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US 2010/0247712 A1Published application
Food compositions compromising dried probiotics, methods of manufacture and uses thereof
OwnerMarvin J. Rudolphinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a food composition including an edible base mix component and a dried probiotic component which that may be stored at room temperature and converted to a frozen dessert with minimal effects to the viability of probiotics. Accordingly, a consumer ingesting the frozen dessert is provided with a beneficial amount of viable probiotics. Also provided herein are one or more methods for manufacturing the food compositions and using the subject food composition in frozen dessert products.
Claims3
A food composition comprising:
- an edible base mix component, aseptically processed at a factory prior to shipment of the food composition to a final point of sale, the aseptically processed edible base mix;
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- a dried probiotic component added to the edible base mix component after the edible base has been aseptically processed to allow the food composition containing the dried probiotic component to be shipped at room temperature without any refrigeration of the food composition during shipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.