# US 2008/0187633 A1 · Aerated product

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- Number: US 2008/0187633 A1
- Document ID: US20080187633A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/699,602
- Filed: 2007-01-30
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2006-01-31
- Assignees: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
- Inventors: Andrew Richard Cox
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080187633A1

## CPC

- A23G 9/46: Aerated, foamed, cellular or porous products
- A23C 9/13: using additives
- A23C 9/1307: {Milk products or derivatives; Fruit or vegetable juices; Sugars, sugar alcohols, sweeteners; Oligosaccharides; Organic acids or salts thereof or acidifying agents; Flavours, dyes or pigments; Inert or aerosol gases; Carbonation methods}
- A23C 9/152: containing additives (fermented milk preparations containing additives A23C9/13)
- A23C 9/1524: {Inert gases, noble gases, oxygen, aerosol gases; Processes for foaming}
- A23G 9/285: {for extruding strips, cutting blocks and manipulating cut blocks}
- A23G 9/38: containing peptides or proteins (characterised by the dairy products used A23G9/40)
- A23L 2/54: Mixing with gases
- A23L 2/66: Proteins
- A23L 33/17: Amino acids, peptides or proteins
- A23C 2210/30: Whipping, foaming, frothing or aerating dairy products
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23C: DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PREPARATION THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B11/00)
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

A product comprising a container which contains an aerated composition is provided, the container having a dispensing aperture through which the aerated composition can be dispensed, characterized in that the aerated composition comprises hydrophobin.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A product comprising a container which contains an aerated composition, the container having a dispensing aperture through which the aerated composition can be dispensed, characterized in that the aerated composition comprises hydrophobin.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises at least 0.001 wt % hydrophobin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the hydrophobin is in isolated form.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the hydrophobin is a class II hydrophobin.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the aerated composition has an overrun of from 25% to 400%.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the aerated composition is an aerated food.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A product according to claim 6 wherein the aerated composition is a frozen aerated confection.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A product according to claim 7 wherein the aerated composition is an ice cream.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A product according to claim 1 wherein the container is selected from the group consisting of a cartridge, an aerosol can and a collapsible pouch.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A product according to claim 9 wherein the container comprises a cartridge having hollow cylindrical body which is open at one end and closed by an end wall at the other end; a dispensing aperture in the end wall through which the aerated composition is dispensed; and a plunger which sealingly fits within the bore of the cylindrical body and which is movable within the bore of the cylindrical body towards the end wall so as to urge the aerated composition towards the dispensing aperture whereby it can be extruded through the dispensing aperture.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A product according to claim 10 wherein the end wall is in the shape of a truncated cone with the larger circular base of the cone being directly attached to the end of the cylindrical wall of the cartridge and the dispensing aperture being located in the smaller circular surface of the truncated cone.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

A product according to claim 10 wherein the cylindrical body of the container extends outwardly beyond the end wall.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A process for dispensing an aerated composition from a product according to claim 1, the process comprising applying pressure to the composition when the dispensing aperture is open, so as to cause the composition to be discharged from the container by extrusion through the dispensing aperture.