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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cornelis Frederik Andreae, Maassluis, NL;
Philip Edward Dazo, Paquanock, NJ (US);
Gijebert Kuil, Vlaardingen, NL;
Gerardus Anthonius Matthijssen, Abbenbroek, NL;
Johannes Frederik Mulder, Vlaardingen, NL;
Assignee:
Van den Bergh Foods Company, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ; A23L / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426602 ; 426399 ; 426401 ; 426605 ; 426613 ; 426656 ;
Abstract
A sterile, packed food emulsion suitable for fully cooking a host food or adding to cooked food and for imparting a golden brown au gratin coating upon cooking, and including: water; 10-65 wt % edible fat; 0.05-10.00 wt % caseinate; and 0.1-10.0 wt % browning agent, which is chosen from a group consisting of carbohydrates, proteins and mixtures thereof; wherein the emulsion has a pH of at least 5.0 and further includes at least 0.5 ppm lysophospholipoprotein as an emulsifier.