Frozen confection manufacture
AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsMansoor Ahmed ANSARI, Johannes Jozef Marie JANSSEN, Georgios TETRADIS-MAIRIS
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for manufacturing a premix for a frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of: (i) forming an oil-in-water emulsion comprising fat in an amount of at least 45% by weight of the emulsion; (ii) providing an adjunct composition comprising saccharides, non-saccharide sweetener, protein or a combination thereof; (iii) providing an aqueous liquid; and (iv) combining the emulsion, adjunct composition and aqueous liquid.
Claims17
A process for manufacturing a premix for a frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of:
- (i) forming an oil-in-water emulsion comprising fat in an amount of at least 45% by weight of the emulsion, preferably from 48 to 87%, wherein the fat droplets in the emulsion have an average particle size (D3,2) of less than 1 micron;
- (ii) providing an adjunct composition comprising saccharides, non-saccharide sweetener, protein or a combination thereof;
- (iii) providing an aqueous liquid, preferably water;
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- (iv) combining the emulsion, adjunct composition and aqueous liquid.
A concentrate for making a premix for a frozen confection, wherein the concentrate is in the form of granules and comprises:
- a) saccharides and/or non-saccharide sweeteners in a total amount of from to 90% by weight of the concentrate;
- b) protein in an amount of from 1 to 15% by weight of the concentrate;
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- c) fat in an amount of from 1 to 25% by weight of the concentrate;
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- a) saccharides and/or non-saccharide sweetener in a total amount of from 70 to 95% by weight of the concentrate;
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- b) fat in an amount of from 3 to 25% by weight of the concentrate;
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- a) protein in an amount of from 10 to 50% by weight of the concentrate;
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- b) fat in an amount of from 3 to 25% by weight of the concentrate;
- wherein the fat comprises emulsified fat droplets wherein the fat droplets have an average particle size (D3,2) of less than 1 micron.
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