US4451490A
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High quality, reduced-calorie cake containing cellulose and process thereof
Assignee: Entenmanns Inc
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Filing: 1982-03-08
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Granted: 1984-05-29
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Expires: 2002-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A dry cake mix comprising 10-50% cake flour by weight, dry basis, 0-45% sugar, 1-12% shortening, 0-20% egg white solids, 1-12% leavening agent, 0-4% emulsifier, 5-40% cellulose flour and from 0-10% gum. The cake mix is combined with from 0.6 to 2.5 parts by weight water for each 1 part cake mix and baked to produce a low-calorie cake containing less than 2 calories per gram and 40% or more water on an as-consumed basis. This low-calorie cake is of high quality and excellent texture and is 40% or more calorie-reduced over conventional cakes.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry E. Silverman
- 👤 John R. Frost
- 👤 Elizabeth Hegedus
- 👤 Martin Glicksman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:22
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A21D2/188; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
A cake comprising: 40-65% water, 5-30% cake flour, 0-25% sugar, 1-6% shortening, 0-10% egg white solids, 0.5-6% leavening agent, 0-2% emulsifier, 2-20% cellulose flour, and 0-5% gum, and less than 2.0 calories per gram.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cake comprising: 40-65% water, 5-30% cake flour, 0-25% sugar, 1-6% shortening, 0-10% egg white solids, 0.5-6% leavening agent, 0-2% emulsifier, 2-20% cellulose flour, and 0-5% gum, and less than 2.0 calories per gram.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cake of claim 1 comprising: 45-60% water, 9-25% cake flour, 8-20% sugar, 1-5% shortening, 1-6% egg white solids, 1-5% leavening agent, 0.1-2% emulsifier, 5-15% cellulose flour, 0.1-3% gum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cake of claims 1 or 2 wherein the leavening agent is sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate and combinations thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cake of claims 1 or 2 wherein the emulsifier is polyoxyethelene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate, sodium stearyl-2-lactylate, mono and diglycerides and combinations thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cake of claim 1 or 2 wherein the gum is carrageenan, guar, gum arabic, locust bean gum, tragacanth, karaya, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, carboxymethycellulose, xanthan, pectin, alginate, agar, and combinations thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
A process for producing a low-calorie cake which comprises: combining from 0.6 to 2.5 parts by weight water with a dry cake mix, said dry cake mix comprising: 10 to 50% cake flour by weight, dry basis; 0 to 45% sugar; 1 to 12% shortening; 0 to 20% egg white solids; 1 to 12% leavening agent; 0 to 4% emulsifier; 5 to 40% cellulose flour; and 0 to 10% gum; thoroughly mixing the combination until it is smooth and uniform; and baking said combination.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A process for producing a low-calorie cake which comprises: combining from 0.6 to 2.5 parts by weight water with a dry cake mix, said dry cake mix comprising: 10 to 50% cake flour by weight, dry basis; 0 to 45% sugar; 1 to 12% shortening; 0 to 20% egg white solids; 1 to 12% leavening agent; 0 to 4% emulsifier; 5 to 40% cellulose flour; and 0 to 10% gum; thoroughly mixing the combination until it is smooth and uniform; and baking said combination.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process according to claim 6 wherein said dry cake mix comprises: 18 to 40% cake flour; 15 to 40% sugar; 3 to 10% shortening; 1 to 12% egg white solids; 2 to 10% leavening agent; 0.5 to 3% emulsifier; 10 to 35% cellulose flour and 0.2 to 6% gum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claims 6 or 7 wherein the leavening agent is sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminium phosphate and combinations thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claims 6 or 7 wherein the emulsifier is polyoxyethelene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate, sodium stearyl-2-lactylate, mono and diglycerides and combinations thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claims 6 or 7 wherein the gum is carrageenan, guar, gum arabic, locust bean gum, tragacanth, karaya, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, carboxymethycellulose, xanthan, pectin, alginates, agar and combinations thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 6 wherein the low-calorie cake contains less than 2 calories per gram.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 6 wherein the low-calorie cake contains 40% or more water.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-05-29 | 1987-11-28 | 1988-05-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-05-29 | 1991-11-28 | 1992-05-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-05-29 | 1995-11-28 | 1996-05-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |