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US 4,853,236 AGranted
Dual textured food piece of enhanced stability
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorJames E. Langler
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Abstract
Disclosed are improved, dual textured food products comprising a portion of one texture and a second portion of a different texture that exhibits enhanced shelf life stability. Preferred food products are fruit snack pieces comprising a soft, supportive, fruit-containing shell portion and a second, more fluid, variably textured core portion. The shell portion can comprise a dehydrated fruit puree composition. The core portion comprises an o/w emulsion to create a hydrophobic, liquid-fat barrier between the portions.
Claims24
A composite food article having a dual texture of enhanced shelf stability, comprising:
- a first solid portion comprising an intermediate moisture fruit composition in the form of an homogenous plastic mass having a water activity ranging from about 0.5 to 0.8 having a first, hard texture;
- a second thixotropic fluid portion in physical contact with the first portion having a water activity ranging from about 0.5 to 0.8 having a second, soft texture, wherein the water activities differential between the first to second portion ranges from up to about 0.2, said second portion
- comprising an oil in water emulsion comprising
- (a) about 50% to 92% by weight of the emulsion of a continuous water phase, said water phase comprising (1) sufficient quantities of said water phase of water soluble solids to have a water activity ranging from about 0.4 to 0.8,
- (b) a first oil-in-water forming emulsifier, and
- (c) a discontinuous oil phase comprising about 8% to 50% by weight of the emulsion of an edible oil.
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