US5149557A — Whippable non-dairy creams

Claim 1

Independent Claim 110 words

A whippable non-dairy cream comprising: a water-continuous emulsion of an aqueous phase having up to 10% of a buttermilk component and optionally having a thickener; a fat phase having a fat selected from the group consisting of palm kernel, hardened palm kernel, palm midfraction, palm stearin, palm kernel stearin, coconut, hardened coconut, cocoa butter substitutes, butter fat or mixtures thereof; and an emulsifier system having at least a stabilizing emulsifier and at least a destabilizing emulsifier, wherein the non-dairy cream has 15-25 wt.% of the fat and not more than 0.7 wt.% of the emulsifier system and the non-dairy cream is whippable within 6 minutes using a domestic electrical whipper.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 110 words

A whippable non-dairy cream comprising: a water-continuous emulsion of an aqueous phase having up to 10% of a buttermilk component and optionally having a thickener; a fat phase having a fat selected from the group consisting of palm kernel, hardened palm kernel, palm midfraction, palm stearin, palm kernel stearin, coconut, hardened coconut, cocoa butter substitutes, butter fat or mixtures thereof; and an emulsifier system having at least a stabilizing emulsifier and at least a destabilizing emulsifier, wherein the non-dairy cream has 15-25 wt.% of the fat and not more than 0.7 wt.% of the emulsifier system and the non-dairy cream is whippable within 6 minutes using a domestic electrical whipper.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 13 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 1, which is whippable within 4 min.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 15 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 1, wherein the non-dairy cream contains 17-20 wt% fat.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 13 words

Whippable non-dairy cream, according to claim 1, wherein the fat contains coconut fat.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 23 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 1, wherein the fat is a mixture of hardened palm kernel m.p. 38° C. and coconut oil.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 33 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 5, wherein the fat is a mixture of hardened palm kernel m.p. 38° C. and coconut oil with a ratio of the components within 25/75 and 75/25.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 18 words

Whippable non-dairy cream, according to claim 1, wherein the non-dairy cream contains less than 10 wt% butter fat.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 17 words

Whippable non-dairy cream, according to claim 1, wherein the non-dairy cream contains 1-5 wt.% of milk protein.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 40 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing emulsifier is selected from the group of saturated polyglycerol esters or saturated monoglycerides and the destabilizing emulsifier is selected from the group of unsaturated polyglycerol esters, unsaturated monoglycerides or lecithins.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 39 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 9, wherein less than 0.35 wt.% lecithin, and less than 0.25 wt.% saturated C 16 or C 18 monoglyceride, or less than 0.25 wt.% saturated C 16 or C 18 monoglyceride is present.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 13 words

Whippable non-dairy cream according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein is casein.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 91 words

Process for the preparation of a whippable non-dairy cream by making an emulsion of a water phase, containing optionally butter milk component and thickener and a fat phase, containing fat and an emulsifier system, processing the so obtained emulsion by heating, sterilisation, homogenisation and cooling to a temperature below 15° C., characterised by a tempering step, which is carried out after the cooling by warming the cooled emulsion to ambient temperature and keeping it at this temperature for several hours after which the non-dairy cream is cooled again below 15° C.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 91 words

Process for the preparation of a whippable non-dairy cream by making an emulsion of a water phase, containing optionally butter milk component and thickener and a fat phase, containing fat and an emulsifier system, processing the so obtained emulsion by heating, sterilisation, homogenisation and cooling to a temperature below 15° C., characterised by a tempering step, which is carried out after the cooling by warming the cooled emulsion to ambient temperature and keeping it at this temperature for several hours after which the non-dairy cream is cooled again below 15° C.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 16 words

Process according to claim 12, wherein the emulsion is heated to 55°-85° C. before the sterilisation.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 24 words

Process according to claim 12, wherein the sterilisation is carried out as a UHT-treatment by injecting steam of high temperature during a short time.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 21 words

Process according to claim 12 wherein the homogenisation is carried out, while the emulsion is at a temperature of 50°-85° C.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 20 words

Process according to claim 12, wherein the cooling after the homogenisation is proceeded to a temperature of maximum 10° C.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 24 words

Process according to claim 12, wherein the emulsion is warmed to a temperature of 15°-25° C. and kept at this temperature for 18-30 hours.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1995-09-22	1996-03-23	1996-09-22	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1999-09-22	2000-03-23	2000-09-22	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2003-09-22	2004-03-23	2004-09-22	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Whippable non-dairy creams

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