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US 9,848,609 B2Granted
Refrigerated, chemically leavened doughs in package, with carbon dioxide atmosphere
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorDavid J Domingues
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Abstract
Described are methods and compositions relating to dough compositions leavened by chemical leavening systems that include acidic chemical leavening agent and encapsulated basic chemical leavening agent, wherein the dough composition can be refrigerated in a low pressure package that contains a carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Claims22
A packaged refrigerated dough product comprising:
- an unproofed, raw, chemically-leavenable non-developed dough composition, the dough composition including an encapsulated basic chemical leavening agent, an acidic chemical leavening agent, and glucose oxidase;
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- a package containing the dough composition and a carbon-dioxide-flushed headspace containing at least 90 percent carbon dioxide with a ratio of headspace volume to dough volume is less than or equal to 0.5 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein the packaged refrigerated dough product is capable of being stored for 40 days at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, during which storage the dough composition has a raw specific volume not greater than 1.7 cubic centimeters per gram.
A method of providing a dough product, the method comprising
- providing an unproofed non-frozen, raw, chemically-leavenable non-developed dough composition including an encapsulated basic chemical leavening agent, a low solubility acidic chemical leavening agent, and glucose oxidase,
- placing the non-frozen dough composition in a package, the package having a ratio of headspace volume to dough mass of no greater than 0.5 cubic centimeters headspace per gram,
- flushing the headspace with carbon dioxide,
- sealing the package to contain the dough composition in the headspace, including at least 90 percent carbon dioxide, wherein the refrigerated dough product is capable of being packaged for 40 days of refrigerated storage at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, during which the dough composition has a raw specific volume in the range of from 0.95 to 1.7 cubic centimeters per gram.
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