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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1991
Lisa R Schroeder, Plymouth, MN (US);
Dorothy J Muffett, Bloomington, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are processed meat food products, especially 1) sectioned and formed meat formulations, and 2) sausages, especially emulsion types, which contain nonhydrogenated fish oil yet which exhibit enhanced stability of the fish oil against flavor and aroma degradation. The improved processed meat food products are stabilized by the incorporation of fructose in the food product such that the weight ratio of fructose to fish oil is at least about 0.05:1. Surprisingly, incorporation of modest amounts of fructose into processed meat food products within the indicated minimum provides a stabilizing effect on the highly unstable fish oil. The present invention finds particular suitability for use in connection with fish oils rich in omega-3-fatty acids.