Stabilizer Composition for Oil-Containing Food Fillings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ready-to-eat snacks with oil- or fat-containing fillings and toppings face challenges in maintaining structure, preventing oil leakage, and achieving bake stability without compromising texture and taste.
Innovation Solution
A stabilizer composition comprising a heat-settable material (5-30 wt%), starch (25-70 wt%), plant protein (0.2-50 wt%), and insoluble fiber (3-30 wt%) is used to create a food composition that maintains structure and bake stability while retaining desired texture and flavor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If oil- or fat-containing filling and toppings are used to provide texture and flavor, then taste and texture are improved, but oil leakage and structure instability occur during cooking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a stabilizer composition as an intermediary substance that mediates between the oleaginous components and the filling matrix. This stabilizer, containing heat-settable materials, starch, plant protein, and fiber, acts as a binding agent that holds the oil-containing filling together, preventing oil leakage while maintaining the desired texture and flavor during cooking
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite filling system by combining multiple components: oleaginous components (20-70 wt%), solid food components (10-30 wt%), and stabilizer composition (20-60 wt%). This composite structure integrates fat-containing elements for taste with stabilizing agents for structural integrity, resolving the contradiction between oil content and structure stability
2Object-generated harmful factors
If filling consistency is increased to prevent oil leakage, then oil leakage is reduced, but bake stability and ease of manipulation are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer composition exhibits dynamic rheological properties that adapt to processing conditions. During manufacturing, the filling maintains a manipulative consistency that allows easy handling and shaping. Upon heating during baking, the heat-settable materials and starch gelatinize to increase viscosity and firmness, dynamically transitioning from a soft, workable state to a stable, oil-resistant state
3Stability of the object's composition
If stabilizer composition is added to maintain structure and bake stability, then structure and bake stability are improved, but texture may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent carefully controls the parameters of the stabilizer composition, including the specific ratios of heat-settable material (5-30 wt%), starch (25-70 wt%), plant protein (0.2-50 wt%), and fiber (3-30 wt%). These parameter optimizations ensure that the stabilizer provides sufficient structural support and bake stability while maintaining a texture that is indistinguishable from traditional oil-based fillings
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The stabilizer composition effectively prevents oil leakage and maintains the desired structure and texture of fillings and toppings during baking, ensuring that ready-to-eat snacks can be cooked en masse safely and efficiently.
Implementation Method 1
a heat-settable material present in an amount in the range of 5-30 wt %
Implementation Method 2
starch present in an amount in the range of 25-70 wt %
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates generally to stabilizer compositions, food composition suitable for fillings and toppings, methods of making a food composition, methods of making filled or topped food items. In one embodiment, a stabilizer composition includes a heat-settable material present in an amount in the range of 5-30 wt %, starch present in an amount in the range of 25-70 wt %, a plant protein present in an amount in the range of 0.2-50 wt %, and a fiber comprising insoluble fiber, the fiber being present in an amount in the range of 3-30 wt %.