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Nonfat frozen dairy dessert with method and premix therefor
Assignee: Fantasy Flavors Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-09
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-11-09
Abstract
Abstract A nonfat dairy dessert composition which may be aerated and frozen, containing milk solids nonfat, water, sweetener a starch hydrolysate, egg albumen stabilizer and emulsifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamin R. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:19
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/32; A23G9/04; A23G9/045; A23G9/38; A23G9/44; A23G9/46; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A nonfat aerated dairy dessert produced from a liquid composition, said liquid composition comprising: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat; at least about 62 weight percent water; a sweetener; between about 2 and about 6 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof; between about 0.25 and about 1.25 weight percent egg albumen; between about 0.08 and about 0.42 weight percent stabilizer; and between about 0.05 and about 0.45 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A nonfat aerated dairy dessert produced from a liquid composition, said liquid composition comprising: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat; at least about 62 weight percent water; a sweetener; between about 2 and about 6 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof; between about 0.25 and about 1.25 weight percent egg albumen; between about 0.08 and about 0.42 weight percent stabilizer; and between about 0.05 and about 0.45 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the milk solids nonfat are provided by a source selected from the group consisting essentially of nonfat dry milk, skim milk, condensed skim milk, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the milk solids nonfat comprise between about 9 and about 15 percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the water comprises between about 62 and about 68 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the water comprises about 63 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the starch hydrolysate consists of maltodextrins.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The dairy dessert of claim 6 wherein the maltodextrins comprise at least about 2 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dairy dessert of claim 6 wherein the maltodextrins comprises between about 2 and about 6 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The dairy dessert of claim 6 wherein the maltodextrins comprises about 4 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the sweetener is selected from the group comprising sucrose, fructose, corn syrups, corn syrup solids, dextrose, honey, invert sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the sweetener is sucrose.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the sweetener consists essentially of a mixture of corn syrup and sucrose.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The dairy dessert of claim 10 wherein the sucrose comprises at least about 10 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dairy dessert of claim 10 wherein the sucrose comprises between about 10 and about 15 we.ight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the egg albumen consists essentially of dried egg whites.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dairy dessert of claim 15 wherein the egg albumen comprises between about 0.25 and 0.75 weight percent or the liquid composition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dairy dessert of claim 15 wherein the egg albumen comprises about 0.5 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the stabilizer is selected from the, group comprising gum arabic, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan gum, alginate, konjac flour, gellan gum, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the stabilizer consists essentially of a mixture of carrageenan, locust bean gum, and guar gum.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
The dairy dessert of claim 19 wherein carrageenan comprises between about 0.01 and 0.05 weight percent of the liquid composition, the locust bean gum comprises between about 0.05 and 0.25 weight percent of the liquid composition, and the guar gum comprises between about 0.02 and 0.12 weight percent of the liquid composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 wherein the emulsifier is selected from the group comprising monoglycerides, diglycerides, polyoxyethylene (20), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan tristerate polysorbate (80), and diactyl sodium sulfosuccinate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 where the emulsifier consists essentially of a mixture of monoglyceride and diglyceride.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 further comprising between about 3 and about 15 weight percent corn syrup solids.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
14 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 further having at least about 80 percent overrun.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The dairy dessert of claim 1 further having between about 80 and about 120 percent overrun.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
A pre-mix for a liquid composition used in making a nonfat aerated dessert comprising: at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof; at least about 2 weight percent egg albumen; at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer; and at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
59 words
A pre-mix for a liquid composition used in making a nonfat aerated dessert comprising: at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof; at least about 2 weight percent egg albumen; at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer; and at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the starch hydrolysate comprises between about 40 and about 80 weight percent of the pre-mix.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the egg albumen comprises between about 2 and about 20 weight percent of the pre-mix.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the stabilizer comprises between about 1.5 and about 8 weight percent of the pre-mix.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the emulsifier comprises between about 1 and about 8 weight percent of the pre-mix.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
14 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 which is in the form of a dry powder.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
13 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the starch hydrolysate consists essentially of maltodextrins.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
13 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the egg albumen comprises dried egg whites.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the stabilizer is selected from the group comprising gum arabic, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan gum, alginate, konjac flour gellan gum, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the stabilizer consists essentially of carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
32 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the emulsifier is selected from the group comprising monoglycerides, diglycerides, polyoxyethylene (20), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan tristerate polysorbate (80), and diactyl sodium sulfosuccinate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
16 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 wherein the emulsifier consists essentially of monoglyceride, diglyceride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pre-mix of claim 26 further containing at least about 30 weight percent of cocoa.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
95 words
A nonfat aerated yogurt dessert comprising: between about 3 and about 14 weight percent milk solids nonfat; at least about 65 weight percent water; a sweetener; between about 0.25 and about 5.0 weight percent nonfat yogurt solids; and, between about 5 and about 6 percent of a pre-mix, the pre-mix comprising; at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, at least about 0.25 weight percent egg albumen, at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer, at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
95 words
A nonfat aerated yogurt dessert comprising: between about 3 and about 14 weight percent milk solids nonfat; at least about 65 weight percent water; a sweetener; between about 0.25 and about 5.0 weight percent nonfat yogurt solids; and, between about 5 and about 6 percent of a pre-mix, the pre-mix comprising; at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, at least about 0.25 weight percent egg albumen, at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer, at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier.
Claim 43
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making a liquid composition for a nonfat aerated dairy dessert comprising: combining the following ingredients: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat, at least about 62 weight percent water, a sweetener, between about 2 and about 6 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, between about 0.25 and about 1.25 weight percent egg albumen, between about 0.08 and about 0.42 weight percent stabilizer, and between about 0.05 and about 0.45 weight percent emulsifier; mixing said ingredients under high agitation to thoroughly combine the ingredients thereby producing a liquid composition.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making a liquid composition for a nonfat aerated dairy dessert comprising: combining the following ingredients: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat, at least about 62 weight percent water, a sweetener, between about 2 and about 6 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, between about 0.25 and about 1.25 weight percent egg albumen, between about 0.08 and about 0.42 weight percent stabilizer, and between about 0.05 and about 0.45 weight percent emulsifier; mixing said ingredients under high agitation to thoroughly combine the ingredients thereby producing a liquid composition.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of making a liquid composition for a nonfat aerated dairy dessert comprising: combining the following ingredients: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat, at least about 62 weight percent water, a sweetener; a pre-mix comprising; at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, at least about 0.25 weight percent egg albumen, at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer, at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier, mixing said ingredients under high agitation to thoroughly combine the ingredients thereby producing a liquid composition.
Claim 46
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of making a liquid composition for a nonfat aerated dairy dessert comprising: combining the following ingredients: at least about 9 weight percent milk solids nonfat, at least about 62 weight percent water, a sweetener; a pre-mix comprising; at least about 40 weight percent starch hydrolysate selected from the group comprising dextrins, maltodextrins, low conversion corn syrup, and mixtures thereof, at least about 0.25 weight percent egg albumen, at least about 1.5 weight percent stabilizer, at least about 1 weight percent emulsifier, mixing said ingredients under high agitation to thoroughly combine the ingredients thereby producing a liquid composition.
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