WO2004008868A1 - Produit fromager aromatise a cuisson au four a longue periode de conservation et procede de preparation de ce dernier - Google Patents

Produit fromager aromatise a cuisson au four a longue periode de conservation et procede de preparation de ce dernier Download PDF

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WO2004008868A1
WO2004008868A1 PCT/US2002/023085 US0223085W WO2004008868A1 WO 2004008868 A1 WO2004008868 A1 WO 2004008868A1 US 0223085 W US0223085 W US 0223085W WO 2004008868 A1 WO2004008868 A1 WO 2004008868A1
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Chii-Fen Wang
Weizhu Yu
Harry Levine
Ramanathan Santhanagopalan
Louise Slade
Zhen-Yi Yan
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A21—BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS
    • A21D—TREATMENT, e.g. PRESERVATION, OF FLOUR OR DOUGH, e.g. BY ADDITION OF MATERIALS; BAKING; BAKERY PRODUCTS; PRESERVATION THEREOF
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    • A21—BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS
    • A21D—TREATMENT, e.g. PRESERVATION, OF FLOUR OR DOUGH, e.g. BY ADDITION OF MATERIALS; BAKING; BAKERY PRODUCTS; PRESERVATION THEREOF
    • A21D13/00—Finished or partly finished bakery products
    • A21D13/30—Filled, to be filled or stuffed products
    • A21D13/38—Filled, to be filled or stuffed products characterised by the filling composition
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
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    • A23C19/06—Treating cheese curd after whey separation; Products obtained thereby
    • A23C19/09—Other cheese preparations; Mixtures of cheese with other foodstuffs
    • A23C19/093—Addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins
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    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
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  • the invention relates to a shelf-stable, bake-stable, smooth-textured cheese product, other bakeable savory spreads and filler compositions and to processes for preparing them.
  • the savory, especially cheese, products provide a number of product variations and combinations.
  • Burkwall used the term "shelf-stability" in his context, to define a single property, i.e., microbiological stability. Burkwall provided a simulated cheese product containing 5 to 35% of sugar or sugar equivalents to lower the osmotic pressure of the cheese to "render it substantially free from bacteriological problems".
  • the provision of large amounts of sugars (13 parts sucrose versus 5 parts cheese in the Example) is largely incompatible with savory flavors such as cheese.
  • the high percentage of protein binding agents and starch are also incompatible with the provision of a smooth and creamy texture necessary for a good cheese filler.
  • shelf stability requires more than microbiological stability. Indeed, there are a number of organoleptic and rheological criteria that must be met before a product can be considered “shelf stable”. There is a technical challenge in modifying a savory food such as cheese such that it becomes stable to baking, i.e., bakeable, without sacrificing its flavor or creamy texture.
  • a product To be fully shelf stable a product must maintain its texture.
  • the savory food must also retain its flavor, and it must not adversely affect that of a copackaged baked dough such as is found in pretzels, crackers or puffed snacks, such as cheese filled puffed snacks, e.g., cheese balls, in terms of taste, texture or color.
  • a copackaged baked dough such as is found in pretzels, crackers or puffed snacks, such as cheese filled puffed snacks, e.g., cheese balls, in terms of taste, texture or color.
  • This means that the baked dough portion of the composite product must maintain a crisp texture. It must not become soggy due either to the migration of moisture from the cheese or oil-soaked due to the release, i.e., so-called "oil out" of oil from the cheese.
  • Morano points out that products of the type produced by Tang, et al. , suffer from a common problem in the art when dealing with water-soluble gelling agents, whether protein or carbohydrate based. Typically, these products require significant water contents to hydrate the gelling agent. Morano would like to provide an essentially water free product and proposes the use of an ultra high surface area cellulose which is able to hydrate in a,hydrophilic liquid phase comprised of an edible polyol humectant. Thus, this composition requires the presence of a particular form of cellulose to avoid the need for water, and fats are preferably avoided because the product is desired to be fat free. It would be desirable, however, to meet the challenge of providing a bakeable cheese filler without resorting to adding cellulose or decreasing fat.
