자유 유동성 식용 조성물, 그를 포함하는 식품, 그를 사용하는 방법 및 상기 조성물의 제조 방법

• Main Authors: SHEN SHIJI, HOFFMAN ANDREW J, KANTHAK JUSTIN, BRIDGES JOHN, BUTLER SUSAN E
• Format: Patent
• Language: Korean
• Published: 25.10.2017
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

본 발명은, 예를 들어, 식품 또는 음료에 사용하기에 적합한 벌크 밀도, 입자 형태, 유동성 및 요동성의 제어 가능한 특성을 갖는 신규한 자유 유동성 조성물에 관한 것이다. 본 발명의 일 양태는: (i) 복수의 실질적으로 분리된 복합 입자, 여기서 각각의 복합 입자가 제2 식용 재료의 제1의 복수의 불균일 크기 입자로부터 형성된 불연속 표면 피복이 제공된 제1 식용 재료의 코어를 포함하며; (ii) 상기 제2 식용 재료의 제2의 복수의 불균일 크기 입자의 블렌드를 포함하는 자유 유동성 식용 조성물이다. The present disclosure relates to a free-flowing composition having controllable properties of bulk density, particle morphology, flowability and shakeability suitable, for example, for use on or in a foodstuff or a beverage. The composition includes a blend of: (i) a plurality of substantially discrete composite particles, each composite particle comprising a core of a first edible material provided with a discontinuous surface coating formed from a first plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of a second edible material; and (ii) a second plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of said second edible material. A foodstuff comprising the composition is claimed and so are methods of employing it. The application also claims a method of preparing thee composition, said method comprising the steps of: (a) combining the first edible material, provided in dry particulate form, with the second edible material, provided in dry particulate form; and (b) heating said combination to a forming temperature (Tf), which is at least equal to the glass transition temperature or softening temperature of the first edible material, with concurrent mixing thereof, so as to coat particles of the first edible material with a first plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of the second edible material, thereby forming composite particles of said composition, and leaving a second plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of the second edible material remaining which are intermingled with said composite particles.