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US 8,586,121 B2Granted
Fruit snack
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsLuc Leo Ivonne Jacops, Natasja Veronica Hermina Lemmens-Smink, Vincent Yves Gerard Passard
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a packaged, shelf-stable, gelled natural fruit pulp, in which the natural pectins of the fruit pulp have been substantially demethoxylated by the action of a pectinmethylesterase enzyme under ultra-high pressure (UHP) conditions. Also provided is a method of preparation of the packaged, ambient-stable, natural fruit product.
Claims21
A packaged, shelf-stable, gelled natural fruit pulp, comprising:
- fresh natural fruit pulp having no added hydrocolloids and an added pectinmethylesterase (PME) enzyme, wherein the action of the pectinmethylesterase (PME) enzyme under ultra-high pressure (UHP) conditions demethoxylates the natural pectins of said fruit pulp to form a shelf-stable dimensionally stable fruit gel snack having a texture measurement between 7.8 and 16.6 Newtons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.