Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Packaged or wrapped product – Packaged product is lacteal derived
Patent
1998-08-20
2000-05-16
Hendricks, Keith
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Packaged or wrapped product
Packaged product is lacteal derived
426583, 426394, A23C 913, A23C 9156, A23C 2300
Patent
active
060634197
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a food product and in particular to a process for and an apparatus used in preparing a flavored yogurt product.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various flavored yogurt products are known. There is however a major difficulty in providing a yogurt product with a desired distribution of flavoring in the product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, there is provided a process for preparing a flavoured yoghurt product comprising the steps of: container; and of the flavoring to form a ripple pattern of flavoring in the yogurt base.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the flavoring is applied to a sidewall of a yogurt container.
In a particularly preferred arrangement the flavoring is applied to four locations equi-spaced around a sidewall of a yogurt container.
In an especially preferred embodiment of the invention the flavoring is applied through a spray nozzle. Preferably the spray nozzle has a separate discharge outlet for delivery of the flavoring to a desired location in a yogurt container. Ideally, the spray nozzle has four discharge outlets for delivery of the flavoring to four spaced-apart locations in a yoghurt pot.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the flavoring is discharged through a discharge outlet having a diameter of from 0.5 mm to 2 mm, most preferably approximately 1 mm.
In one embodiment of the invention the flavoring base is added to the base of a container to create a controlled turbulence for desired spreading of the applied flavoring.
Preferably a base of the yogurt container includes a central raised portion to assist in controlled spreading of the yogurt base evenly to create a controlled turbulence for desired spreading of the applied flavoring.
Preferably the yogurt container is of transparent material for viewing the ripple effect through the pot.
In one arrangement there are four adjacent yogurt containers and the process includes the step of applying a different flavoring to at least some of the containers. Preferably a different flavoring is applied to each yogurt container.
The invention also provides a flavored yogurt product whenever produced by the process of the invention.
The invention also provides an apparatus for preparing a flavored yogurt product by the process of the invention, the apparatus comprising a spray nozzle for applying semi-liquid yogurt flavoring to at least two spaced-apart desired locations in a yogurt container, the spray nozzle having at least two spaced-apart discharge outlets corresponding to the desired locations.
Most preferably the spray nozzle has four discharge outlets.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention each discharge outlet has a diameter of from 0.5 mm to 2 mm, most preferably approximately 1 mm.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the apparatus includes means for applying a yogurt base to the base of a yogurt container after application of the semi-liquid yogurt flavoring to create a controlled turbulence for desired spreading of the applied flavoring.
Preferably a base of the yogurt container includes a central raised portion to assist in controlled spreading of the yogurt base evenly to create a controlled turbulence for desired spreading of the applied flavoring.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description thereof given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view illustrating a flavoring applying step and apparatus of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the flavoring applying step of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a nozzle used in the flavoring applying step;
FIG. 4 is an underneath plan view of the nozzle of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view illustrating a yogurt filling step;
FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the yogurt filling step;
FIG. 7 are side views of a yogurt container used in the process; and
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a package of four adjacent yogurt containers c
Downey Darvree
Roche Patrick
Hendricks Keith
Waterford Creamery Limited
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