Microwavable food products
AssigneeKraft Foods Global Brands LLC
InventorsRenee Gan, Gary Smith, Ya-yu Pai, Keith Forneck
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Abstract
The packaging system includes a first food product sealed within an inner wrapper, a second food product positioned within a tray and spacing the first food product from the tray, and an outer wrapper sealing the first food product, sealed within the inner wrapper, the second food product and the tray therein. A shield is disposed on the tray and is in contact with more than one surface of the second food product. Prior to microwave heating, the inner and outer wrapper are removed.
Claims4
A fully baked bread product, said fully baked bread product being prepared from a dough comprising, in baker's percentages, 100 percent flour, at least one leavening agent selected from the group consisting of about 0.5 to about 5 percent compressed yeast and about 0.3 to about 1.7 percent dried yeast, 0 to about 0.5 percent sodium stearoyl lactylate or calcium stearoyl lactylate, about 0.5 to about 3 percent salt, about 5 to about 15 percent high fructose corn syrup, 0 to about 0.5 percent mold inhibitor, about 5 to about 15 percent oil, about 50 to about 63 percent water, about 0.5 to about 2 percent monoglycerides and diglycerides, about 0.2 to about 1.5 percent lecithin, about 0.1 to about 1 percent xanthan, about 0.2 to about 1.5 percent guar, about 0.1 to about 0.45 percent alpha amylase enzyme, about 0.2 to about 1.5 percent methylcellulose, about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides, the fully baked food product having a top bread portion and a bottom bread portion such that a filling can be placed between the top bread portion and a bottom bread portion to form a sandwich, the top bread portion having a first top surface and a first bottom surface, the bottom bread portion having a second top surface and a second bottom surface, the first bottom surface and the second top surface, when the sandwich is prepared, contacting the filling, and the first top surface, the second bottom surface, or both the first top surface and the second bottom surface, having been treated to provide a crispy texture, wherein the fully baked bread product has an Aw, of about 0.90 to about 0.98, wherein the fully baked bread product has a refrigerated shelf life of at least about 75 days when sealed in a package and wherein the bread product is suitable for heating in a microwave oven before consumption by a consumer.
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