  • the terms "bakeable”, “bake-stable” and “stable to baking” are used interchangeably and refer to a minimal heat stability of a cheese filling within a composite baked dough and savor filling product, such as a filled pretzel, cracker or puffed snack, to maintain suitable homogeneity and rheology and to remain acceptable as a filling without significantly degrading the baked dough.
  • puffed snack products are starch-based snack products, possibly extruded, such as cheese balls and the like.
  • Products such as cheese-filled cheese balls can be coextruded as an enrobed "rope" of the savory filling within a "rope” of dough that is fully cooked, e.g., baked, during forming by extrusion or thereafter.
  • Products of this type can be made by a number of techniques, such as, for example, as described in U. S. Patent No. 6,210,723.
  • a cheese filler is extruded within a casing which consists of an unbaked dough which typically would comprise a corn or wheat flour and/or starch.
  • the terms “bakeable” and “bake stable” refer to rheological and homogeneity stability at savory filler composition temperatures in the range of 115°C +5%.
  • Such temperatures would be encountered for example, in a filled extruded product, such as a cheese filled puffed snack, prepared using an extrusion process wherein the temperature of the extruder at the tip of the extruder die would reach 155°C-160°C. Such temperatures are sufficient to cook the unbaked dough surrounding the cheese filler. That is, their temperatures are sufficient to gelatinize the corn or wheat starch which typically would be in the casing surrounding the cheese filler, and such temperatures would ensure that raw flavor notes in the starch would be ehminated or minimized.
  • baking stable may refer to stability at actual filler temperatures in the range of 125°C +5%. Such temperatures would be encountered for example, in an oven baked product, such as a filled cracker dough product, prepared using an oven bake process wherein the temperature of the oven might reach 200°C-210°C for a period of 4 or more minutes. There is a need to accomphsh this in a manner that would enable adding a cheese filler to an unbaked dough which could be baked to provide a product having suitable texture, flavor and shelf-stability.
  • the present invention provides both a process for preparing a shelf-stable savory, e.g., cheese, product and the products, baked and unbaked, having improved properties.
  • a savory, smooth-textured, bakeable and shelf- stable cheese product comprises: a) a dispersed fat phase comprised of fat in an amount of at least 5%, typically at least 7% and preferably at least 10%, by weight of the total weight of the cheese product; b) an aqueous liquid phase comprising a polyol in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids, the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids being sufficient to provide the total cheese product with an A w in all cases of less than 0.8, and for cracker-like products, preferably less than 0.5, more preferably less than 0.4, and most preferably less than 0.3, and less than 0.7 for products that will be baked or toasted before serving, and c) a solids phase, containing cheese flavor in an amount sufficient to comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the cheese product.
  • a savory, smooth-textured, bakeable and shelf- stable savory product comprises: a) a dispersed fat phase comprised of fat in an amount of at least 5%, typically at least 7% and preferably at least 10%, by weight of the total weight of the savory product; b) an aqueous liquid phase comprising a polyol in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids, the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids being sufficient to provide the total savory product with an A w in all cases of less than 0.8, and for cracker-like products preferably less than 0.5, more preferably less than 0.4, and most preferably less than 0.3, and less than 0.7 for products that will be baked or toasted before serving; and c) a solids phase, containing a solid savory flavor in an amount sufficient to comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the savory product.
  • the invention provides a process for preparing a savory, smooth-textured, bakeable and shelf-stable cheese product.
  • the process comprises: providing ingredients for forming a) a dispersed fat phase comprised of fat in an amount of at least 5%, typically at least 7% and preferably at least 10%, by weight of the total weight of the cheese product; b) an aqueous liquid phase comprising a polyol in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids, the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids being sufficient to provide the total cheese product with an A w in all cases of less than 0.8, and for crackerlike products preferably less than 0.5, more preferably less than 0.4, and most preferably less than 0.3, and less than 0.7 for products that will be baked or toasted before serving; and c) a solids phase, containing cheese flavor in an amount sufficient to comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the cheese product; and mixing the ingredients
  • the invention provides a process for preparing a savory, smooth- textured, bakeable and shelf-stable product.
