Abstract: A sugar-free instant-type pudding and a hydratable dry mix for preparation thereof, the essential ingredients of which are a pregelatinized thickening starch, a non-sugar bulking/dispersing agent, phosphate gelling agents, a non-sugar sweetening agent and small but effective amounts of both carrageenan and an alginate to provide a texture and setting properties in the pudding which closely approximate those of sugar-containing instant puddings and, in turn, traditional cooked-starch puddings.

Abstract: A dry mix which is hydrated with aqueous milk medium to form a sugar-free cheesecake filling is disclosed, the dry mix containing a high percentage of dried milk solids, and also containing fat, emulsifier, starch, phosphate gelling agents, cheese flavor and/or cheese solids, a non-sugar sweetening agent, and a significant amount of a maltodextrin having a dextrose equivalent of from 3 to 15 and a bulk density of at least about 10 pounds per cubic foot. Notwithstanding the absence of sugar and the large amount of milk solids, the dry mix is readily dispersible in the hydrating medium and produces a cheesecake filling of excellent body and texture.

Abstract: A gelatin dessert mix adapted to be hydrated in an aqueous medium to form a gelled dessert, the mix containing gelatin, acid, buffer, flavor, the sweetener aspartame in an amount to provide sweetness in the gelled dessert, and small but effective amounts of a sugar alcohol and a maltodextrin sufficient to cause the gelled product to exhibit sweetness and taste characteristics closely similar to those of a sucrose-sweetened counterpart product. Also disclosed is a method in which the sweetness and taste characteristics of an edible product in which aspartame is employed to provide sweetness are made to more closely simulate those of a sucrose-sweetened counterpart product by inclusion of a sugar alcohol and maltodextrin therein.

Abstract: A dry particulate mix comprised of a sugar component, a starch component and additional minor amounts of appropriate flavorants, colorants, acidulants and the like, which can be hydrated in a room temperature (or cold) aqueous medium to directly and rapidly form, without need for heating or reliance upon an independent or auxiliary gelation system, a firm, gelled mass suitable for use as a filling for pies, tarts or other pastry products. The starch component comprises a quick-setting, cold-water swellable starch, preferably derived from corn starch, possessing specified properties of solubility, pH, gel formation and gel strength. Also disclosed is a dry mix particularly adapted for preparation of a lemon pie filling.

Abstract: An instant pudding composition which, upon admixture with milk, produces a pudding having a creaminess and smoothness closely similar to that of a cooked starch pudding, while at the same time possessing sufficient firmness and cutting ability to function as a filling for dessert products such as pies or tarts, comprising pregelatinized starch, sugar, an alkali metal orthophosphate, an alkali metal pyrophosphate and an emulsifier component comprising a mixture of mono- and diglycerides.

Abstract: FD&C Red #3 is solubilized under acidic conditions to provide a substantially cloud-free and precipitate-free product by dispersing the Red #3 in a solvent having a pH above about 4.5, fixing the Red #3 with a substrate, and solubilizing the fixed Red #3 into an aqueous solution in the presence of an amount of gelatin and for a period of time effective to stabilize the Red #3 in an aqueous solution below the pH of about 4.5, and adjusting the pH of the aqueous solution below about 4.5.

Abstract: The objects of the invention are the provision of an improved food product of the type having a smooth, continuous aqueous phase with discrete pulp-simulating particles dispersed therein and to an improved process for preparing products of this type which could withstand the processing conditions of heat and shear.According to the present invention, products of this type are improved by employing as the pulp-simulating particles from about 1 to 10%, based upon the weight of the products, of bread crumbs consisting essentially of wheat flour, yeast and salt, the bread crumbs having a porous, striated and elongated shape and structure and a particle size wherein they are retained on a USS 60 mesh screen after passing a USS 16 mesh screen. These bread crumbs readily absorb moisture from the aqueous phase to provide soft yet coherent pulp-like particles which enhance the appeal of food products, such as barbeque sauces and simulated fruit sauces.

Abstract: A cooked pudding composition containing highly-dutched cocoa and which maintains a sharp pie cut and a firm texture is prepared by incorporating an amount of an acidulant effective to impart a desired texture and viscosity to the resultant cooked pudding from about 6.3 and adjust the pH of the cooked pudding up to about 6.7.

Abstract: FD&C Red #3 is solubilized under acidic conditions to provide a substantially cloud-free and precipitate-free product by dispersing the Red #3 in a solvent having a pH above about 4.5, fixing the Red #3 with a substrate, and solubilizing the fixed Red #3 into an aqueous solution in the presence of an amount of gelatin and for a period of time effective to stabilize the Red #3 in an aqueous solution below the pH of about 4.5, and adjusting the pH of the aqueous solution below about 4.5.

Abstract: A gelatin dessert composition comprises gelatin at critically controlled levels such that the composition, when dissolved in hot water and then quickly chilled with excess ice so as to critically requlate the temperature of the dessert, has a short setting time.