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US Patent 4410555 - Expanded food products
US Patent Issued on October 18, 1983
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 28, 2001Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 28, 2001Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAn expanded food product possessing unique structural and taste properties is provided. This expanded product is a mixture of separately aerated components--one fat-based and one aqueous sugar syrup-based. The resulting expanded product has a density of from about 0.2 to 1.0 g/cm3 and comprises about 15% to about 40% by weight of an edible fat component, about 20% to about 60% by weight of a sugar component, about 6 to 20% by weight of water and about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a colloid. A preferred product is a stable, homogenous blend of a soft whipped chocolate mass and a whipped marshmallow-like low-cooked sugar syrup. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/306498 filed on 09/28/1981US Classes:426/572, Cream filler, fondant, frosting, icing or confection426/660ConfectionField of Search426/572, Cream filler, fondant, frosting, icing or confection426/660, Confection426/103, Sugar or carbohydrate containing426/571Marshmellow or chiffonExaminersPrimary: Hunter, JeanetteAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2082312, 2162585, 2171244, 2645580, 2847311, 3542270, 3556812, 3607309, 4038423, Food barIssued on: 07/26/1977 Inventor: Hayward , et al.4045583, Method of manufacturing a chocolate product Issued on: 08/30/1977 Inventor: Jeffery , et al.4049832, High fat, fortified, marshmallow based food bar Issued on: 09/20/1977 Inventor: Hayward , et al.4272558Method and apparatus for producing a cellular product Issued on: 06/09/1981 Inventor: Bouette International ClassesA23G 3/00 (20060101)A23G 3/02 (20060101) A23G 3/20 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-08-13 WO |
