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US 4,438,147 AGranted
Foaming creamer and method of making same
AssigneeSociete d'Assistance Technique pour Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorPaul L. Hedrick, Jr.
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Abstract
A powder-form foaming creamer suitable for use in beverages is prepared by spray-drying a mixture containing a non-dairy fat, a non-dairy carbohydrate and a proteinaceous foam stabilizer. In the spray-drying step, the mixture is atomized by forcing it through a narrow orifice under a high pressure. The dried powder withstands severe handling and retains the ability to produce a foam in the final beverage.
Claims30
A method of making a foaming creamer comprising:
- (a) forming a liquid mixture comprising water and solids, said mixture being devoid of an effective amount of surface tension reducing agents, said solids including at least about 5% non-dairy fat, at least about 30% water-soluble non-dairy carbohydrate, and between 0% and about 50% dry skim milk, there being present in said solids an effective amount of a proteinaceous foam stabilizer;
- (b) blending an inert gas to gassify said mixture;
- (c) homogenizing said mixture;
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- (d) spray-drying said mixture, after said gas-blending and homogenizing steps, by:
- (1) forcing the mixture through an orifice under a spray pressure sufficient to finely atomize the mixture, and
- (2) contacting the atomized mixture with a gaseous drying medium at an elevated temperature, to thereby produce a substantially dry powder devoid of an effective amount of surface tension reducing agents.
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A method of making a foaming creamer comprising:
- (a) forming a liquid mixture comprising water and solids, said mixture being devoid of an effective amount of surface tension reducing agents, said solids including at least about 5% non-dairy fat, at least about 30% water-soluble non-dairy carbohydrate, and between 0% and about 50% dry skim milk, there being present in said solids an effective amount of a proteinaceous foam stabilizer;
- (b) blending an inert gas to gassify said mixture;
- (c) homogenizing said mixture;
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- (d) spray-drying said mixture, after said gas-blending and homogenizing steps, by:
- (1) forcing the mixture through an orifice less than about 3.8 mm. in diameter under a spray pressure of at least about 42 kg/cm.sup.2, and
- (2) contacting the atomized mixture with a gaseous drying medium at an elevated temperature, to thereby produce a substantially dry powder devoid of an effective amount of surface tension reducing agents.
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