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US 12,582,136 B2Granted
Fat-based compositions
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsVanessa Barey, Abdelfattah Bensouissi, Philippe Chouvy, Nathalie De Clercq, Nick Vaes
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Abstract
The invention relates to a reduced-sugar fat-based confectionery composition and to a process for the manufacture of said fat-based confectionery composition. The invention also relates to the use of sucrose having a small particle size distribution D90 and bulking agents for reducing the sugar and/or calories in fat-based confectionery compositions. It also covers the fat-based compositions obtained from the process and the use of said fat-based composition in food products.
Claims10
A method for preparing a fat-based composition comprising the following steps:
- a. providing a mixture comprising fat and at least one particulate bulking agent selected from the group consisting of a resistant dextrin, a polydextrose, or combinations thereof;
- b. refining the mixture to a particle size distribution D90 of less than 40 μm;
- c. adding at least one powder ingredient to the refined mixture, wherein the powder ingredient(s) has a particle size distribution D90 of at most 30 μm and is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, maltose, dextrose, fructose, lactose, allulose, isomalt, isomaltulose, maltitol, mannitol, erythritol, xylitol, and combinations thereof;
- d. mixing the refined mixture with the powder ingredient(s).
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