Mary Joyce Meade

US Patent:

60107375, Jan 4, 2000

Filed:

Jul 11, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/678738

Inventors:

Mary Beth Meade - Far Hills NJ

Assignee:

CPC International Inc. - Englewood Cliffs NJ

International Classification:

A23L 138

US Classification:

426633

Abstract:

A reduced fat and reduced calorie nut butter composition, particularly a peanut butter, having the texture and organoleptic characteristics of full fat nut butters. The nut butter has up to about 60% reduced fat by weight and up to about 34% reduced calories by weight. The composition is produced with full fat nuts and roasted, partially defatted nuts and/or roasted, partially defatted nut flour, a low or no calorie triacylglycerol oil and a low or no calorie bulking agent. The composition also has a nut solids non fat level from about 20-34% and a ratio of total non fat solids to total oil of from about 2. 0:1 to about 2. 7:1.