Sauces for retortable food products
AssigneeThe Pillsbury Company
InventorsVictor T. Huang, Laurie E. Kerschner, Lorri D. Cullen
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Abstract
A sauce composition is provided which is suitable for preparing firm textured starch-containing or vegetable products wherein said products are retorted in the sauce. The sauce composition in addition to the normal ingredients of spices, flavors, water, and other compounds contains by weight 0.1%-24% polysaccharides having a MW.sub.W in the range of about 3,600 and 250,000. These polysaccharides include starch hydrolysates, and other polysaccharides such as alginates and carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claims22
A method of preparing a retorted food product having a sauce component and starch-containing and/or vegetable food component of preserved textural qualities comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing said sauce component wherein about 0.1 to about 24% by weight of the sauce component is comprised of polysaccharides of MW.sub.W between about 3600 and 250,000, said sauce having a A.sub.W of greater than 0.92;
- b) mixing said sauce and said vegetable and/or said starch-containing food in ratios suitable for the food product;
- c) thermally treating said mixture at a temperature greater than 212.degree. F. under pressure for a period of time adequate to sterilize said mixture,
- d) cooling said mixture.
A method of preparing a retorted food product having a sauce component and starch-containing and/or vegetable food component of preserved textural qualities comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing said sauce component wherein about 0.1 to about 24% by weight of the sauce component is comprised of polysaccharides of MW.sub.W between about 3600 and 250,000, and between about 36% to about 99.9% by weight water;
- b) mixing said sauce with a vegetable and/or a starch-containing food in ratios suitable for the food product;
- c) thermally treating said mixture at a temperature greater than 212.degree. F. under pressure for a period of time adequate to sterilize said mixture;
- d) cooling said mixture.
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