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US 8,771,778 B2Granted
Stabilized foam
AssigneeFrito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
InventorsSiva Kaliappan, Ian Noble, Ian T. Norton, Sevugan Palaniappan
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a gel-stabilized foam for use in food products. Foam bubbles are stabilized by either a continuous gel coating or a particulate gel coating created under high shear conditions. The foam is viscous and shelf-stable, and can be combined with a viscous food product to lower its caloric density and improve its organoleptic properties.
Claims16
A gel-stabilized foam comprising:
- a plurality of edible foam particles, wherein said foam particles have a mean diameter between about 1 and about 10,000 microns, wherein each said foam particle comprises a plurality of foam bubbles, and wherein said foam bubbles are surrounded by a continuous gel coating, wherein said foam further comprises a viscosity between about 0.001 Pa·s and 200 Pa·s and float in water.
A food product comprising:
- a viscous food having a viscosity between about 0.001 Pa·s and 200 Pa·s;
- and a plurality of foam particles mixed in said viscous food, wherein said foam particles comprise a mean diameter between about 1 micron and about 10,000 microns, wherein each said foam particle comprises a plurality of foam bubbles, wherein said foam bubbles are surrounded by a continuous gel coating, and wherein said foam particles further comprise a viscosity between about 0.001 Pa·s and 200 Pa·s and float in water.
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