  • the process comprises: providing ingredients for forming a) a dispersed fat phase comprised of fat in an amount of at least 5%, typically at least 7% and preferably at least 10%, by weight of the total weight of the savory product; b) an aqueous liquid phase comprising a polyol in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids, the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids being sufficient to provide the total savory product with an Aw in all cases of less than 0.8 and, for cracker-like products preferably less than 0.5, more preferably less than 0.4, and most preferably less than 0.3, and less than 0.7 for products that will be baked or toasted before serving; and c) a solids phase, containing a savory flavor in an amount sufficient to comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the savory product; and mixing
  • a process for preparing a cheese and dough composite product comprising at least one discrete region of a cheese product as described above and at least one discrete region of a dough, preferably baked to a crisp texture.
  • the invention provides savory products as described above, packaged in sealed containers, e.g., of either rigid or flexible construction.
  • a flexible plastic tube is provided for squeezing the cheese or other savory product onto or into a cooked or raw food product for eating as is or after cooking.
  • the savory filler products of the invention provide unique combinations of often competing properties of being savory, smooth-textured, bakeable and shelf-stable. They achieve these properties by providing a unique three-phase combination, including an aqueous liquid phase, a dispersed fat phase and a solids phase, preferably containing a cheese flavoring component.
  • a unique three-phase combination including an aqueous liquid phase, a dispersed fat phase and a solids phase, preferably containing a cheese flavoring component.
  • a dispersed fat phase comprised of triglyceride fat in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the total weight of the cheese product; b) an aqueous liquid phase comprising water in an amount which does not exceed 6% by weight based on the total weight of the cheese product and a polyol in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids, the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids being sufficient to provide the total cheese product with an A w of less than 0.5, and c) a solids phase, containing cheese flavor in a amount sufficient to comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the cheese product; d) lactose in an amount of less than 5 % by weight based on the total weight of the filler composition.
  • bake stable we mean that the filler composition is resistant to degradation at actual filler composition temperatures of up to 125°C ⁇ 5°C. Since fillers may to an extent be insulated from actual baking temperatures by surrounding dough, a filler which is stable to a given temperature, such as 125°C, is suitable for use in a composite filled dough product which may be subjected to substantially higher cooking temperatures than 125 °C.
  • Fillers which lack stability at a given temperature may become hard, dry, may oil out, may spread and perhaps brown. Browning is partially the result of thermal degradation of sugars, such as lactose. Also, sugars such as lactose may crystallize upon cooling from elevated temperatures, leaving the filler with a grainy texture.
  • An objective measure of hardening is the change in viscosity which a filler composition may undergo upon exposure to heat. While some increase in filler viscosity is acceptable, dramatic, e.g., ten-fold or more increases are clear indicia of poor bake stability.
  • One simple screening test for bake stability in fillers involves observing the extent to which the filler spreads on a sheet when heated to a given temperature.
  • Oil out results in a ring of oil on the paper which will extend beyond the extent of the spread of the filler composition. Minimal spread and oil out are indicia of good bake stability.
  • aqueous liquid phase The amount of aqueous liquid phase is important.
  • the product must have a liquid phase in sufficient quantity to suspend and disperse the fat and solids phases and to have sufficient dissolved solids and humectants to raise the viscosity for this phase sufficiently to result in a creamy texture for the final product.
  • a creamy lubricious, mouthfeel depends on the correct balance of liquid and solids phase materials.
  • aqueous material embraces polyols, the content of which contributes to the texture of the cheese filler in a manner similar to water.
  • the mouthfeel for cheese products should be smooth and creamy.
  • Preferred cheese products will have a lubricous, slippery, smooth mouthfeel and a flavor release that endures until the palate is essentially clean. It would be unacceptable for the flavor to be completely released during the dissolution of only the liquid phase in saliva in the mouth, leaving an unflavored portion of undissolved solids.
  • the dispersed fat phase is preferably comprised of triglyceride fat in an amount of at least 5%, e.g., from about 7 to 60% and preferably 10% to 55% by weight of the total weight of. the savory filler compositions.
