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US 2013/0323367 A1Published application
Extended life food product
AssigneePremier Foods Group Limited
InventorsSolene Pont, Robin Clifton, Tim Fenton, Peter Sadd, JoAnna Emery
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a food product which is an ambient toastable sandwich with an extended shelf life and which can contain either savoury or sweet fillings As described herein for optimum taste performance the final food product is preferably toasted by the consumer.
Claims36
A process of making a sandwich, said process comprising the steps of:
- applying a fatty substance containing between about 4% to about 30% fat content, preferably between about 8 to about 16% fat content, preferably about 16% fat content to at least one side of a slice of bread, wherein the fatty substance is applied to substantially all of the region of bread that will be in contact with a filling;
- applying said filling on top of the fatty substance;
- lidding the filling with a second region of bread, wherein said second region of bread also has applied to it said fatty substance;
- and
- bonding the regions of bread together to form a seal.
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A sandwich comprising:
- at least two regions of bread which encompass at least one filling, each region having a side which faces said filling and a side which does not face said filling;
- the sides of the regions of bread which face said filling having incorporated thereon a fatty substance;
- and
- wherein the fatty substance has between about 4% to about 30% fat content, preferably between about 8 to about 16% fat content, preferably about 16% fat content,
- and wherein at least a portion of each of the regions of bread is bonded together to prevent the filling from escaping.
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The sandwich of 20, wherein the sandwich is lightly toasted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.