Ronald C Swain

US Patent:

6982101, Jan 3, 2006

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/278543

Inventors:

Linsen Liu - Irvine CA, US
Ronald B. Swain - Placentia CA, US

Assignee:

ConAgra Grocery Products Company - Irvine CA

International Classification:

A23L 1/38

US Classification:

426633, 426519, 426601, 426639, 426650, 426658

Abstract:

Disclosed is an improved sweetened nut butter spread having a desirable flavor and smooth texture. The sweetened nut butter spread is prepared by 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. A sweetening composition comprising sugar is added to the nut paste to form a sweetened nut paste, and the sweetened nut paste is comminuted to form a ground sweetened nut paste. A liquid flavoring agent, such as honey or molasses, is added to the ground sweetened nut paste to form a sweetened nut butter spread. Crunchy particles can be further added to make crunchy nut butter spread.