Aromatized food package
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsNikhil Prasad, Jeffrey Willey
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Abstract
A food package having a built-in aroma. The package includes a food compartment and an aromatized substrate comprising a heat sensitive sealant which captures the aroma. The aromatized substrate is effective to preserve the aroma during freezing, refrigeration, and ambient storage, and is capable of releasing the aroma when the package with the food in the food compartment is heated in a microwave oven.
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A food package having a built-in aroma comprising:
- a food compartment and
- an aromatized substrate comprising a heat sensitive sealant which contains an aroma, wherein the heat sensitive sealant is effective to preserve the aroma during freezing, refrigeration, and ambient storage, and wherein the heat sensitive sealant releases the aroma upon heating to a temperature above ambient temperature when the package with the food in the food compartment is heated in a microwave oven.
A food package having a built-in aroma comprising a food compartment and an aromatized substrate comprising a heat sensitive sealant which contains an aroma, wherein the heat sensitive sealant is effective to preserve the aroma during freezing, refrigeration, and ambient storage, and wherein the heat sensitive sealant is capable of releasing the aroma upon heating to a temperature above ambient and below about 100.degree. C.
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