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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shantha C Nalur, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426607 ; 426606 ; 426601 ; 426660 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides oil blends suitable for use as cocoa butter substitutes. These oil blends are based on palm kernel oil and its derivatives, and include palm kernel oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm kernel stearin and hydrogenated palm kernel stearin. Also disclosed are edible food products such as confectionery products and chocolate alternative compositions made from these palm kernel oil blends.