Novel caramel food ingredients, processes for the manufacture thereof, and nutritional products containing these caramels
AssigneeNellson Northern Operating, Inc.
InventorsFrances Sault, Dennis Jones, Mel Warnecke
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Abstract
A caramel product comprising water, carbohydrate, wheat protein, oil and flavor is described along with methods of making the same. Also described is a nutritional bar comprising the caramel product of the present invention.
Claims37
1) A caramel product comprising water, carbohydrate, wheat protein, oil and flavor.
22) A caramel product comprising water, a carbohydrate, wheat gluten, oily component, a mono- or diglyceride, an inorganic substance, lecithin and flavor, wherein said product does not comprise a milk protein.
26) A caramel product comprising water;
- a carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of a sucrose, a high fructose corn syrup, a high maltose corn syrup and a mixture thereof;
- deamidated wheat gluten;
- an oily component selected from the group consisting of a fractionated palm kernel oil, a chocolate liquor, and mixtures thereof;
- mono- or diglycerides, salt or other physiologically acceptable inorganic substance;
- lecithin;
- and natural vanilla flavor, wherein said caramel product does not comprise a milk protein.
29) A caramel product comprising water, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, high maltose corn syrup, deamidated wheat gluten, fractionated palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, salt soya lecithin and natural vanilla flavor, wherein said caramel product does not comprise milk protein.
31) A method of producing a caramel product comprising the steps of (a) combining water, sucrose, maltose, fructose, oil, salt, lecithin and flavor at about 60 degrees centigrade;
- (b) adding wheat gluten to the product of step (a) to create a homogenous blend;
- (c) heating the product of step (b) at about 150 degrees centigrade until the product is dark tan;
- and (d) cooling the product of step (c) to produce a semi-solid caramel product.
37) A nutritional bar comprising crisp rice, raisins, dried cranberries, evaporated apples, almonds, soy nuggets and a caramel comprising water, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, high maltose corn syrup, deamidated wheat gluten, fractionated palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, sale, soya lecithin, and natural vanilla flavor.
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