Bite sized refrigerated yogurt products
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsLisa K. Pannell, Logan M. Merkwae
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Abstract
Refrigerated yogurt products of small size suitable for eating with the fingers are prepared by providing a frozen yogurt composition in individual serving portions and coating the frozen yogurt portions with a fat based coating that is a solid at 45° F., thereby completely enveloping the frozen yogurt portions. The coated frozen yogurt portion is allowed to thaw to form a refrigerated yogurt product and is stored at a temperature of from about 32° F. to about 45° F. The yogurt composition has a final viscosity of from about 35,000 to about 150,000 cP at 4° C., and has a total solids content of at least about 22% and/or exhibits a viscosity reduction at 45° F. of less than 10% after two freeze/thaw cycles. Methods and products are described.
Claims14
A refrigerated yogurt product of small size suitable for eating with the fingers, comprising:
- a yogurt composition in an individual serving portion coated with a fat based coating that is a solid at 45° F., thereby completely enveloping the yogurt portion;
- the yogurt composition product having either:
- i) a total solids content of at least about 22% and a viscosity of from about 35,000 to about 150,000 cP at 4° C.;
- or
- ii) a viscosity of from about 35,000 to about 150,000 cP at 4° C. and exhibiting a viscosity reduction at 45° F. of less than 10% after two freeze/thaw cycles.
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