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US 11,844,359 B2Granted
Squeezable spread containing butter and methods of making the same
AssigneeLand O'Lakes, Inc.
InventorsJill K. H. Paddock, Allison Hohn
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Abstract
Butter spreads include at least butter, canola oil, palm oil, cream, and buttermilk powder. The spreads are squeezable from a package and maintain their consistency over repeated package handling and repeated cycling between refrigeration and ambient temperatures.
Claims20
A squeezable, spreadable food product comprising:
- canola oil present at about 42 weight percent to about 56 weight percent of the food product;
- palm oil present at greater than 0.5 weight percent of the food product;
- butter present at about 7 weight percent to about 18 weight percent of the food product;
- cream present at about 2 weight percent to about 15 weight percent of the food product;
- buttermilk powder present at about 0.2 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of the food product;
- and
- an emulsifier present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.45 weight percent of the food product,
- wherein the food product has a vane score of about 400 to about 3000.
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A squeezable, spreadable food product comprising:
- canola oil present at about 42 weight percent to about 56 weight percent of the food product;
- palm oil present at greater than 0.5 weight percent of the food product;
- butter present at less than about 7 weight percent of the food product;
- liquid cream present at about 1 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of the food product;
- buttermilk powder present at about 0.2 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of the food product;
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- an emulsifier present at about 0.25 weight percent to about 0.45 weight percent of the food product,
- wherein the food product has a vane score of about 400 to about 3000, and
- wherein the food product has a pH of about 5.0 to about 6.0.
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