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US 2007/0184173 A1Published application
Food product and process therefor
AssigneeLuigi Lavazza S.P.A.
InventorFerran ADRIA'
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Abstract
For the purposes of preparing a food product, a foam including coffee as main ingredient is distributed in a mold and subsequently solidified through freeze-drying. The foam is obtained starting from a respective liquid precursor, which is emulsified through a gas. The liquid precursor also preferably includes a milk product and one or more additives, such as a gelling agent and a sweetener.
Claims25
An aerated food product comprising a freeze-dried solid mass of a foam having coffee as a main ingredient.
A process for making a food product, the process comprising:
- preparing a foam having coffee as a main ingredient, and
- causing solidification of said foam through freeze-drying, so as to form at least a respective aerated product.
A process for making a food product, comprising:
- preparing a liquid compound having coffee as a main ingredient,
- emulsifying said liquid compound through a gas, for the purpose of obtaining a foamy precursor of an aerated product,
- providing a single-dose container for the product,
- introducing said foamy precursor in said container,
- solidifying said foamy precursor introduced in said container through freeze-drying, so as to form at least a respective aerated product, and
- hermetically sealing said container.
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