Alkyl ether amine foam control compounds and methods of processing foodstuffs
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsXue Chen, Stephen W. King, Felipe A. Donate
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Abstract
Alkyl ether amines are used as foam control compounds in foodstuff processing. The alkyl ether amines can be used at various stages during industrial processing of vegetables, fruits, and plants, such as potatoes and beets. The alkyl ether amines are generally of lower molecular weights and therefore easily transported to the foam layer to break the foam structure. Further, the alkyl ether amines are water soluble and therefore can be readily removed from the food processing system.
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A method for controlling foam while processing a foodstuff, comprising:
- forming a composition comprising a foodstuff and a compound that has a number of carbon atoms in the range of 3 to 34, a number of ether oxygens in the range of 1 to 6, and an amine moiety, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula I:
- wherein R1 is a monovalent carbon-containing group has a number of carbon atoms in the range of 1 to 10;
- R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- R3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- and x is 0 to 5, wherein the composition does not include a silicon-based polymer;
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- processing the composition, wherein the compound controls foam while processing the composition, as compared to a composition that is the same but that does not include the compound of Formula I.
A method for controlling foam while processing a foodstuff, comprising:
- forming a composition comprising a foodstuff and a compound that has a number of carbon atoms in the range of 3 to 34, a number of ether oxygens in the range of 1 to 6, and an amine moiety, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula I:
- wherein R1 is a monovalent carbon-containing group has a number of carbon atoms in the range of 1 to 10;
- R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- R3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- and x is 0 to 5;
- wherein forming comprises adding the compound of Formula I to water and the foodstuff, wherein the compound of Formula I is added in the form of a stock composition including one or more compatible solvents, the compound of Formula I being present in the stock composition in an amount in the range of 30% (wt) to 99% (wt), or the compound of Formula I is added to water and the foodstuff in neat form;
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- processing the composition, wherein the compound controls foam while processing the composition, as compared to a composition that is the same but that does not include the compound of Formula I.
A method for controlling foam while processing a foodstuff, comprising:
- forming a composition comprising a foodstuff and a compound selected from any of the following groups:
- (a) 2-methoxyethylamine, 2-propoxyethylamine, 2-butoxyethylamine, 2-pentyloxyethylamine, 2-hexyloxyethylamine, 2-septyloxyethylamine, and 2-octyloxyethylamine;
- (b) 1-methoxypropan-2-amine, 1-ethoxypropan-2-amine, 1-propoxypropan-2-amine, 1-butoxypropan-2-amine, 1-pentyloxypropan-2-amine, 1-hexyloxypropan-2-amine, 1-septyloxypropan-2-amine, and 1-octyloxypropan-2-amine;
- (c) 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane, 2-(2-propoxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane, 2-(2-pentyloxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane, and 2-(2-hexyloxyethoxy)-1-aminoethane;
- (d) 1-(1-methoxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(1-propoxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(1-butoxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(1-pentyloxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine, and 1-(1-hexyloxyethoxy)-propan-2-amine;
- (e) 1-((1-methoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-((1-ethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-((1-propoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-((1-butoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-((1-pentyloxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, and 1-((1-hexyloxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine,
- (f) 2-[2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
- 2-[2-(2-ethoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
- 2-[2-(2-propoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
- 2-[2-(2-butoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
- 2-[2-(2-pentyloxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
- 2-[2-(2-hexyloxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethylamine;
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- (g) 1-(((1-methoxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(((1-ethoxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(((1-propoxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(((1-butoxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, 1-(((1-pentyloxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine, and 1-(((1-hexyloxy(propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-yl)oxy)-propan-2-amine;
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- processing the composition, wherein the compound controls foam while processing the composition.
A food product precursor composition comprising a foodstuff that is a vegetable, fruit, edible plant, or grain subjected to of one or more of washing, cutting, chopping, grating, slicing, peeling, julienning, mincing, dicing, shredding, blending, pureeing, beating, liquidizing, mashing, whisking, crushing, juicing, grinding, and fermenting;
- a compound that has a number of carbon atoms in the range of 3 to 34, a number of ether oxygens in the range of 1 to 6, and an amine moiety, that is a compound of Formula I:
- wherein R1 is a monovalent carbon-containing group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
- R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- R3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl;
- and x is 0 to 5;
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- water in an amount of at least 20% (wt), wherein the water is not from the foodstuff, wherein the composition does not include a silicon-based polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.