Pastry filling formulation and process
AssigneeConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.
InventorsChloe C. Patterson, Meg Harris, Brian M. Degner, Jess C. Sweley, Matthew A. Junge
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Abstract
A pastry filling formulation and pastry food products including the pastry filling formulation are described having a freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel with other ingredients including, but are not limited to, water, a sweetening agent, and one or more fruit additives (e.g., fruit flavor, fruit coloring, fruit puree, etc.). The freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel permits the pastry filling to retain water during the thawing process from a frozen state.
Claims25
A pastry filling composition for application to a pastry crust, comprising:
- a freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel including a plurality of gums having at least a first gum and a second gum of a type differing from the first gum, a starch, a sweetening agent in a weight percentage of the total pastry filling composition from about 30% to about 40%, and water, the plurality of gums having a weight ratio of the first gum to the second gum of about 30 to about 70 first gum to about 70 to about 30 second gum and having a weight percentage of the pastry filling composition from about 0.11% to about 0.25%, and the plurality of gums including at least two of xanthan gum, locust bean gum, and guar gum;
- a fruit additive;
- and
- a whipped dairy topping positioned on at least a portion of a top surface of the freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel.
A pastry food product, comprising:
- a pastry crust;
- a pastry filling composition dispensed onto the pastry crust, the pastry filling composition including
- a freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel including a plurality of gums having at least a first gum and a second gum of a type differing from the first gum, a starch, a sweetening agent in a weight percentage of the total pastry filling composition from about 30% to about 40%, and water, the plurality of gums having a weight percentage of the pastry filling composition from about 0.11% to about 0.25%, and
- a fruit additive;
- and
- a whipped dairy topping positioned on at least a portion of a top surface of the pastry filling composition.
A pastry food product, comprising:
- a pastry crust;
- a pastry filling composition dispensed onto the pastry crust, the pastry filling composition including
- a freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel including a plurality of gums having at least a first gum and a second gum of a type differing from the first gum, a starch, a total added sugar content in the total pastry filling composition from about 30% to about 40%, and water, the plurality of gums having a weight percentage of the pastry filling composition from about 0.11% to about 0.25%, and
- a fruit additive;
- and
- a whipped topping positioned on at least a portion of a top surface of the pastry filling composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.