Patents by Inventor Morten Daugaard Andersen
Morten Daugaard Andersen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230329267Abstract: Disclosed is a vegetable fat composition comprising different triglycerides with at least some of the triglycerides comprising C14-fatty acids. The vegetable fat composition is for use in bakery, dairy, or confectionary applications or in chocolate or chocolate-like coating, as well as a method of producing said vegetable fat composition. A vegetable fat composition as disclosed has some of the properties from cocoa butter substitute and some of the properties from cocoa butter replacer, combined in one product, in addition to being a cost effective vegetable fat composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Hannah Solati SIMONSEN, Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20220142194Abstract: Disclosed is a vegetable fat composition comprising at least two different triglycerides comprising fatty acids selected from saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids, wherein at least one of the triglycerides comprises C14-fatty acids. Additionally disclosed is a method of producing such a vegetable fat composition in addition to various uses of such a composition. A vegetable fat composition as disclosed has some of the properties from cocoa butter substitute and some of the properties from cocoa butter replacer, combined in one product, in addition to being a cost effective vegetable fat composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN, Anne BRINKØ
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Publication number: 20180360066Abstract: A method for producing a seed suspension (SSP) is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of: —providing an edible fat (EDF) being melted, —feeding said edible fat (EDF) through a processing zone (PZ), and —performing a crystallization step in said processing zone (PZ) to obtain said seed suspension (SSP) by —subjecting said edible fat (EDF) to a cooling temperature (CT) below 30 degrees Celsius in said processing zone (PZ), and —subjecting said edible fat (EDF) to shear stress in said processing zone (PZ), wherein the edible fat (EDF) comprises SatOSat-triglycerides in an amount of 20 99% by weight. Also, a method of producing a heat stable chocolate, a seed suspension, a confectionary product, and a seed suspension apparatus is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: AAK AB (publ)Inventor: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20180177207Abstract: The invention relates a confectionery product comprising chocolate, wherein the chocolate has a fat phase comprising 60.0-99.9% by weight of triglycerides, 40.0-99.0 by weight of triglycerides having C16-C20 saturated fatty acids in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions of the triglyceride and oleic acid in the sn-2 position of the triglyceride, wherein the chocolate has a texture ratio of between 0.8 and 1.1, wherein the texture ratio determines the increase between an initial texture value and a subsequent texture value, wherein the initial texture value is measured prior to a temperature treatment and wherein the subsequent texture value is measured subsequent to the temperature treatment, wherein the temperature treatment is obtained by providing five samples said chocolate and storing these at 25+/?0.5 degrees Celsius for 24 hours and then inserting them into a temperature cabinet and subjecting them to a heat treatment at a high temperature of 37+/?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN, Karsten NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20180160699Abstract: A process for producing a seed slurry (SSY) in a seed slurry apparatus (SSA) from solid seed particles (SSP) is disclosed, the seed slurry apparatus (SSA) comprising an input zone (IZ) and a heating zone (HZ), the input zone (IZ) feeding the heating zone (HZ) and the heating zone (HZ) comprising a heating arrangement (HA), said process comprising the steps of feeding the solid seed particles (SSP) from the input zone (IZ) into the heating zone (HZ), the solid seed particles having a seed composition, the seed composition comprising triglycerides, heating said seed composition in said heating zone (HZ) by means of said heating arrangement (HA) to obtain a seed slurry (SSY) at least partly on the basis of partly melted seed composition, wherein said heating involves measuring a seed slurry temperature representation of the seed slurry and said heating is at least partly controlled on the basis of the measured seed slurry temperature representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN, Bjarne JUUL
