Modified peanut butter composition and method of producing same
AssigneeDoskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsAlvin KERSHMAN, Jeff SHEAR
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Abstract
A modified peanut butter composition is provided that includes natural peanut butter, hard butter, and silica gel or fumed silica. The modified peanut butter can also include maltodextrin and canola oil. A method of producing a modified peanut butter composition is also provided. The method includes heating a natural peanut butter to a temperature of at least 140° F., adding a hard butter to the natural peanut butter, mixing a silica gel or a fumed silica with the hard butter and natural peanut butter until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, and mixing the homogeneous mixture until the temperature is in the range of 115° F. to 130° F.
Claims19
A modified peanut butter comprising:
- natural peanut butter;
- hard butter;
- and
- silica gel or fumed silica.
A method for producing a modified peanut butter:
- heating a natural peanut butter to a temperature of at least 140° F.;
- mixing the natural peanut butter until a smooth and uniform mixture is obtained;
- adding a hard butter to the natural peanut butter mixture;
- mixing a silica gel or a fumed silica with the hard butter and natural peanut butter until a homogeneous mixture is obtained;
- and
- mixing the homogeneous mixture until the temperature is in the range of 115° F. to 130° F. to obtain the modified peanut butter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.