# US 2021/0274808 A1 · Meat Alternative Compositions Comprising Cranberry Seed Preparations and Methods for Making Same

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- Number: US 2021/0274808 A1
- Document ID: US20210274808A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/067,533
- Filed: 2020-10-09
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-09
- Assignees: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
- Applicants: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
- Inventors: Gayathri Balakrishnan; Mariccor Batoy; David John Ehrlinger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274808A1

## CPC

- A23J 3/227: {Meat-like textured foods (meat extenders A23L13/00)}
- A23J 3/14: Vegetable proteins
- A23L 11/05: {Mashed or comminuted pulses or legumes; Products made therefrom (A23L11/30 takes precedence; tofu or soya cheese A23L11/45; soy drinks A23L11/65)}
- A23L 25/30: {Mashed or comminuted products, e.g. pulp, pastes, meal, powders; Products made therefrom, e.g. blocks, flakes, snacks; Liquid or semi-liquid products (A23L25/10 and A23L25/40 take precedence)}
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A23J: PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

This disclosure relates for example to meat alternative compositions comprising a plant based meat alternative and a cranberry seed preparation. This disclosure is also related to methods of preparing such meat alternative compositions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A meat alternative composition comprising:
a plant based meat alternative comprising:
a binder at about 0.1% to about 14% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition, and
a fat source at about 0.1% to about 25% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition; and
a cranberry seed preparation at about 4% to about 42% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the plant based meat alternative is a legume based meat alternative, a rice based meat alternative, a soy based meat alternative, a pea based meat alternative, a gluten based meat alternative, a mushroom based meat alternative, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises cranberry seed powder.

### Claim 4

(canceled)

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The meat alternative composition of claim 3, wherein the cranberry seed powder has an average particle size of about 80 mesh.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The meat alternative composition of claim 3, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises a cranberry protein isolate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises cranberry seed powder and cranberry protein isolate at a ratio of between 4:3 and 4:23, inclusive.

### Claim 8

(canceled)

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the cranberry seed preparation is about 2% to about 30% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim 10

(canceled)

### Claim 11

(canceled)

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the meat alternative composition comprises a plant based protein source at about 0.1% to about 25% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim at position 13

13-18. (canceled)

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein the fat source is about 8% to about 15% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim at position 15

20-26. (canceled)

### Claim 27 (depends on 1)

The meat alternative composition of claim 1, wherein at least 40% of the protein present in the meat alternative composition is provided by the cranberry seed preparation.

### Claim 28 (depends on 1)

A method of preparing a meat alternative composition, comprising providing the meat alternative composition of claim 1, and heating the meat alternative composition under conditions sufficient to cause a color change in anthocyanins present in the cranberry seed preparation.

### Claim at position 18

29-32. (canceled)

### Claim 33

A meat alternative composition comprising:
a non-heme-comprising meat alternative comprising:
a binder at about 0.1% to about 14% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition;
a fat source at about 0.1% to about 25% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition, and
a plant based protein source at about 0.1% to about 25% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition; and
a cranberry seed preparation at about 4% to about 42% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the non-heme-comprising meat alternative is a legume based meat alternative, a rice based meat alternative, a soy based meat alternative, a pea based meat alternative, a gluten based meat alternative, a mushroom based meat alternative, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 35 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises cranberry seed powder.

### Claim 36 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises cranberry protein isolate.

### Claim 37 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises cranberry seed powder and cranberry protein isolate at a ratio between 4:3 and 4:23, inclusive.

### Claim 38 (depends on 35)

The meat alternative composition of claim 35, wherein the cranberry seed powder has an average particle size of about 125 μm to about 225 μm.

### Claim 39

(canceled)

### Claim 40 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the cranberry seed preparation is about 6% to about 28% dry weight of the total meat alternative composition.

### Claim at position 27

41-47. (canceled)

### Claim 48 (depends on 33)

The meat alternative composition of claim 33, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises a cranberry protein concentrate.

### Claim at position 29

49-55. (canceled)

### Claim 56

A method of preparing a meat alternative composition, the method comprising:
providing a meat alternative, and
adding a cranberry seed preparation to the meat alternative, to thereby make a meat alternative composition, wherein the cranberry seed preparation is added to the meat alternative in amounts sufficient to constitute at least 5% of the meat alternative composition by weight.

### Claim at position 31

57-59. (canceled)

### Claim 60 (depends on 56)

The method of claim 56, wherein the cranberry seed preparation comprises a cranberry seed powder.

### Claim at position 33

61-65. (canceled)