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US 6,645,538 B2Granted
Composite flexible frozen confection comprising a gel and process for its preparation
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsThomas Eric Best, Paul Ronald Renati, Singhachai Surintrspanont
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Abstract
A composite flexible frozen confection containing a distinct block(s) of a gel component, that is combined with one or more frozen dessert components, in such a manner that the composition may exhibit hand-held flexibility without significant separation of one or more of the components.
Claims10
A composite frozen confection containing one or more component block(s) of polyanionic gel(s) in conjunction with more rigid component such that:
- a) during warming to room temperature the confection develops flexibility,
- b) when flexible, the confection may be bent or wobbled such that one end may distort to an angle of at least 5 degrees from other end and
- c) during the first 4 distortions, not more than 5% by weight of the rigid component falls off.
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