  • the fat provides a desirable mouthfeel that is expected of cheese products but is often missing in processed cheeses that have been first processed and then heat set.
  • the fat phase of the products of the invention is present within the composition in a form that permits release in the mouth, but surprisingly does not migrate from it into a baked dough material. And, unlike the fat present in cheese or added heat-settable matrix materials, it is neither encapsulated — making it unavailable to the palate - nor expressed from the cheese during heat processing.
  • the product of the invention is imbued with a very acceptable mouthfeel without causing taste or stability problems in the overall formulation.
  • Oil and other liquids are important to provide enough liquid to the composition to give the product the proper texture without migrating into an associated dough portion.
  • the degree of spread should be less than about 1.0 cm and preferably less than 0.8 cm, e.g., less than 0.5 cm or even 0.2 cm, when tested by the procedure set out in Example 1.
  • the relatively high permissible fat percentage within the savory filler composition is facilitated in part by the presence of an emulsifier which serves to hold together the oil and polyol which is a component of the aqueous phase which is described below.
  • the emulsifier should desirably be resistant to melting under baking conditions. Applicants have determined that a whey protein concentrate will perform this emulsifier function while resisting melting and thereby contributing to bake stability. . A fatted whey protein concentrated may also be employed.
  • a “fatted whey protein concentrate” as used herein, is a fat stabilized by whey protein which is formed by preparing an emulsion of a dairy fat, whey protein, and water and having an average particle size of about 0.5 to about 2 microns (preferably about 0.5 to about 1 microns) and which is then spray dried to form a powder.
  • the resulting powder has an average particle size of about 50 to 400 microns.
  • this emulsified high fat whey protein which we refer to herein as fatted whey protein concentrate contains about 40 to about 50 percent dairy fat, about 15 to about 20 percent whey protein and about 1 to about 4 percent water. More preferably, this fatted whey protein concentrate contains about 44 to 46 percent dairy fat, about 18 to about 20 percent whey protein, and about 2 to about 3 percent water.
  • This fatted whey protein concentrate can conveniently be employed in the present invention in the powder form.
  • the amount of whey protein concentrate employed in the savory filler composition will typically be 3% or less based on the total weight of the cheese product. If a fatted whey protein concentrate is employed, the amount will generally be greater and may range up to 10% or more by weight of the savory filler composition.
  • the fat contained within the fat phase will preferably comprise a triglyceride fat and can be in any suitable physical form and from any particular source, whether animal, vegetable or synthesized.
  • the terms fat and oils are used interchangeably in the art, the term fat often referring to solid materials and oil to those that are liquid, but most fats useful in food exhibit both liquid and solid components over the range of utility, so no distinction is meant herein.
  • a fat is chosen to provide the correct amount of liquid in the formulation and may contain solid fat as well.
  • Preferred fats have textures similar to those employed for soft (tub) margarine and can be similar in formulation to those.
  • These fats are typically of semisolid consistency and can comprise any of the usual vegetable oils, preferably partially hydrogenated, but can also be non-hydrogenated or fully hydrogenated oils such as soybean, safflower, sunflower, high oleic sunflower, sesame, peanut, corn, olive, rice bran, babassu nut, palm, mustard seed, cottonseed, poppyseed, low erucic rapeseed, high erucic rapeseed, shea, marine, meadowfoam and the like oils. Synthesized and rearranged fats can also be employed.
  • Preferred oils contain at least about 70%, preferably at least about 75%, Ci ⁇ acid residues (e.g., stearic, oleic, linoleic) and comprise oils such as peanut oil, olive oil, soybean oil, canola oil, sesame oil, and corn oil are especially desirable for some embodiments. Less preferred are animal fats such as tallow, lard, and dairy butter. Of course, incomplete esters and derivatives and waxes can be employed in minor amounts.
  • Ci ⁇ acid residues e.g., stearic, oleic, linoleic
  • oils such as peanut oil, olive oil, soybean oil, canola oil, sesame oil, and corn oil are especially desirable for some embodiments.
