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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Victor Tsangmin Huang, Moundsview, MN (US);
Diane Rae Rosenwald, Plymouth, MN (US);
Eric David Harcourt, Eagan, MN (US);
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a stable soft frozen dessert composition having about 15 to about 35 weight percent of a sweetener composition based on the weight of the frozen dessert composition. The sweetener composition comprises about 30 to about 90 weight percent sucrose and about 10 to about 70 weight percent maltose based on the total weight of the sweetener composition with a ratio of sucrose to maltose (sucrose: maltose) greater than 0.5:1. The compositions can be either dairy or non-dairy and can be regular fat, reduced fat, or non-fat products. The compositions can withstand normal temperature fluctuations during frozen storage without extensive formation of large ice crystals that can be detrimental to the product.