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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. 24, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian T Norton, Rushden, GB;
Charles R Brown, Bedford, GB;
Assignee:
Lever Brothers Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426573 ; 426602 ; 426603 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
The invention pertains to an edible dispersion and a process for making same, comprising an aqueous and a fat phase, the aqueous phase being gel-forming and comprising carrageenan and a cation of a type and in a concentration effective to cause the aqueous phase to have a transition midpoint temperature of below 50.degree. C. Dispersion according to the invention can be advantageously applied in water-in-oil spreads, mayonnaise, salad dressings, etc.