Gelled foods
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorRodney O. Nuckles
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a gel enrobed or embedded food product and a process of enrobing or embedding the food product and of using the enrobed food product. The process for enrobing food products includes the steps of: (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product; (b) preparing a gelling agent to form a gelling solution; (c) placing the food product and gelling solution in a mold; and (d) cooling the food product and gelling solution in order to congeal the gelling solution completely around the food product, forming an enrobed food product. Alternately, the gelling agent can be dissolved in a sauce creating a gel sauce.
Claims66
A process for enrobing food products comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a gelling agent to form a gelling solution;
- (c) placing the food product and gelling solution in a mold;
- (d) cooling the food product and gelling solution in order to congeal the gelling solution completely around the food product, wherein an enrobed food product is formed.
A process for enrobing food products comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a sauce from sauce ingredients;
- (c) dissolving a gelling agent in the sauce to form a gel sauce;
- (d) placing the food product and gel sauce in a mold;
- (e) cooling the food product and gel solution in order to congeal the gelling solution completely around the food product, wherein an enrobed food product is formed.
A process for gel coating food products comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a gelling agent to form a gelling solution;
- (c) coating the food product with the gelling solution;
- (d) cooling the coated food product in order to congeal the gelling solution on the food product, wherein a gel coated food product is formed.
A process for gelling food products comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing liquid or semi-liquid food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) dissolving a gelling agent in the food product to create a gel solution;
- (c) placing the gel solution into a mold;
- (d) cooling the gel solution in order to congeal the gel solution, wherein a gelled food product is formed.
An enrobed food product produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a gelling agent to form a gelling solution;
- (c) placing the food product and gelling solution in a mold;
- (d) cooling the food product and gelling solution in order to congeal the gelling solution completely around the food product, wherein an enrobed food product is formed.
An enrobed food product produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a sauce from sauce ingredients;
- (c) dissolving a gelling agent in the sauce to form a gel sauce;
- (d) placing the food product and gel sauce in a mold;
- (e) cooling the food product and gel solution in order to congeal the gelling solution completely around the food product, wherein an enrobed food product is formed.
A gel coated food product produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) preparing a gelling agent to form a gelling solution;
- (c) coating the food product with the gelling solution;
- (d) cooling the coated food product in order to congeal the gelling solution on the food product, wherein a gel coated food product is formed.
A gelled food product produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing liquid or semi-liquid food materials and ingredients to form a food product;
- (b) dissolving a gelling agent in the food product to create a gel solution;
- (c) placing the gel solution into a mold;
- (d) cooling the gel solution in order to congeal the gel solution, wherein a gelled food product is formed.
A method of preparing an enrobed food product, comprising the steps of:
- a) heating an enrobed food product to a selected temperature by means of a heating source;
- b) removing the enrobed food product from the heating source and serving the food product.
A method of preparing a gelled food product, comprising the steps of:
- a) heating a gelled food product to a selected temperature by means of a heating source;
- b) removing the gelled food product from the heating source and serving the food product.
A method of preparing a gelled food product, comprising the steps of:
- a) heating a gelled food product to a selected temperature by means of a heating source;
- b) adding other food products to the gelled food product;
- c) heating the gelled food product and the other food product by means of the heating source for a selected period of time to form a combined food product.
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