IP Library Granted Patent US 11,064,716
Granted Patent B2
US 11,064,716 · App. 15/565,979 · Granted Jul 20, 2021

Composition for coating frozen confectionery and a process for manufacturing same

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Patent No.
US 11,064,716
App. No.
15/565,979
Granted
Jul 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a composition for coating a frozen confection, the composition comprising 10 to 50 wt. % dry glucose syrup with a DE (Dextrose Equivalent) below 40, and a total amount of mono and di-saccharides below 10 wt. %, and a water activity below 1.0 and 35 to 70 wt. % fat. The invention also relates to a process for making the composition.

Claims (17)

1. A composition for coating a frozen confection, the composition comprising:

10 to 50 wt. % dry glucose syrup with a DE (Dextrose Equivalent) from 25 to 40, a total amount of mono and di-saccharides below 10 wt. %, and a water activity below 1.0; and

35 to 70 wt. % fat.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises below 25 wt. % sugars.

3. The composition according to claim 2 , wherein the sugars are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose and combinations thereof.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the dry glucose syrup is present in an amount of 10 to 30 wt. %.

5. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the dry glucose syrup is present in an amount of 15 to 50 wt. %.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fat has a saturated fat level (SFA) below 60%.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fat comprises from 8 to 15 wt. % liquid oil and 20 to 62 wt. % palm oil mid fraction based on the total weight of the composition.

8. The composition according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid oil is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil, olive oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, and combinations thereof.

9. The composition according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid oil is sunflower oil.

10. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 0.1 to 2 wt. % of emulsifiers selected from the group consisting of sunflower lecithin, soya lecithin polyglycerol polyricinoleate, ammonium phosphatide and combinations thereof.

11. The composition according to claim 1 comprising from 5 to 25 wt. % cocoa solids.

12. The composition according to claim 1 comprising from 1 to 20 wt. % non-fat milk solids.

13. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 18.70 to 46.50 wt. % of the dry glucose syrup, and the DE is from 30 to 34.

14. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 18.70 to 46.50 wt. % of the dry glucose syrup, the DE is from 30 to 34, and the composition comprises no fractioned palm oil.

15. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the dry glucose syrup has a DE from 30 to 35.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0165 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO SHOW THE FULL AND CORRECT NEW NAME IN SECTION 51. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049391 FRAME: 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049853/0398 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049391/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2017
From: WEBERING, CHRISTEL; SMIRNOVA, OLGA; CHANDRASEKARAN, SHANTHA NALUR
To: NESTEC S.A.
Reel/Frame 043861/0280 →