Food product
The food product design addresses the issue of trans fats and structural integrity by using a spiral-shaped vegetable core filled with suitable products and covered with dough, enabling a healthy, fat-free preparation that meets modern nutrition standards.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202025100198
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-31
AI Technical Summary
Existing food products made from vegetable origins often fail to meet modern nutrition standards due to the damage caused by trans fats when fried in oil, and they lack an integral structure unit.
A food product design featuring a spiral-shaped core section made from plant or fruit materials, filled with dairy, meat, or stone fruit products, and covered with a baking-capable dough, which can be prepared without additional fat and forms a structural unit.
The food product can be quickly prepared and is healthy, meeting modern nutrition requirements by avoiding the use of additional fat and maintaining the nutritional integrity of the vegetable core.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The utility model relates to a food product that consists of a large number of parts.
[0002] In modern nutrition, fat-free food products made from natural ingredients are preferred.
[0003] The state of the art includes several food products containing plant-based raw materials with favorable physiological properties, such as zucchini, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, etc.
[0004] However, these products are usually served in steamed or boiled form.
[0005] Snacks, of which there is a wide variety, have similar ingredients but are usually prepared with the addition of some type of fat.
[0006] For example, it is known from the prior art that foods of plant origin can be prepared by cutting them into thin strips or optionally into a spiral shape, then dipping them in a relatively thin flour-based batter and frying them in oil.
[0007] Foods of this type have the disadvantage that they do not meet the requirements of modern nutrition; when fried in oil, foods of plant origin are damaged by trans fats, which impair their taste, and that food products of this type do not form an integral structural unit.
[0008] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a food product that forms a structural unit and can be prepared in a ready-to-eat state without the use of additional fat or grease, and that also meets the requirements of modern nutrition.
[0009] The present utility model is based on the finding that a preferred embodiment of a plant-based food product provides such a core portion which, when provided with any desired filling and coating, results in an easy-to-prepare food product.
[0010] The object of the utility model was achieved by providing a food product comprising a plurality of sections and characterized in that it comprises a spirally designed inner core section, a filling section arranged between the spiral turns of the core section to fill the space therein, and a wrapper which outwardly delimits the core section provided with the filling section.
[0011] A preferred embodiment of the food product according to the utility model has a spiral core portion of plant origin, consisting of vegetables such as carrots and beets, nightshade plants or fruits such as apples.
[0012] The filling portion of a preferred embodiment of the food product according to the utility model consists of dairy products, such as cheese or cottage cheese, or of meat or a meat mixture or of ground stone fruits, such as ground walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts, wherein the casing is made of bakeable dough made of cereal flour, wherein the dough of the casing is preferably pre-made puff pastry.
[0013] A further preferred embodiment of the food product according to the utility model is designed as a pre-made and / or shock-frozen product.
[0014] The food product according to the utility model is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, where
[0015] Fig. 1 is a partial sectional view of the food product according to the utility model.
[0016] The food product 1 according to the utility model is a food product composed of a plurality of parts, the shape of the product being determined by a core portion 2 which is spirally formed, a filling portion 3 being arranged in the core portion 2 between the turns of the spiral portion 5, the core portion 2 and the filling portion 3 being surrounded by a casing 4.
[0017] The spiral shape of the core section 2 is manufactured using a specially configured device protected by registered Community design No. EUD008018287-002, which comprises a part penetrating the material of the core section 2, which has various configurations and is configured to be replaceable.
[0018] The core section 2 of the food product 1 according to the utility model is made of various materials: - from vegetables such as carrots, beets, potatoes or sweet potatoes, - but it can also be made from fruits, such as apples.
[0019] The core section 2, which is adapted to receive the filling section 3, is surrounded by a casing 4 which partially surrounds the core section 2 and is made of bakeable dough made of cereal flour.
[0020] The manufacture of food product 1 according to the utility model is described below: In a first step, the material for core section 2 is selected; in this case, it's a carrot. The carrot is cut to the desired size and then spiralized using a 16 mm diameter spiralizer. This process is then repeated for any number of carrots.
[0021] Then, from the flour dough - in this case from ready-made puff pastry - a square or rectangle is cut, the size of which corresponds to the dimensions (i.e. length and shell size) of the spiralized carrot and which forms the wrapping.
[0022] Then, the carrot, prepared by cutting it into a spiral shape and which will form the core portion 2 of the food product 1, is placed on the dough forming the previously cut wrapper 4, after which the filling portion 3 is placed between the coils of the spiralized carrot. In the present example, the ground filling 3 consists of ground stone fruits, such as walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, etc.; the filling is mixed with oil or honey to prevent the ground filling 3 from falling out of the spiralized core portion 2. It is noted that the filling 3 may also contain a confectionery product, cheese, or a meat mixture.
[0023] The core section 2, provided with the filling section 3, is partially wrapped with the dough forming the wrapping 4. Specifically, the wrapping 4 is applied spirally—in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of the core section 2—so that no dough is present at the ends of the product. This allows the material of the core piece 2 to be visible.
[0024] The wrapping can also be designed to completely surround one end of the product. The food product 1 thus produced is baked in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 30 minutes. It should be noted that the flavor can be intensified, for example, by adding honey to the finished food product 1.
[0025] The finished food product 1 can be consumed as is or it can be flavored according to individual taste.
[0026] The method described above discloses the production of a homemade food product 1 using fresh ingredients.
[0027] However, it should be noted that food product 1 may also be ready-prepared or flash-frozen.
[0028] In the latter case, baking is preceded by a known preservation step during which the food product 1 is subjected to a treatment appropriate to the intended time of consumption or is preserved by freezing.
[0029] The advantage of food product 1 according to the utility model is that it can be produced quickly, is healthy and – in accordance with the requirements of modern nutrition – can be prepared without the addition of fat. LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS 1 food product 2 Core section 3 Filling section 4 Wrapping 5 spiral
Claims
[1] Food product (1), characterized by in that it comprises a spirally designed inner core section (2), a filling section (3) which is arranged between the spiral turns (5) of the core section (2) in order to fill the space therein, and a casing (4) which outwardly delimits the core section (2) which is provided with the filling section (3). [2] Food product (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that it has a spiral core section (2) of plant origin, made from vegetables such as carrots and beets, or from nightshade plants. [3] Food product (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that it has a core section (2) made of fruit, e.g. apples. [4] Food product (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by that the filling section (3) consists of ground stone fruits, such as ground walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts. [5] Food product (1) according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized by that the filling portion (3) is made from dairy products, such as cheese or cottage cheese, or from meat or a meat-based mass. [6] Food product (1) according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized by that the wrapping (4) is made of bakeable dough made from cereal flour. [7] Food product (1) according to claim 6, characterized by that the dough of the wrapper (4) is a pre-made puff pastry. [8] Food product (1) according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized by that it is designed as a pre-made and / or flash-frozen product.