US4452824A
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Soft, frozen dessert formulation
Assignee: Unilever NV
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Filing: 1982-11-10
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2002-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A soft frozen dessert product which is readily extruded upon removal from a home freezer and which possesses good textural stability, even after prolonged, freezer storage having a defined, and relatively high, ratio of higher saccharides to mono- and disaccharides and contain sugar alcohol and/or polyhydric alcohol ingredients.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce A. Cole
- 👤 Harold I. Levine
- 👤 Michael T. McGuire
- 👤 Kathleen J. Nelson
- 👤 Louise Slade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:22
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/32; A23G9/04; A23G9/22; A23G9/28; A23G9/281; A23G9/285; A23G9/44; A23G9/46; A23G9/50; A23G9/503
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A frozen, aerated dessert product which can be extruded by hand from a collapsible package at temperatures between 0° F. and 10° F., said product having an equilibrium melting temperature (T m ) between -3° C. and -10° C. and said product having a water content of from 45% to 63% by weight, a fat content of from 2% to 15% by weight, a protein content of from 2% to 10% by weight and a total carbohydrate level of from 24% to 34%, said carbohydrate level including an amount of sugar alcohols up to 7% by weight and/or polyhydric low-molecular weight alcohols up to 5% by weight, and said carbohydrates being distributed such that the ratio of higher saccharides to mono- and disaccharides (Ratio 1) and the ratio of disaccharides to monosaccharides (Ratio 2) satisfy the relationship of 11≦(28×Ratio 1)+Ratio 2≦28.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A frozen, aerated dessert product which can be extruded by hand from a collapsible package at temperatures between 0° F. and 10° F., said product having an equilibrium melting temperature (T m ) between -3° C. and -10° C. and said product having a water content of from 45% to 63% by weight, a fat content of from 2% to 15% by weight, a protein content of from 2% to 10% by weight and a total carbohydrate level of from 24% to 34%, said carbohydrate level including an amount of sugar alcohols up to 7% by weight and/or polyhydric low-molecular weight alcohols up to 5% by weight, and said carbohydrates being distributed such that the ratio of higher saccharides to mono- and disaccharides (Ratio 1) and the ratio of disaccharides to monosaccharides (Ratio 2) satisfy the relationship of 11≦(28×Ratio 1)+Ratio 2≦28.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The product of claim 1 wherein Ratio 1 and Ratio 2 satisfy the relationship 35≦(80×Ratio 1)+(3×Ratio 2)≦64.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The product of claim 2 wherein Ratio 1 is from 0.36 to 0.70.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The product of claim 1 wherein the overrun is from 75% to 150%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The product of claim 1 wherein the fat content is between 3.5% and 7%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The product of claim 1 wherein the sugar alcohols are present at a level of from 1% to 5%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The product of claim 1 wherein low-molecular weight polyhydric alcohols are present at a level of from 1% to 5%.
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