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Non-carbohydrate foaming compositions and methods of making the same

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 17, 2004Filed: Aug 17, 2004Published: Feb 23, 2006
Est. expiryAug 17, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bary Lyn Zeller
A23J 3/00A23P 30/40A23F 5/40A23J 3/342A23J 3/06A23C 2260/20A23C 11/10A23C 9/152A23C 11/08
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Abstract

A foaming composition includes a powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition which includes protein particles having a plurality of internal voids containing entrapped pressurized gas. In one form, the foaming composition is produced by subjecting the particles to an external gas pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure prior to or while heating the particles to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature and then cooling the particles to a temperature below the glass transition temperature prior to or while releasing the external pressure in a manner effective to trap the pressurized gas within the internal voids.

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1 . A foaming composition comprising: 
 a powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprising protein particles having a plurality of internal voids containing entrapped pressurized gas.    
     
     
         2 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein the powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises greater than 94% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         3 . The foaming composition of  claim 2 , wherein the powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises essentially 100% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         4 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein the soluble composition releases at least 2 cc of gas per gram of said composition when dissolved in liquid at ambient conditions.  
     
     
         5 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein the soluble composition releases at least 5 cc of gas per gram of said composition when dissolved in liquid at ambient conditions.  
     
     
         6 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein the soluble composition is selected from the group consisting of a milk protein, soy protein, egg protein, gelatin, collagen, wheat protein, and mixture thereof.  
     
     
         7 . The foaming composition of  claim 6 , wherein said protein is a hydrolyzed protein.  
     
     
         8 . The foaming composition of  claim 7 , wherein said hydrolyzed protein is selected from the group consisting of a hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed casein, hydrolyzed whey protein, hydrolyzed milk protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed egg protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, amino acid, or mixture thereof.  
     
     
         9 . The foaming composition of  claim 7 , wherein said hydrolyzed protein comprises hydrolyzed gelatin.  
     
     
         10 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein said protein comprises gelatin.  
     
     
         11 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises a buffering agent.  
     
     
         12 . The foaming composition of  claim 11 , wherein said buffering agent is a salt of an organic or inorganic acid.  
     
     
         13 . The foaming composition of  claim 12 , wherein said salt is selected from the group consisting of a sodium salt, potassium salt, magnesium salt, calcium salt, citrate salt, fumarate salt, malate salt, phosphate salt, or mixture thereof.  
     
     
         14 . The foaming composition of  claim 1 , wherein said soluble composition further comprises a dispersed fat.  
     
     
         15 . A foaming composition, comprising: 
 carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles comprising a protein and having a plurality of internal voids containing entrapped pressurized gas, said particles formed from subjecting said particles to an external gas pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure prior to or while heating said particles to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature and then cooling said particles to a temperature below said glass transition temperature prior to or while releasing said external gas pressure in a manner effective to trap said pressurized gas within said internal voids.    
     
     
         16 . The foaming composition of  claim 15 , wherein the powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises greater than 94% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         17 . The foaming composition of  claim 16 , wherein the powdered carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises essentially 100% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         18 . The foaming composition of  claim 15 , wherein said soluble composition releases at least 2 cc of gas per gram of said composition when dissolved in liquid at ambient conditions.  
     
     
         19 . The foaming composition of  claim 18 , wherein the soluble composition releases at least 5 cc of gas per gram of said composition when dissolved in liquid at ambient conditions.  
     
     
         20 . A soluble consumable food product comprising a carbohydrate-free soluble foaming composition comprising protein particles having a plurality of internal voids containing entrapped pressurized gas.  
     
     
         21 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 20 , wherein said gas is present in an amount sufficient to produce at least about 5 cc of foam per gram of said composition when dissolved in liquid at ambient conditions.  
     
     
         22 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 20 , wherein said food product comprises a beverage mix selected from the group consisting of an instant coffee mix, instant cocoa mix and an instant tea mix.  
     
     
         23 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 20 , wherein the carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises greater than 94% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         24 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 23 , wherein the carbohydrate-free soluble composition comprises essentially 100% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         25 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 23 , wherein said food product comprises a beverage mix selected from the group consisting of an instant coffee mix, instant cocoa mix and an instant tea mix.  
     
     
         26 . The soluble consumable food product of  claim 24 , wherein said food product comprises a beverage mix selected from the group consisting of an instant coffee mix, instant cocoa mix and an instant tea mix.  
     
     
         27 . The soluble consumable food product according to  claim 22  wherein said instant coffee mix is an instant cappuccino mix.  
     
     
         28 . The soluble consumable food product  20  wherein said soluble consumable food product comprises an instant food selected from the group consisting of a dessert product, instant cheese product, instant cereal product, instant soup product, and an instant topping product.  
     
     
         29 . A method for manufacturing a foaming composition, said method comprising: 
 heating carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles comprising protein and having internal voids;    applying external pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure to the carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles;    cooling the carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles; and    releasing the external gas pressure thereby resulting in pressurized gas remaining in the internal voids.    
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein said applying external pressure is conducted prior to heating the particles.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein said applying external pressure is conducted while applying heat to the particles.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein said heating carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles is conducted at a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the particles.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein said cooling is conducted prior to said releasing the external pressure.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein said cooling is conducted prior to said releasing the external pressure.  
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein said cooling is conducted while releasing the external gas pressure.  
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein said carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles comprise greater than 94% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein said carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles comprise essentially 100% protein on a dry-weight basis.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising spray drying an aqueous solution containing the protein to form the carbohydrate-free soluble foaming particles.  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein said spray drying comprises injecting gas into the aqueous solution.  
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein said spray drying is conducted without injecting gas into the aqueous solution.

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