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US 9,622,506 B2Granted
Encapsulated soft food compositions and methods of making
AssigneeIncredible Foods, Inc.
InventorsDaniel William Stone, Kristen Enright, John Lamppa, Martin Earl Kolewe
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Abstract
A food composition and method of making is provided, the food composition comprising a soft food and at least one thickening agent, a polymerized edible matrix encapsulating the soft food and at least one thickening agent, wherein an outer surface of the soft food and at least one thickening agent substantially adheres to an inner surface of the polymerized edible matrix encapsulating the soft food and at least one thickening agent.
Claims14
A food composition, comprising:
- a visco-elastic inner core comprising a soft food, xanthan gum, and a galactomannan;
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- a polymerized edible hydrocolloid matrix encapsulating the visco-elastic inner core, wherein an outer surface of the visco-elastic inner core substantially adheres to an inner surface of the polymerized edible hydrocolloid matrix encapsulating the visco-elastic inner core wherein a pH of the soft food is about or above pH 3.3 or the pH of the soft food is about or above a pKa of the un-polymerized edible matrix, and further wherein the hydrocolloid matrix comprises at least one of an alginate and a chitosan.
A method of preparing a food composition, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a soft food, xanthan gum, and a galactomannan, and at least one edible polymer;
- b) combining the soft food with xanthan gum and a galactomannan to form a visco-elastic inner core;
- c) encapsulating the visco-elastic inner core in an unpolymerized edible hydrocolloid matrix that comprises the at least one edible polymer, wherein an outer surface of the visco-elastic inner core substantially adheres to an inner surface of the edible matrix encapsulating the visco-elastic inner core wherein a pH of the soft food is about or above pH 3.3 or the pH of the soft food is about or above a pKa of the un-polymerized edible matrix, and further wherein the hydrocolloid matrix comprises at least one of an alginate and a chitosan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.