The Procter Gamble Company

John W Theis, Iii

Vincent York-Leung Wong

Phillip F Pflaumer

Richard Joseph Sackenheim

David William Walling

Robert E Tarr

Larry Odell Seward

Mark D Theurer

Margo Andrea Bagley

The invention is a reduced past nut or oilseed butter composition made from roasted nuts which contains: (a) from about 40% to about 67% nut solids, between 65% and 80% of said solids having a particle size less than 18 microns and a SPAN of greater than 2.5 and not more than 5.0; (b) from about 33% to about 45% oil; (c) from 0% to about 4% stabilizer; (d) from 0% to about 40% bulking agent; (e) from 0% to about 8% flavorant; and (f) from 0% to about 3% emulsifier; where the product has a Casson plastic viscosity of between 1 and 15 poise and a yield value below 300 dynes per square centimeter. The invention also relates to a reduced fat or full compositions of the general type described above which is whipped to contain dispersed gas bubbles, where at least 90% of the bubbles have a diameter less than 150 microns. Processes for making these compositions are also described.

Composition and process of making fluid, reduced fat peanut butters and

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

John W Theis, Iii