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US 12,279,628 · App. 15/767,425 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Composition comprising an oil phase

Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov (Spijkenisse, NL); Leonardus Marcus Flendrig (Amsterdam, NL); Hendrikus W M van der Hijden (Hoek van Holland, NL)
Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
A23D7/0056A23D9/007A23V2002/00A23V2200/14A23V2300/16A23V2300/31
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Patent No.
US 12,279,628
App. No.
15/767,425
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an oil phase, and particles of puffed maize kernel endosperm, dispersed in said oil phase, wherein upon sieving at least 80 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 500μηι. The invention also provides a method to prepare such compositions and use of particles of puffed maize kernel endosperm to structure the oil phase of a composition comprising an oil phase.

Claims (9)

1. Composition comprising an oil phase, and from 6 to 16 wt % particles of puffed maize kernel endosperm with respect to the weight of the oil phase, dispersed in said oil phase, wherein upon sieving at least 80 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 500 μm, wherein not more than 35 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 100 μm, and wherein the particles of puffed maize kernel endosperm structure the oil phase such that the composition has a Stevens value at 5° C. of 10 g or more.

2. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the oil phase comprises a liquid edible oil.

3. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein upon sieving at least 80 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 400 μm.

4. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein for the particles of puffed maize kernel endosperm upon sieving at least 95 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 400 μm and not more than 20 wt % of said particles passes a sieve with apertures of 100 μm.

5. Composition according to claim 4 , comprising from 8 to 14 wt % of said particles with respect to the weight of the oil phase.

6. Composition according to claim 5 , comprising from 10 and 12 wt % of said particles with respect to the weight of the oil phase.

7. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the puffed maize kernel endosperm is obtained from puffed popcorn.

8. Composition according to claim 7 , wherein the popcorn is sourced from Zea mays var. everta.

9. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the puffed maize kernel endosperm has a solid foam structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: ARNAUDOV, LUBEN NIKOLAEV; FLENDRIG, LEONARDUS MARCUS; VAN DER HIJDEN, HENDRIKUS THEODORUS W M
To: CONOPCO INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 045505/0897 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15190433 · Oct 19, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180303112A1 · Oct 25, 2018
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