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US 2011/0256279 A1Published application
Infusion methods and products
AssigneeOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
InventorsSoumya Roy, Kellie Denson, Harold L. Mantius
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Abstract
The present specification provides, e.g., processes for infusing food bodies with infusion formulations, including long chain molecules such as soluble corn fiber, and provides food products infused with such formulations. Also provided are infusion formulations for performing such methods.
Claims20
A product, comprising:
- a food body comprising a food component and an infusion component, wherein the infusion component comprises maltodextrin and wherein the maltodextrin is present within the food body at about 5% to about 65% by weight of the food body.
A product, comprising:
- a food body comprising a food component and an infusion component, wherein the infusion component comprises long chain molecules selected from the group consisting of:
- polysaccharides with an average degree of polymerization (DP) of greater than or equal to 15, peptides, soluble proteins, and protein hydrolysates, and wherein the long chain molecules are present within the food body at about 5% to about 65% by weight of the food body.
A method of producing an infused food body, comprising:
- providing a food body from which at least about 40% to about 98% of soluble solids have been extracted;
- providing an infusion formulation having a viscosity of about 100 to about 3000 cps and a dissolved solids content of about 40 to about 75 brix;
- infusing the food body with the infusion formulation in a countercurrent apparatus by advancing the food body along a path while flowing the infusion formulation countercurrently to the advancing food body, wherein the infusion formulation is provided to the countercurrent apparatus at an infusion formulation-to-food body weight/weight ratio of between about 1:1 to about 6:1;
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- collecting the food body, to thereby a produce an infused food body.
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