  • animal fats such as tallow, lard, and dairy butter.
  • incomplete esters and derivatives and waxes can be employed in minor amounts.
  • Semisolid fats are exemplary of suitable oils, e.g., those having an SFI profile exhibiting solids contents in the following ranges:
  • Fats of this specification have a semisolid consistency at room temperature, but essentially fully melt in the mouth.
  • Fat substitutes such as salatrim and olestra can also be employed as full or partial substitutes for the fat. It is noted that unlike olestra, salatrim is a triglyceride.
  • the aqueous liquid phase will typically comprise at least 15% by weight of the savory cheese product, preferably from about 20 to 40%, more narrowly from 25 to 35%.
  • the aqueous liquid phase will comprise a polyol in an amount of at least 25%, e.g., at least 50% by weight of the aqueous phase and dissolved soluble solids.
  • the combined amount of the polyol and the dissolved soluble solids will be sufficient to provide the total cheese product with a water activity, i.e., an A w , of less than 0.5.
  • the savory product have an A of less than 0.4, more preferably less than 0.3.
  • An A w in the range of 0.15-0.45 is generally appropriate for use in composite compositions including a cracker dough product.
  • the water activity is an important factor in maintenance of both microbiological and textural stability of the savory product and any composite it is used to make.
  • the water activity of a product can be simply measured by equilibrating a product in a sealed container and then measuring the relative humidity of the headspace. Jh essence, it is a measure of the driving force for moisture migration. Moisture will migrate from a region of higher water activity to lower water activity. Therefore, for the cheese and baked goods combinations of the invention, it will be necessary to carefully control the water activities of the savory product so that it will be compatible with that of the baked good — neither giving up or receiving moisture.
  • the amount of water present in the aqueous phase should not exceed 6% by weight based on the total weight of the cheese product and preferably should not exceed 4% by weight based on the total weight of the cheese product.
  • Water content includes water which may be added directly during preparation of the cheese product as well as water which may be present in other ingredients, such as polydextrose solution.
  • the aqueous liquid phase will be present in sufficient quantity to suspend and disperse the fat and solids phases.
  • the dispersed fat must have sufficiently small droplet size to raise the viscosity for this phase sufficiently to result in a creamy texture for the final product.
  • the viscosity of the liquid phase if measured prior to addition of the materials that make up the other phases will typically be within the range of from about 5 to about 30, e.g., from about 10 to about 20, poises as measured by a Stress Rheometer, Model SR5000 (Rheometric Scientific) at 25°C and stress from 0.2 to 1000 dyne/cm 2 .
  • a plasticizing polyhydric alcohol is employed at a level of at least 4% up to 50%, but preferably from greater than 5%, up to about 25%. To the extent possible, the polyol will be minimized within these ranges.
  • Suitable for use as the plasticizing agent are any of the normally liquid, edible di ⁇ , or tri-hydric alcohols or sugar alcohols or other polyhydric alcohols of suitable flavor and effective for this purpose. Prominent among these are glycerol and sorbitol, but others of this class and mixtures of these can be employed, for example hydrogenated starch hydrolysates.
  • glycerol is a preferred material, fn some cases, a flavor modifier such as any of those mentioned in U. S. Patent No. 5,641,795 can be employed in minor amounts, e.g., up to about 1.0%, say form 0.3 to 0.8 %, to suppress any undesired sweetness provided by glycerol, sorbitol, or the like.
  • a flavor modifier such as any of those mentioned in U. S. Patent No. 5,641,795 can be employed in minor amounts, e.g., up to about 1.0%, say form 0.3 to 0.8 %, to suppress any undesired sweetness provided by glycerol, sorbitol, or the like.
  • One such product comprises a lactisol-syrup solution (1% iactisol) and is sold under the trademark Super Envision by Domino Sugar.
  • the aqueous liquid must also contain sufficient other dissolved water-soluble materials capable of building viscosity in the liquid phase and arresting microbial growth in the composition.
  • preferred viscosity building materials are nonsweet carbohydrates such as polydextrose, and salts such as sodium chloride. Such materials act to lower the water activity, A .
