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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. 16, 1996
Filed:
May. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ihab E Bishay, Palatine, IL (US);
Deane R Clark, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
The NutraSweet Company, Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426103 ; 426601 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
The invention provides improved cream substitutes of water dispersible macrocolloids comprising non-aggregated macrocolloidal particles comprising a carbohydrate core and a protein shell wherein the particles having a substantially spheroidal shape and a mean particle-size distribution ranging from about 0.1 microns to 4 microns, with less than 2% of the total number of particles exceeding 5 microns in diameter, the particles in a hydrated state effective to form a macrocolloid having the substantially smooth organoleptic character of an oil-in-water emulsion.