Claims
- 1. The process of preparing a whole egg replacer base comprising the steps of:
- providing from about 40% to 95% of a high protein content material prepared by combining non-elastic protein material, oil and salt and heating at a low simmering temperature,
- adding a mild acid to the foregoing and continuing heating for a period of time sufficient to bring out flavor characteristics,
- adding water and vegetables and boiling;
- adding additional water and non-elastic protein material and continuing boiling,
- adding a thickening agent and continuing boiling to obtain a material of high protein content; and,
- adding to the high protein content material:
- ______________________________________food grade emulsifier 2-12% (active ingredient basis)a gum 0.75-1.5%pregelatinized starch 4-12%dextrin 2-12%lecithin 0-12%appearance agent 0-15%texturizing agent selected from the group consistingalginate, carrageenan and mixtures thereof 0-4%neutralizer 0-5%all percentages being by weight.______________________________________
- 2. The product produced in accordance with the process of claim 1.
- 3. The process according to claim 1 wherein said gum is guar gum.
- 4. The process according to claim 1 wherein said food grade emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of mono- and diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate and lecithin.
- 5. The process according to claim 1 wherein said neutralizer is bicarbonate of soda.
- 6. The process of claim 5 wherein said appearance agent, said texturizing agent and said bicarbonate of soda comprise in percent by weight:
- ______________________________________Appearance agent 5 - 15Texturizing agent 1 - 4Bicarbonate of soda 1 - 4______________________________________
- 7. A whole egg replacer comprising a blend of an effective amount of whole egg replacer base product of claim 1 and eggs or egg components.
- 8. A whole egg replacer as recited in claim 7 comprising from about 5 to about 45% by weight of said whole egg replacer base and from about 95 to about 55% by weight eggs or egg components.
- 9. The composition as recited in claim 7 which further includes from about 15 to about 50% water.
- 10. The composition as recited in claim 7 which further includes from about 1 to about 4% dextrin.
- 11. A dry whole egg replacer comprising from about 25 to about 60% of the whole egg replacer base product of claim 1, dry whole eggs in an amount ranging from about 25% to about 60%, and dried albumen in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 20%.
- 12. The dry whole egg replacer as recited in claim 11 which further includes from about 5 to about 16% dextrin.
- 13. A liquid whole egg replacer which comprises from about 9 to about 37% by weight of the whole egg replacer base product of claim 1, liquid whole egg in an amount ranging from about 30 to 60% by weight and liquid egg white in an amount ranging from about 30 to about 40% by weight.
- 14. The liquid whole egg replacer as recited in claim 13 which further includes dextrin in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 4%.
- 15. A kosher egg replacer base comprising from about 40 to about 60% of the high protein content material as recited in claim 1, from about 3% to about 6% of a food grade emulsifier, from about 3 to about 7% lecithin and from about 25 to about 35% dextrin.
- 16. A kosher whole egg replacer comprising equal parts of the product of claim 15 and dry egg yolk.
- 17. Bakery goods prepared using the product of claim 7.
- 18. The product of claim 15 which further includes from about 1 to about 2% of a neutralizer and from about 5 to about 15% of an appearance agent.
Parent Case Info
Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 664,113, March 5, 1976, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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