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US 2006/0134307 A1Published application
Starch comprising and ready-to-serve ambient stable fruit-based composition
AssigneeUnilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsBernard Sekula, Sudarshi Regismond, Leonardo Aquino
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Abstract
Ambient stable fruit-based compositions are described. The compositions are ready-to-eat, low in fat and suitable to be fillings, dips, sauces, spreads or dressings. The compositions have a fork-mashed texture and do not contain fork-mashed fruit.
Claims18
An acidified fruit-based composition comprising:
- (a) fruit;
- (b) water;
- (c) acidulant;
- and
- (d) a thickener mixture comprising starch and insoluble fiber
- wherein the acidified fruit-composition has a pH below about 4.0 and the thickener mixture comprises at least about 3.5% by weight starch and at least about 20.0% by weight insoluble fiber based on total weight of the thickener mixture.
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A method for making a ready-to-serve and ambient stable fruit-based composition having a fork-mashed texture comprising the steps of:
- (a) combining fruit puree, oil, emulsifier, water, acidulant, and fiber to produce a mixture;
- and
- (b) heating the mixture to produce a food composition
- wherein starch which is potato starch and/or a starch with an E number of 1404 is/are added to the mixture prior to heating, and/or starch having an E number of 1422 is added to the food composition after heating.
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