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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Société Des Produits Nestlé S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Vincent Daniel Maurice Meunier, Epalinges, CH;
Marina Dupas-Langlet, Savigny, CH;
Julien Philippe Nicolas Mahieux, Ecoteaux, CH;
Andrew Steven Whitehouse, GB-Harrogate, GB;
Laurent Forny, Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/40 (2006.01); A23L 29/30 (2016.01); A23L 27/30 (2016.01); A23P 10/40 (2016.01); A23G 3/42 (2006.01); A23G 9/34 (2006.01); A23G 1/36 (2006.01); A23G 1/46 (2006.01); A23L 3/46 (2006.01); C13B 50/00 (2011.01); A23P 10/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/40 (2013.01); A23G 1/36 (2013.01); A23G 1/46 (2013.01); A23G 3/42 (2013.01); A23G 9/34 (2013.01); A23L 3/46 (2013.01); A23L 27/33 (2016.08); A23L 29/30 (2016.08); A23L 29/35 (2016.08); A23P 10/20 (2016.08); A23P 10/40 (2016.08); C13B 50/002 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to amorphous porous particles comprising sugar, a bulking agent and surfactant, having a closed porosity of between 20 to 60% a sphericity of at least between 0.8 and 1. In a further aspect the present invention relates to a process of making said amorphous porous particles and their use as bulk sugar replacers in food products such as fat based confectionery products for example, chocolate.