IP Library Granted Patent US 8,057,836
Granted Patent B2
US 8,057,836 · App. 12/176,208 · Granted Nov 15, 2011

Sprayable cooking compositions for high temperature use

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Patent No.
US 8,057,836
App. No.
12/176,208
Granted
Nov 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application relates to a sprayable cooking composition having enhanced high heat performance. The cooking composition includes cottonseed oil, a crystal inhibitor, and a cookware release agent and does not polymerize at high cooking temperature, or exhibits reduced polymerization and/or browning at high cooking temperature.

Claims (38)

1. A sprayable cooking composition, comprising:

an aerosol delivery device comprising a spray nozzle system;

a cooking composition sprayable from the spray nozzle system of the aerosol delivery device, wherein the cooking composition comprises:

at least about 70% cottonseed oil by weight of the cooking composition,

about 0.1% to about 1% crystal inhibitor by weight of the cottonseed oil, and

about 0.5% to about 10% cookware release agent by weight of the cooking composition,

wherein the cooking composition facilitates a clog rate of the spray nozzle system that is less than about 0.2% when sprayed through the spray nozzle system of the aerosol delivery device, wherein the cooking composition has a low polymerization rate when heated to a temperature between about 400° F. and 550° F.

2. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the cooking compositing includes another plant derived cooking oil.

3. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , comprising:

about 90% to about 99% cottonseed oil by weight of the cooking composition,

about 0.1% to about 0.5% crystal inhibitor by weight of the cottonseed oil,

about 0.5% to about 5% cookware release agent by weight of the cooking composition; and

about 0% to about 0.5% water by weight of the cooking composition.

4. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the cottonseed oil is at least one member of a group comprising: refined, winterized, and deodorized cottonseed oil.

5. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the crystal inhibitor comprises polyglycerol esters.

6. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the cookware release agent includes at least one member of a group comprising: phosphated monoglyceride, and phosphated diglyceride.

7. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the moisture content of the cooking composition is no more than 1.0% of the cooking composition by weight.

8. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the peroxide value of the cooking composition is no more than 1.0.

9. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the iron content of the cooking composition is less than 1.0 parts per million of iron.

10. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the linolenic acid content of the cooking composition is less than 1.0% of the cooking composition by weight.

11. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the free fatty acid content of the cooking composition is less than 0.10% of the cooking composition by weight.

12. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein crystallization of the cooking composition occurs at about 38° F. to about 46° F.

13. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the cooking composition has the low polymerization rate when heated to a temperature of about 550° F. for about 20 minutes.

14. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , wherein the cooking composition comprises:

about 40% to about 60% linoleic acid by weight of the cooking composition;

about 15% to about 40% saturated fatty acid by weight of the cooking composition; and

about 1% or less trans fatty acid by weight of the cooking composition.

15. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 14 , wherein the cooking composition comprises a fatty acid profile of about 1.0% myristic acid by weight of the cooking composition, about 22% palmitic acid by weight of the cooking composition, about 3.0% stearic acid by weight of the cooking composition, about 19% oleic acid by weight of the cooking composition, about 54% linoleic acid by weight of the cooking composition, and about 1% linolenic acid by weight of the cooking composition.

16. The sprayable cooking composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more preservatives, flavorings, and/or colorants.

17. A sprayable cooking composition, comprising:

an aerosol delivery device having a spray nozzle system;

a cooking composition sprayable from the spray nozzle system of the aerosol delivery device, wherein the cooking composition comprises:

about 78% to about 82% winterized cottonseed oil by weight of the cooking composition,

about 0.1% to about 0.5% crystal inhibitor by weight of the winterized cottonseed oil,

about 3.5% to about 4.5% cookware release agent by weight of the cooking composition,

about 0.1% to about 0.5% water by weight of the cooking composition,

about 14% to about 18% propellant by weight of the cooking composition, and

wherein the cooking composition facilitates a clog rate of the spray nozzle system that is less than about 0.2% when sprayed through the spray nozzle system of the aerosol delivery device via the propellant.

Assignments (1)
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Jul 31, 2025
From: CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC.
To: CONAGRA FOODS RDM, LLC
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