General Foods Limited

Richard R Leshik

Nancy A Swallow

Marvin Schulman

Jay H Katcher

John R Carpenter

Paul A Kirkpatrick

Douglas M Lehmann

Steven J Leusner

David J DiGiovacchino

Bala S Iyer

Gordon F Kunz

A method for agglomerating a low-moisture, amorphous gelatin-containing mix wherein finely ground gelatin is combined with a ground, anhydrous food acid and ground sugar and/or polydextrose and the mix is heated, while being agitated to a temperature between 180.degree. and 200.degree. F.

Method for producing cold-water soluble gelatin dessert mixes and

A gelatin-containing powdered mix (e.g. gelatin dessert mix) which is dispersible and soluble in water as cold as 45.degree. F. (7.2.degree. C.) is prepared using particles of amorphous gelatin between 230 and 400 U.S. mesh, food acid effective to obtain a pH of from 2.7 to 3.7, a salt such as the neutral salt sodium chloride, a sweetening agent and mono and/or diglycerides. Preferably the amorphous gelatin has a tamped bulk density of from 32 to 49 lbs/ft.sup.3 (0.51 to 0.78 g/cc).

Cold-water-soluble gelatin powders

A source of a traditional problem in instant pudding compositions containing cocoa was discovered. This disclosure describes a means of resolving the problem by a process which comprises the step of reducing the cocoa's magnesium activity.

Instant pudding composition containing cocoa and process

A stabilized starch composition is prepared which is resistant to degradation under dry acidic storage conditions by adding a buffer to a slurry of starch in an amount effective to protect and stabilize the starch from acid degradation, then drying the starch-buffer slurry.

Stabilized starch composition

The present invention stabilizes curcumin against color changes by maintaining the curcumin itself at low, stable pH values, while not upsetting the pH balance of a dry food mix which may be placed in contact therewith. Preferably, the pH of the curcumin is maintained at a value within the range of from about 3.5 to about 4.5, and comprises a spray-dried intimate mixture of curcumin, an organic acid, a buffer, a dispersant for the curcumin, and a film-forming encapsulant. A preferred use of the colorant is in dry mixes for instant puddings which are alkaline due to the salts employed to cause setting.

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Ewing Township, NJ, United States of America

Richard R Leshik