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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1992
David W Walling, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John W Theis, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Vincent Y-L. Wong, West Chester, OH (US);
Phillip F Pflaumer, Hamilton, OH (US);
Robert E Tarr, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Larry O Seward, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard J Sackenheim, Hamilton, OH (US);
Margo A Bagley, Orlando, FL (US);
Mark D Theurer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention is a reduced past nut or oilseed butter composition made from roasted nuts which contains: (a) from about 40% to about 67% nut solids, between 65% and 80% of said solids having a particle size less than 18 microns and a SPAN of greater than 2.5 and not more than 5.0; (b) from about 33% to about 45% oil; (c) from 0% to about 4% stabilizer; (d) from 0% to about 40% bulking agent; (e) from 0% to about 8% flavorant; and (f) from 0% to about 3% emulsifier; where the product has a Casson plastic viscosity of between 1 and 15 poise and a yield value below 300 dynes per square centimeter. The invention also relates to a reduced fat or full compositions of the general type described above which is whipped to contain dispersed gas bubbles, where at least 90% of the bubbles have a diameter less than 150 microns. Processes for making these compositions are also described.