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Publication number: 20180160698Abstract: A seed particle product is disclosed, the seed particle product comprises a fat phase, said fat phase comprising 60.0-99.9% by weight of triglycerides, and 40.0-99.0% by weight of triglycerides having C16-C24 saturated fatty acids in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions of the triglyceride and oleic acid in the sn-2 position of the triglyceride, wherein said seed particle product exhibits a first endotherm melt peak position below a temperature T intermediate, wherein said seed particle product exhibits a second endotherm melt peak position above said temperature T intermediate, wherein said temperature T intermediate is at least 39.5 degrees Celsius, wherein said endotherm melt peak positions are measured by differential scanning calorimetry by heating samples of 10+/?1 mg of said seed particle product from 20 degrees Celsius to 65 degrees Celsius at a rate of 3 degrees Celsius/min to produce a melting thermogram defining said first and second endotherm melt peak positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventor: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Patent number: 9949498Abstract: The invention relates to a Heat stable chocolate comprising a fat phase, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate comprising: 0.1-15% by weight of crystalline seed, 0.01-5% by weight of an emulsifier not being lecithin, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate further comprising 25-94.9% by weight of a cocoa butter, a cocoa butter equivalent or combinations thereof, and at least 5% by weight of a cocoa butter improver, wherein said crystalline seed comprises SatOSat-triglycerides in an amount of between 40-95% by weight of said crystalline seed and StOSt-triglycerides in an amount of 30-85% by weight of said crystalline seed, wherein the main endotherm melt peak position of said crystalline seed is about 40° C. or higher when measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry by heating samples of 10±1 mg of crystalline seed from 20° C. to 50° C. at a rate of 3° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: AAK AB (PUBL)Inventor: Morten Daugaard Andersen
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Publication number: 20160319219Abstract: The invention relates to a method of increasing a main endotherm melt peak position of a vegetable fat or fractions thereof to an increased value compared to a starting value, said increased value being about 40° C. or higher, said main endotherm melt peak position being measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry by heating samples of 10±1 mg of said vegetable fat or fraction thereof from 20° C. to 50° C. at a rate of 3° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20160309734Abstract: The invention relates to a Heat stable chocolate comprising a fat phase, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate comprising: 0.1-15% by weight of crystalline seed, 0.01-5% by weight of an emulsifier not being lecithin, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate further comprising 25-94.9% by weight of a cocoa butter, a cocoa butter equivalent or combinations thereof, and at least 5% by weight of a cocoa butter improver, wherein said crystalline seed comprises SatOSat-triglycerides in an amount of between 40-95% by weight of said crystalline seed and StOSt-triglycerides in an amount of 30-85% by weight of said crystalline seed, wherein the main endotherm melt peak position of said crystalline seed is about 40° C. or higher when measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry by heating samples of 10±1 mg of crystalline seed from 20° C. to 50° C. at a rate of 3° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: AAK AB (publ)Inventor: Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20150320073Abstract: The invention relates to a chocolate (CHO) comprising: a cocoa butter equivalent (CBE) being a mixture comprising a palm oil mid fraction (PMF) and a transesterified shea olein fraction (TSO); sugar (SUG); and one or more of the ingredients (ING) cocoa butter, cocoa mass, cocoa powder, milk fat, milk powder, vanilla, and lechitin, wherein said cocoa butter equivalent (CBE) has a solid fat content given by 62-81% at 20° C., 55-70% at 25° C., 34-56% at 30° C., and 0-12% at 35° C., wherein the content of StOSt (where St=stearic acid and O=oleic acid) triglycerides of the cocoa butter equivalent (CBE) is at least 18% by weight, and wherein the content of SUU (where S=saturated, U=unsaturated) triglycerides of the cocoa butter equivalent (CBE) is less than 8% by weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Rasmus Leth MILLER, Morten Daugaard ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20130136841Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-temper, texture providing fat composition comprising 10-65% by weight of one or more vegetable oils having a slip melting point of no more than 25° C. and 35-90% by weight of one or more vegetable fats having a slip melting point of more than 25° C.; wherein in said one or more vegetable fats at least 90% by weight of the constituent fatty acid chains are longer than C12, the ratio C16:0/C18:0-C24:0 is no more than 4, and the ratio SSU/SUS is at least 1, and wherein in said composition the content of S3-type of triglycerides is at least 0.5% by weight, wherein the groups S designates identical or different saturated fatty acids, and the groups U designates identical or different unsaturated fatty acids. The fat compositions provides texture at a similar or higher rate compared to state of the art fats at the same or a lower content of saturated fatty acids in confectionary applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Inventors: Morten Daugaard Andersen, Bjarne Juul