  • preferred polydextrose materials are those that have been chemically reduced to elirninate their potential to reduce cooperating food ingredients. This type of polydextrose is described, for example, in U. S. Patent No. 5,601,863, and can be purchased under the Trademark Litesse® Ultra from Danisco Sweeteners.
  • the reduced polydextrose is a polyol and as such can be employed as part or all of the polyol component described above.
  • Regular polydextrose can be employed in addition to the polyols at levels up to about 35% by weight of the total food product, e.g., from about 5 to 20%.
  • Polydextrose is highly soluble in water, and is preferably not employed in amounts above its solubility limit. It will typically be added as an aqueous solution, e.g., about 70 to 80%, but can be added dry and blended into at least a part of the aqueous ingredients and dissolved.
  • the remaining of the distinct component phases is a solids phase, containing a savory flavor, preferably cheese flavor.
  • a savory flavor preferably cheese flavor.
  • the savory flavor will comprise at least 3% by weight of the total weight of the savory product, and more preferably at least about 5% by weight of the savory product.
  • cheese flavor refers to commercially available cheese flavor with a high, 30%-65%, fat content, and typically would consist of dehydrated “cheese”, as that term is generally understood especially flavorful cheese such as cheddar cheese, which might be blended with such optional ingredients as cream, salt, sodium phosphate and lactic acid.
  • Such a product with approximately a 50% fat content is available, for example, from Kraft Food Ingredients under the brand name Cheeztang.
  • the upper limit for the amount of cheese flavor is determined by the need to provide enough fat and liquid phase components to achieve the objectives of the invention.
  • no more than about 70% undissolved solids can be accommodated, and preferably less than 50%, more preferably less than 40% undissolved solids will be present.
  • Preferred savory products have more than 5% of the cheese flavor or other solid savory flavor, e.g., at least 5% and preferably from over 5% up to 10%, 12% or more.
  • the solids phase is distinguished from the fat phase in that the solids phase is not fat-continuous.
  • the cheese while its preferred principal component is cheese, which contains fat, the cheese is not fat continuous but has a protein and carbohydrate matrix which encapsulates or otherwise includes the fat.
  • a starch preferably cold water swellable modified starch.
  • a modified starch such as sold under the trademark UltraTEX by National Starch, can be effective in amounts effective to increase the insoluble solids content of the savory flavor if such solids content is required in order to achieve desired viscosity.
  • the mouthfeel for cheese products should be smooth and creamy and the texture viscous enough to stay in place both before and after any heat treatment such as baking.
  • Preferred cheese products will have a lubricous, slippery, smooth mouthfeel and a flavor release that endures until the palate is essentially clean. It would be unacceptable for the flavor to be completely released during the dissolution in saliva of only the liquid phase, leaving an unflavored portion of undissolved solids in the mouth.
  • the complex viscosity of the savory product will typically be within the range of from about 400 to about 50,000, e.g., from about 4000 to about 20,000, poises as measured by an Advanced Rheometric Expansion System (ARES), Model LS-M (Rheometric Scientific) at 25°C and stress from 0.1% strain.
  • RAS Advanced Rheometric Expansion System
  • Model LS-M Model LS-M
  • the savory flavor is preferably principally provided by the flavor in solid form.
  • the flavor should come principally from a suitable cheese flavor ingredient, such as cheese powder flavor, that is substantially insoluble in the aqueous liquid phase.
  • suitable cheese flavor ingredient such as cheese powder flavor
  • cheese powder flavor are cheese products having a suitably small particle size and substantially equivalent properties and flavor.
  • a preferred cheese powder flavor is, however, a high fat cheese powder flavor of the approximate composition of the Cheeztang flavor product described above.
  • other like solid savory flavors can be employed. For example, egg powders, meat powders, vegetable powders and the like can be employed.
  • the flavor of the powder should be substantially insoluble in the other ingredients employed, namely those forming the aqueous liquid phase and the fat phase. Preserving the solid integrity of the savory flavor will assure a texture that is pleasing in the mouth and pronounced of the natural product represented by the solid flavor.
