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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1989
Thomas G Crosby, Bourbonnais, IL (US);
Bunge Foods Corporation, Bradley, IL (US);
Abstract
Shortening compositions containing one or more dairy components are provided in a form in which they are pourable even though they may contain substantial amounts of a butter component such as whole, real butter. The shortening compositions have a eutectic characteristic wherein the solids content of the shortening composition is lower than the combined respective solids contents of the individual ingredients thereof, including a shortening base component such as an edible oil, the butter component and, when desired, a flake component. These shortening compositions exhibit a taste profile that is exceptionally close to that of real, whole butter, particularly when compared with products that do not include any real dairy components.