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US 12,740,573 B2Granted
Milk and oat food product
AssigneeMidwest Yogurt, Inc.
InventorsEric Wayne Jackson, Jie Sun
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Abstract
Food compositions comprising a milk ingredient and oats are described. Food compositions described provide a convenient alternative to overnight oats. Food products containing food compositions that include a milk ingredient and oats, as well as methods of making and using such food compositions and food products are also described.
Claims17
A food product comprising:
- a food composition including a milk ingredient and oats, the oats being about 10% to about 25% by weight of the food composition, the food composition having a pH of 4.8 or less, and a texture with a firmness of at least 400 g force and/or peak force of at least 500 g force, wherein the food composition is a pasteurized food composition in a container treated to high pressure pasteurization under conditions sufficient to produce the texture with the firmness of at least 400 g force and/or peak force of at least 500 g force and shelf stability at 4° C. of at least 60 days.
A method of making a packaged food product, the method comprising:
- a. providing a packaged food composition including:
- i. a package, and
- ii. a food composition enclosed in the package, the food composition including a milk ingredient and oats, with an oat content of from about 10% to about 25% by weight of the food composition, the food composition having a pH of 4.8 or less, and a texture comprising a firmness of at least 400 g force, a peak force of at least 500 g force, or both;
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- b. treating the packaged food composition to high pressure pasteurization under conditions sufficient to produce the packaged food product, the packaged food product having shelf stability at 4° C. of at least 60 days.
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