US5106644A
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Food products containing reduced calorie, fiber containing fat substitute
Assignee: JM Smucker Co
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Filing: 1990-05-25
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Granted: 1992-04-21
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Expires: 2010-05-25
Abstract
Abstract Reduced calorie, fiber containing food products containing a fat substitute are disclosed. The fat substitute is made of a fat or oil and polymeric liquid crystal prepared from a polysaccharide and a solvent, preferably water. This fat substitute can be used to replace fat in a variety of food products.
Inventors
- 👤 Magda El-Nokaly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:15
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/346; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A23D; A23D7/00; A23D7/005; A23D7/0056; A23D7/01; A23D7/013; A23D7/015; A23D9/00; A23D9/007; A23D9/013; A23L; A23L25/00; A23L25/10; A23L29/00; A23L29/20; A23L29/206; A23L29/238; A23L29/256; A23L29/262; A23L29/269; A23L29/27; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L33/115; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/06; A23G2200/08; A23G2200/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A fat substitute comprising: (a) from about 0.5% to about 99.5% of a lipid selected from the group consisting of fat, oil, synthetic fat and mixtures thereof; and (b) from about 0.5% to about 99.5% of a stable polymeric liquid crystal consisting essentially of: (1) from about 10% to about 90% of a solvent; and (2) from about 10% to about 90% of a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A fat substitute comprising: (a) from about 0.5% to about 99.5% of a lipid selected from the group consisting of fat, oil, synthetic fat and mixtures thereof; and (b) from about 0.5% to about 99.5% of a stable polymeric liquid crystal consisting essentially of: (1) from about 10% to about 90% of a solvent; and (2) from about 10% to about 90% of a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A food in which from 0.5% to 100% of the lipid is replaced by a fat substitute according to claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A food according to claim 2 wherein said solvent is a polar solvent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
A food according to claim 3 wherein said solvent is water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A food according to claim 4 wherein said polysaccharide has a molecular weight of from about 2500 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A food according to claim 3 wherein said polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of substituted cellulose, cellulose-derivative polymers, hydrocolloids and polyglucose materials.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A food according to claim 6 wherein said lipid is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated and unhydrogenated vegetable oils, animal oils or fats, marine oils and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A food according to claim 7 wherein said lipid is selected from the group consisting of canola oil, palm oil, hydrogenated or unhydrogentated soybean oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, peanut oil and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A food according to claim 8 wherein said solvent is a flavor oil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A food according to claim 8 wherein said polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, ethylmethyl cellulose, guar gum derivatives, xanthan gum, psyllium gum, alginate, locust bean gum and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A food according to claim 10 wherein said polysaccharide is selected from the group of methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, xanthan, alginates, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A food according to claim 11 wherein said fat is a synthetic fat selected from the group consisting of polyol polyesters of medium and long chain fatty acids.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A low calorie, fiber containing baking mix comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 75% fat substitute according to claim 1; (b) from about 10% to about 40% sugar; (c) from about 10% to about 50% flour; (d) from about 0.1% to about 3% leavening; and (e) from about 0.1% to about 5% flavoring.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A low calorie, fiber containing margarine comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 90% fat substitute according to claim 1; (b) from about 10% to about 15% water; and (c) from 0% to about 3% emulsifier.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
A protein and oil containing food comprising: (a) from about 10% to about 90% protein; (b) from about 2% to about 75% of a fat substitute according to claim 1, and (c) from about 10% to about 90% oil.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A food according to claim 14 wherein the protein and oil are derived from nuts or oilseeds.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A food according to claim 15 wherein the nut is peanut and the food is peanut butter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A food according to claim 16 wherein said liquid crystal consists of a mixture of xanthan, polydextrose, honey and sodium chloride.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A food according to claim 5 which is selected from the group consisting of cakes, margarine, shortening, confection, nut butters, nut spreads, frostings, mousse, whipped cream, cookies and biscuits.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
A food according to claim 12 wherein said polyol polyester comprises a mixture of sucrose polyesters, at least 85% of which are selected from the group consisting of octaesters, heptaesters, hexaesters and mixtures thereof, of sucrose and saturated or unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
A food according to claim 19 wherein said fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and behenic.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
A low calorie shortening comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 15% hardstock; (b) from about 10% to about 50% of a fat substitute according to claim 1 wherein said solvent is less than 10%; and (c) from about 90% to about 35% lipid.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
A shortening according to claim 22 wherein said solvent is less than 1%.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
A shortening according to claim 23 wherein said lipid is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated and unhydrogenated vegetable oils, animal oils or fats, marine oils and mixtures thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
A shortening according to claim 24 wherein said polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, ethylmethyl cellulose, guar gum, xanthan gum, psyllium gum, alginate, locust bean gum and mixtures thereof.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A fat substitute according to claim 1 comprising from about 10% to about 90% of said polymeric liquid crystal.
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