Shelf stable acid food dressings containing fibrous protein complexes
AssigneeKraft, Inc.
InventorsWilliam G. Soucie, Wen-Sherng Chen, Vernon C. Witte, George A. Henry, W. Dennis Drehkoff
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Abstract
Shelf-stable acidic food dressings having a pH of less than 4.1 comprising an acidic food dressing vehicle and fibrous xanthan gum-protein complexes which retain their firm fibrous texture under prolonged storage conditions. Also disclosed are methods for preparing dressings.
Claims6
A shelf-stable acidic food dressing comprising a blend of from about 50 percent by weight to about 99.75 percent by weight of an acidic, aqueous food dressing vehicle having a pH of less than about 4.1 and from about 0.25 to about 50 percent by weight of a firm-bodied xanthan gum-protein fiber complex.
A method for preparing a shelf-stable food dressing comprising the steps of preparing a xanthan-protein fibrous complex, preparing an aqueous, acidic food dressing and combining the food dressing and the xanthan-protein fibrous complex to provide a shelf-stable aqueous food dressing containing meat simulating fibers which retain their textures under prolonged storage at acid pH of less than 4.1
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