  • the particle size of the solid phase ingredients is important to the final texture.
  • the particle size is best determined organoleptically and is below the threshold at which graininess is perceived. Many materials form loose aggregates that break down in the mouth to sizes within these ranges and are acceptable according to the invention.
  • sugar content which in the case of the instant invention particularly involves lactose content, is a factor which can impair the ability of the cheese product to resist thermal degradation.
  • Lactose may be present either as an added ingredient in the cheese filler or as a component of other ingredients.
  • whey may typically contain 30% by weight lactose.
  • the total amount by weight of lactose based on the total weight of the cheese product of the instant invention should not exceed 5% and preferably should not exceed 3%.
  • the process of the invention entails mixing the ingredients in a manner that provides a uniform blend having the noted desirable textural properties.
  • low shear mixing may be employed, the process preferably involves a high shear mixing step which effectively homogenizes the product. While not being bound by any particular theory, applicants presently believe that such high shear mixing may act on the protein and thereby contribute to overall desired properties of the savory filler product.
  • the high shear mixing reduces the size of the oil droplets which are dispersed throughout the savory filler composition.
  • the droplet size following satisfactory high shear mixing may be in the range of less than lO ⁇ and perhaps less than 3 ⁇ .
  • the process is exemplified below.
  • the preferred aspects of the invention are directed to a dough and savory filler composite product comprising at least one discrete region of a cheese product as described above and at least one discrete region of a dough, preferably baked to crisp texture.
  • This enables the preparation of filled or topped baked goods like crackers, pastries, pretzels, crisps of various sizes and shapes, and the like.
  • the doughs can be formed on any of the equipment conventional, including laminators, extruders, depositors, rotary formers, wire cutters, and the like.
  • the savory product of the invention can be applied onto or into a dough preform in any manner suitable and the resulting composite baked or other wise cooked, e.g., fried, extruder heated, drum heated, or the like.
  • the invention enables the baking of the dough to a crisp texture without degrading the savory filling to an extent that oil migrates to the baked dough to cause textural or color problems.
  • the product will also not adversely affect the crisp texture of the baked good.
  • the savory product can also be added to a baked good after the dough has been partially or fully baked.
  • the invention has the above advantages and the further advantage that the baking process will be essentially the same as for the original product, adjusting only for differences in mass and geometry of the composite of dough and savory product. Conventional baking apparatus can be employed.
  • the term "dough” as used in this context includes all formulations that the person skilled in the art would consider dough. At a minimum, these formulations contain a starch component and at least sufficient water to hydrate the starch, both being employed in reasonable proportions.
  • the starch component can be provided as whole grain or grain ground or refined to any desired degree. It can be supplied in the form of flour, e.g., from wheat, barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, treacle, and the like. Or the starch component can be supplied as a purified or mechanically refined or less than whole grain flour.
  • the water can comprise water itself or an aqueous liquid such as milk (whole, skim, homogenized, buttermilk, soy), fruit or vegetable juice, and the like.
  • Yeast or chemical leavenings are also typically present.
  • the dough will contain shortening in an amount suitable for achieving the textural characteristics desired for a given type of product.
  • the use of at least some sweetener though in limited amounts compatible with savory flavors.
  • Sucrose and com syrup are among the most typical. All conventional ingredients, typical for desired recipes, can be employed. For the sake of economy of description, the entire text of Manley, J. R.; Technology of Biscuits, Crackers and Cookies, Nols. 1 and 1, is incorporated herein by reference for its descriptions of conventional ingredients and processing.
  • the invention provides savory products as described above, packaged in sealed containers, e.g., of either rigid or flexible construction.
  • a flexible plastic tube is provided for squeezing the cheese or other savory product onto or into a cooked or raw food product for eating as is or after cooking.
  • the process of packaging is not changed from what is typically known for products of like viscosity; however, the need for very sophisticated packages, such as aerosol containers, to maintain the freshness of the product is eliminated without reducing the convenience of the product.
