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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:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas G Crosby, Bourbonnais, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bunge Foods Corporation, Bradley, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426606 ; 426601 ; 426607 ; 426663 ;
Abstract
Shortening compositions containing a lauric fat component such as coconut oil are provided in a form in which they are pourable and which 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 liquid edible oil component, the lauric fat component and, when desired, a flake component.