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US 5,508,055 AGranted
Pourable salad dressings
AssigneeThomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsRichard E. Rubow, Daniel J. Kochakji, Michele A. Buchanan, Charles R. Brown, Stephen C. Daniels, Malcolm G. Jones, Ian T. Norton
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Abstract
A pourable acidic dressing containing selected non-starch polysaccharides in the form of sheared gel particles to suspend particulate materials in the dressing. The dressing contains up to small amounts of xanthan which are rheologically acceptable.
Claims11
A pourable acidic dressing comprising:
- (i) 0-50 wt. % of fat;
- (ii) 46-99 wt. % of water;
- (iii) 0.1-4 wt. % of at least one non-starch polysaccharide present in the form of sheared-gel particles;
- (iv) an acidulant;
- (v) other ingredients characteristic of different varieties of dressings to achieve desirable organoleptic properties including one or more of visible herb, vegetable, and spice particulates, said polysaccharides characterized by forming at the concentration used in the dressing composition, in water, under quiescent conditions, at the appropriate pH, titratable acidity and salt concentration a gel selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) a thermoreversible gel;
- (B) a chemically set gel;
- and
- (C) a synergistic gel;
- said dressing having a Brookfield viscosity of 100-4,500 cps. and a yield stress (tan delta=1) of 0.1-10 Pa.
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A process for preparing a pourable dressing comprising
- (i) 0-50 wt. % of fat;
- (ii) 46-99 wt. % of water;
- (iii) 0.1-4 wt. % of at least one non-starch polysaccharide in the form of sheared-gel particles;
- (iv) an acidulant;
- (v) other ingredients characteristic of different varieties of dressings to achieve desirable organoleptic properties including one or more of visible herb, vegetable, and spice particulates, said polysaccharides characterized by forming at the concentration used in the dressing composition, in water, under quiescent conditions, at the appropriate pH, titratable acidity and salt concentration a gel selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) a thermoreversible gel;
- (B) a chemically set gel;
- and
- (c) o synergistic gel;
- said method comprising the steps of
- (I) dispersing the polysaccharides in water and adding one or more other ingredients, including said visible herb, vegetable and spice pieces, to the dressing composition;
- (II) applying shear during the thermal formation of the gel;
- and
- (III) adding the remaining ingredients of the dressing;
- the final dressing being characterized by having a Brookfield viscosity of 100-4,500 cps. and a yield stress (tan delta=1) of 0.1-10 Pa.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.