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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. 24, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Mehnert, Antioch, IL (US);
Kevin Forneck, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Steven Prince, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael D Major, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426611 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
Methods and compositions are presented to add a flavor to a food by incorporating the flavor into a lipid phase of the food by means of a fat substitute carrier. Adding flavor to the fat substitute carrier, in particular via volatilization, produces excellent characteristics such as reduced mouthcoating and flavor equivalent to that of a comparable full fat food, with the least amount of added triglyceride. The invention is useful for adding flavor to both reduced fat and full fat foods.