US 6,982,101 B2 | ||
Sweetened nut butter spread and method for its production | ||
Linsen Liu, Irvine, Calif. (US); and Ronald B. Swain, Placentia, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to ConAgra Grocery Products Company, Irvine, Calif. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 23, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/278,543. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0081744 A1, Apr. 29, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. A23L 1/38 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 426—633 | 52 Claims |
1. A method for making a sweetened nut butter spread comprising:
grinding nuts and/or oil seeds in the presence of an edible oil to form a nut paste containing ground nuts and/or oil seeds
and edible oil;
adding to the nut paste a sweetening composition comprising at least one sugar to form a sweetened nut paste;
comminuting the sweetened nut paste to form a ground sweetened nut paste; and
adding at least one liquid flavoring agent to the ground sweetened nut paste to form a sweetened nut butter spread,
the at least one liquid flavoring agent being added after the steps of grinding nuts and/or oil seeds, adding the sweetening
composition, and comminuting the sweetened nut paste,
wherein a total amount of the liquid flavoring agent ranges from about 3 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight
of the sweetened nut butter spread.
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