General Foods Limited

Kraft General Foods, Inc.

Kraft Foods, Inc.

Michael S Smagula

Michael R Tancredi

Joseph J Griffin

Noel E Anderson

Darrell S Parker

Donald E Fletcher

Debra H Reisinger

A fudge sauce which is flowable at freezer temperatures and a ready-to-eat dessert including it are provided. The fudge sauce comprises water, a mixture of saccharides to control the freezing point with balanced sweetness, a starch effective to build viscosity at freezer temperatures, a fat component to provide a desirable mouthfeel and a hydrophilic colloid to stabilize the viscosity. Desirably, the fudge sauce exhibits a relatively stable viscosity within the range of normal serving temperatures. In one embodiment, the sauce is combined as a center filling in an ice cream bar.

Fudge sauce and frozen confection

A low-solids, non-aerated, quiescently-frozen confection having a soft, non-brittle texture is prepared from a composition containing on a weight basis 92 to 96% water, 1 to 2.5% maltodextrin, 1 to 2% glycerin and 0.3 to 0.8% gelatin. The composition can further contain juice solids, food acid and gum stabilizers.

Frozen, low-solids, quiescently-frozen confection

A continuous process for the preparation of ready-to-eat gelatin-containing compositions is made possible by the preparation of an agitated slurry of partially-hydrated gelatin particles which may be stored at room temperature or below for periods in excess of four days and rapidly transformed into a gelatin solution by passage through a continuous, high-temperature, short-time pasteurization unit and fed directly to appropriate equipment for filling unit-sized containers. Additional ingredients in either liquid or dry form may be added during the initial make-up of the slurry or immediately prior to the pasteurization step. The process is well-suited for use in the preparation of gelatin-containing frozen confections.

Process for prepared, gelatin-containing food products

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Plainsboro, NJ, United States of America

Michael S Smagula