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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
James E Langler, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426102 ; 426274 ; 426282 ; 426615 ; 426601 ; 426602 ; 426604 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are improved, dual textured food products comprising a portion of one texture and a second portion of a different texture that exhibits enhanced shelf life stability. Preferred food products are fruit snack pieces comprising a soft, supportive, fruit-containing shell portion and a second, more fluid, variably textured core portion. The shell portion can comprise a dehydrated fruit puree composition. The core portion can comprise novel w/o emulsions characterized by low fat levels and defined gelled phases.