EP0199397A1
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Process for the preparation of an edible fat-containing product
Assignee: Unilever PLC
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Filing: 1986-03-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-03-26
Abstract
Abstract Process for the preparation of an edible fat-containing product wherein a fat-containing fraction (a) of the composition which is to constitute the product is cooled to cause crystallization of part of the fat and a fraction (b) of the composition is mixed with fraction (a) containing partially crystallized fat in a mixer comprising two closely spaced mutually displaceable surfaces, each having a pattern of cavities which overlap during movement of one surface with respect to the other, between which surfaces the fractions to be mixed pass, and according to a preferred embodiment 10 to 99,99% of fraction (a) is mixed with 90 to 0.01 % of fraction (b), calculated as volume% on the total composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Van Heteren
- 👤 Janos Bodor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:09
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23D; A23D7/00; A23D7/015; A23D7/02; A23D7/04; A23D7/05; A23D9/00; A23D9/02; B; B01; B01F; B01F27/00; B01F27/27; B01F27/272; B01F27/2722; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/25; B29C48/36; B29C48/465; B29C48/467; B29C48/468; B01F25/00; B01F2025/91; B01F2025/911; B29C48/03; B29C48/06; B29C48/09; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
Process for the preparation of an edible fat-containing product wherein a fat-containing fraction (a) of the composition which is to constitute the product is cooled to cause crystallization of part of the fat and a fraction (b) of the composition is mixed with fraction (a) containing partially crystallized fat in a mixer comprising two closely spaced mutually displaceable surfaces, each having a pattern of cavities which overlap during movement of one surface with respect to the other, between which surfaces the fractions to be mixed pass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
Process for the preparation of an edible fat-containing product wherein a fat-containing fraction (a) of the composition which is to constitute the product is cooled to cause crystallization of part of the fat and a fraction (b) of the composition is mixed with fraction (a) containing partially crystallized fat in a mixer comprising two closely spaced mutually displaceable surfaces, each having a pattern of cavities which overlap during movement of one surface with respect to the other, between which surfaces the fractions to be mixed pass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises at least 10% by weight fat, the balance consisting essentially of material selected from the group consisting of water, protein, gas, emulsifiers, gelling and thickening agents, salt, flavour compounds, colouring matter and mixtures of two or more thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Process according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein a cavity on one of the surfaces continuously overlaps with at least two cavities on the other surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the surfaces are rotor and stator surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mixture leaving the mixer is a dispersed system having a continuous fat phase and containing crystallized fat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein from 10 to 99.99% fraction (a) is mixed with from 90 to 0.01% fraction (b), calculated as volume % on the total composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the amount of crystallized fat in fraction (a), when entering the mixer, is 5-60% by weight, calculated on the total amount of fat in fraction (a).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein fraction (a) comprises at least 20% by weight of fat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
Process according to claim 8, wherein fraction (b) comprises at least 5% by weight of water and 10-90% fraction (a) is mixed with 90-10% fraction (b), calculated as volume % on the total composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process according to claim 9, wherein fraction (b) comprises from 1 to 30% by weight of protein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein fraction (b) comprises from 10 to 85% by weight of fat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
Process according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein fraction (a) comprises at least 80% by weight fat, fraction (b) is an aqueous solution or a dispersed system having a continuous aqueous phase and comprises at least 20% by weight water, and 15-90% fraction (a) is mixed with 85-10% fraction (b), calculated as volume % on the total composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
Process accordinq to claim 12, wherein fraction (a) consists essentially of fat, fraction (b) comprises at least 40% by weiqht water and at most 50% by weight fat, and 15-60% fraction (a) is mixed with 85-40% fraction (b), calculated as volume % on the total composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
Process according to claim 9, wherein fraction (a) comprises from 20 to 90% by weight of fat, fraction (b) comprises from 10 to 90% by weight of fat, each of fractions (a) and (b) comprises from 5 to 80% by weight of water, from 0 to 20% by weight of protein and from 0 to 20% by weight of other ingredients, and wherein both fractions (a) and (b), when entering the mixer, have continuous fat phases.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 14, wherein fraction (b) comprises crystallized fat when entering the mixer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
1 6. Process according to claim 15, wherein each of fractions (a) and (b) comprises from 5 to 40% by weight of crystallized fat, calculated on the total amount of fat in the fraction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
Process according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein each of fractions (a) and (b), when entering the mixer, is margarine or butter or a low calorie spread.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process according to claim 17, wherein one of the fractions comprises butter and the other comprises margarine.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein fraction (b) comprises a flavour compound, a precursor of such a compound or a microbial culture which produces a flavour compound or a precursor thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process according to claim 19, wherein 90-99.99% fraction (a) is mixed with 10-0.01% fraction (b), calculated as volume% on the total composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
Process according to claim 19 or claim 20, wherein fraction (a), when entering the mixer, is sweet butter and fraction (b) further comprises an edible acid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein fraction (b) comprises gas.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process according to claim 22, wherein 40-98% fraction (a) is mixed with 60-2% fraction (b), calculated as volume% on the total composition.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process according to claim 22 or claim 23, wherein fraction (a) comprises from 60 yo 100% by weight of fat.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process according to any one of claims 1-24, substantially as hereinbefore described, with particular reference to any one of Figures 1-6.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process according to any one of claims 1-25, substantially as hereinbefore described, with particular reference to any one of the examples.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
Edible fat-containing product, whenever prepared according to the process of any one of claims 1 to 26.
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