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US 2024/0138422 A1Published application
Shelf-stable fried confectionery food products and methods of making the same
AssigneeThe Hershey Company
InventorsXiaoying Wang, Paige E. Cappello, Ana C. Duque
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Abstract
Fried confectionery food products such as doughnuts and mini doughnuts, compositions, and methods for making wherein the confectionery food products have an extended shelf-life of from more than three (3) months up to nine (9) months where water activity, moisture loss and undesirable flavor and texture changes are controlled.
Claims20
A fried confectionery food product comprising:
- a fried batter, wherein said batter is formed from a composition comprising a dry ingredient formulation mixed with liquid ingredients and optional food additives and fried, and
- wherein the fried confectionery food product has a water activity (Aw) of about 0.75 or less and a shelf-life greater than 3 months above frozen temperature.
A method for making a fried confectionery food product, said method comprising:
- combining dry ingredients to form a dry ingredient formulation;
- adding liquid ingredients to the dry ingredient formulation;
- mixing the dry ingredient formulation and the liquid ingredients to form a batter;
- and
- frying the batter to form the fried confectionery food product,
- wherein the fried confectionery food product has a water activity of about 0.75 or less and a shelf-life of greater than 3 months above frozen temperature.
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