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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Middleton Livingston, Westcliff-on-Sea Essex, GB;
Ian Timothy Norton, Rushden, GB;
Assignee:
Van Den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco Inc., Lisle, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426603 ; 426575 ; 426578 ; 426661 ;
Abstract
Edible spreads having a reduced fat level produced from a continuous fat phase and a dispersed aqueous phase containing a non-gelling, non-proteinaceous thickener system such that the viscosity of the aqueous phase is 30-4000 mPas and the awueous phase contains 0.01-4% by weight protein.