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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent York-Leung Wong, Hamilton, OH (US);
Richard Joseph Sackenheim, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Smucker Fruit Processing Company, Salinas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/38 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing nut spreads having a sugar level of from about 15 to about 50% and especially flavored nut spreads having such relatively high levels of sugar. A substantially homogeneous blend is prepared from a fluid suspension consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of sugar, liquid oil and lecithin as a surfactant to improve the fluidity of the suspension, a nut solids-containing mixture and a flavorant that is preferably added to the fluid suspension. The resulting flavored nut spreads are more fluid and softer than products made without using the fluid suspension.