FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof.
1 . A dairy or dairy substitute product comprising a blend in an amount from about 60% to about 90% of the product, a hardness value from about 0.5 to about 8 pounds of force, and a dissolvability in a range from about 0.1 to about 8 pounds force peak load, the blend selected from the group consisting of a dairy ingredient, a dairy substitute ingredient, and combinations thereof.
2 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity of the product ranges from about 1000 to about 500,000 cp.
3 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the density of the product is at least about 0.1 g/cc.
4 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the product is freeze-dried.
5 . The product of claim 1 further comprising at least one prebiotic.
6 . The product of claim 1 further comprising a viscosity when it is wet from about 30,000 to about 60,000 cp at a 10 rpm speed of a spindle 6 in a Brookfield viscometer.
7 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the product is a yogurt product.
8 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a hardness value from about 1.5 to about 5.5 peak load.
9 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the blend is present in the product in an amount from about 70% to about 85%.
10 . The product of claim 1 further comprising at least one probiotic.
11 . A dairy or dairy substitute product comprising a blend in an amount from 60% to 90% of the product, a hardness value of 0.5 to 8 pounds of force, and a viscosity in a range from about 1000 to about 500,000 cp, the blend selected from the group consisting of a dairy ingredient, a dairy substitute ingredient, and combinations thereof.
12 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the product comprises a dissolvability in a range from about 0.1 to about 8 pounds force peak load.
13 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the density of the product is at least about 0.1 g/cc.
14 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the product is freeze-dried.
15 . The product of claim 11 further comprising at least one prebiotic.
16 . The product of claim 11 further comprising a viscosity when it is wet from about 30,000 to about 60,000 cp at a 10 rpm speed of a spindle 6 in a Brookfield viscometer.
17 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the product is a yogurt product.
18 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the product has a hardness value from about 1.5 to about 5.5 peak load.
19 . The product of claim 11 , wherein the blend is present in the product in an amount from about 70% to about 85%.
20 . The product of claim 11 further comprising at least one probiotic.