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US 6,333,059 B1Granted
Shelf-stable butter containing microwave popcorn article and method of preparation
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsAdelmo Monsalve, Gary V. Peterson, Philip E. Palkert
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Abstract
Disclosed are microwave shelf stable popcorn articles that contain real butter. The articles comprise any conventional microwave popcorn bag and an improved popcorn/fat charge. In addition to kernel popcorn and fat, the charge further essentially includes about 1% to 8% of a high fat butter constituent. By virtue of selecting a particularly defined high fat butter ingredient, microwave popcorn articles can be prepared that are shelf stable.
Claims4
An improved microwave popcorn article for use in the microwave heating of popcorn comprising:
- a microwave popcorn bag;
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- a food product charge being disposed within the popcorn bag and shelf stable without refrigeration, with the food product charge including about 60% to 98% by weight of kernel popcorn and about 2% to 40% by weight of a fat blend, with the fat blend including a non-dairy fat, and about 1% to 8% of a butter ingredient having a butterfat content of at least 95%, a moisture content of about 1% to 3% and milk solid non-fat.
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