  • Whey protein concentrate 0 1.65 0 0 0
  • the first sample, RS 27, was prepared according to the following procedure:
  • STAGE 1 The given amounts of glycerin, 70% PDX solution, fatted whey protein concentrate, and Cheeztang cheese solid (Group 1 - aqueous phase) were measured out and placed in a bowl . This mixture was then pre-mixed using a Hobart mixer at speed 1 for 1 min. and a speed 2 for 3 min.
  • STAGE 2 The above mixture was then transferred into a Do-Corder bowl used in conjunction with a Do-Corder "E" recording torque rheometer, which was then started and run such that it read 90 rpm.
  • the Do-Corder which is manufactured by C.W.Brabender Instruments, permits high shear mixing while providing continuous viscosity data. Note that suitable high shear mixing may also be achieved using a Hobart or other suitable mixer, and that if low shear mixing is employed, other mixer well known in the art may be employed.
  • STAGE 3 50% of the total amount of canola oil to be used was added to the STAGE 2 mixture and the oil was observed being complexed with the proteins in the ' cheese solid and fatted whey protein concentrate. An increase in viscosity was also observed in the chart recorder.
  • STAGE 4 Once the viscosity in STAGE 3 stabilized, the remaining solids (tricalcium citrate, salt, Super Envision, color and flavor). were added to the mixture in the Do-Corder. A two to three fold increase in viscosity was observed from the charter recorder.
  • STAGE 6 STAGE 5 was repeated for the second l/3 ri portion of canola oil and again the viscosity returned to nearly the same level as seen in STAGE 5.
  • STAGE 7 STAGE 6 was repeated for the last l ⁇ portion of canola oil and mixing was continued until the viscosity came back to nearly the same level as seen in STAGE 6.
  • the high shear blending as described above is an important facet of the preparation of the bakeable cheese fillers of the invention, for the procedure effectively homogenizes the fillers into a substantially continuous product with the desired texture and spread properties.
  • a high shear mixer such as a Bredds Likwifier may be employed to achieve rapid homogeneity.
  • the product denominated RS 27 was seen to have an A of .26. After being baked within a cracker casing, during which the casing was exposed to temperatures of 400°F, the A w of the filler increased to .30, indicating slight migration of moisture from the cracker dough into the filler. Such migration ensured that the cracker dough became crisp after baking, and was not adversely effected by oil or water released from the savory filler.
  • the viscosity of the RS 27 filler composition was measured both before and after baking at 400°F within the cracker casing. Before baking, the viscosity of the filler was about 5200 poise . Following baking the viscosity had increased to about 11000 poise . Such a two-fold viscosity increase is well within an acceptable range for good bake stability.

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On prépare un produit aromatisé à texture lisse à cuisson au four et à longue période de conservation, sous forme d'une formulation à trois phases comprenant une phase liquide aqueuse, une phase grasse dispersée et une phase solide, contenant de préférence du fromage selon une proportion significative. La phase liquide est présente en quantité suffisante pour suspendre et disperser les phases grasse et solide. La matière grasse dispersée doit avoir une taille de gouttelettes suffisamment petite pour élever suffisamment la viscosité de cette phase afin de produire une texture crémeuse pour le produit final. Les ingrédients de goût et d'arôme sont présents sous forme de solides non dissous ayant une grosseur particulaire suffisamment petite pour assurer le bon dégagement de l'arôme et une texture correspondant à l'arôme. Les produits fromagers préférés donnent ainsi des sensations en bouche qui sont humides, glissantes et douces et assurent une libération de l'arôme qui se maintient jusqu'à ce qu'il n'en reste plus sur le palais. Ce produit peut être appliqué à des pâtes non cuites avant leur cuisson au four et conserve les qualités désirées après la cuisson au four. Ce produit peut également être conditionné pour être utilisé tel quel avec n'importe quel nombre d'aliments complémentaires. Le produit selon l'invention contient au moins 5 % de matières grasses, moins de 6 % d'eau, présente une valeur Aw inférieure à 0,5, renferme un polyol utilisé en tant que substance humectante et au moins 3 % d'une phase solide qui contient des matières solides de fromage et de saveur fromage.
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