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US 11,517,024 B2Granted
Imitation cheese with improved melt
AssigneeKraft Foods Group Brands LLC
InventorsPatricia J. Diego, Brian E. LeVine, Stacey Ann Hirt, Judith Gulten Moca, Andrew Edward McPherson
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Abstract
An imitation cheese composition is provided with improved melt functionality. The imitation cheese composition includes non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oils, fractionated vegetable oils, specific corn-derived food starches, specific potato-derived food starches, gelatin, and hydrocolloids.
Claims11
An imitation cheese composition comprising:
- about 6 wt. % to about 15 wt. % liquid, non-interesterified/non-hydrogenated vegetable oil based on the total imitation cheese composition;
- about 3 wt. % to about 8 wt. % fractionated vegetable oil based on the total imitation cheese composition;
- about 4 wt. % to about 15 wt. % corn-derived food starch based on the total imitation cheese composition;
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- about 2 wt. % to about 12 wt. % potato-derived food starch based on the total imitation cheese composition,
- wherein the composition has a solid fat to liquid fat ratio of about 0.3 to about 0.7 at about 25° C.
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