said dried product being resistant to thermal set, consisting essentially of a homogeneous mixture containing from about 3.0 to about 7.0 percent dry weight of finished crude fruit fibers selected from the group consisting of fruit skins, fruit core materials free of seeds and pits, and mixtures thereof, and the balance fruit meats, having not more than about 80.0 percent by weight total sugars, and the ratio of total sugar content to insoluble solids being within the range of from about 5:1 to 13:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The product of claim 1, wherein said ratio of total sugars to fructose of saaid dried product ranges from between about 1.5:1 to 6.0:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The product of claim 2, wherein said dried product has a moisture content of not more than about 1.5 percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The product of claims 3, wherein said fresh fruit is selected from the group consisting of apples, pears, peaches, bananas and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The product of claim 4, wherein said product has from about 6.0 to 8.0 dry weight percent insoluble solids.

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