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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Upfield Us Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Frank Emile Wubbolts, Utrecht, NL;
Cynthia Akkermans, Amersfoort, NL;
Tjerk De Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Ernst Jan Siewers, Alkmaar, NL;
Daniela Oana Trambitas, Voorburg, NL;
Rolf Sebastiaan Wilms, Rotterdam, NL;
Assignee:
UPFIELD US INC., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D 7/02 (2006.01); A23D 7/01 (2006.01); A61K 8/04 (2006.01); A61K 8/55 (2006.01); A61K 8/92 (2006.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); C11B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D 7/02 (2013.01); A23D 7/013 (2013.01); A61K 8/046 (2013.01); A61K 8/553 (2013.01); A61K 8/922 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); C11B 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel method of making a structuring agent for edible dispersions such as margarines or spreads. Fat, or another structuring component, is subjected to a process involving mixing it with liquefied gas or supercritical gas, and expanding the mixture through an orifice. In the invention, water is added to the mixture prior to expansion, so as to provide a spray liquid in the form of a fat and water emulsion.