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US 7,195,792 B2Granted
Browning agent
AssigneeGenencor International, Inc.
InventorsMatthew G. Boston, Gregory M. Whited
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Abstract
A browning agent for foodstuffs having at least two carbonyl groups is disclosed. A method for using the browning agent in or on a substrate is also disclosed. The browning agent may be coated onto foodstuffs such as biscuits, pizza, pie coverings or hash brown potatoes and heated by microwave or convection oven to induce browning.
Claims24
A browning composition for application to a foodstuff comprising 2, 5 diketo-gluconic acid as a browning agent in an amount sufficient to effect browning and an amine source.
A method of preparing a foodstuff for browning in a microwave oven, the method comprising
- providing a browning composition comprising a sugar acid having at least two carbonyl groups as a browning agent in an amount sufficient to effect browning;
- and
- incorporating said browning composition in a foodstuff, wherein the amount or browning agent is from 0.001% to 40% by weight of the foodstuff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.