Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Gels or gelable composition
Reexamination Certificate
2002-12-19
2008-11-25
Corbin, Arthur L (Department: 1794)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Gels or gelable composition
Reexamination Certificate
active
07455869
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides novel compositions having an eating texture similar to that of a natural fruit flesh, an artificial fruit flesh having an eating texture similar to that of natural fruit flesh prepared by using the compositions, and a food product containing artificial fruit flesh. The aforementioned compositions are the gel-containing liquid composition containing a pectin with a degree of esterification of 20% or less, a divalent metal ion and water, and the heterogeneous gel composition containing a negatively-charged gelling agent in addition to the above-mentioned ingredients.
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Asai Iwao
Uchida Kazuro
Corbin Arthur L
Kratz Quintos & Hanson, LLP
San-Ei Gen F.F.I. Inc.
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