The present invention relates to a barrier coating composition for coating frozen confection, comprising, expressed in weight % based on the total weight of the coating, 40-60 wt. % of a fat or fat blend, preferably 45-55 wt. %, said fat or fat blend comprising the following fatty acids: 45<=C16:0<=55 wt. %, 4<=C18:0<=10 wt. %, 30<=C18:1<=39 wt. %, 3<=C18:2<=7 wt. % linoleic acid, and said fat blend comprising a solid fat profile comprising: 75%<=N 0<=95%; 60%<=N 10<=90%; 30%<=N 20<=60%; 18%<=N 25<=35%; 0%<=N 30<=12%; and 0%<=N 35<=5%, and said barrier coating having yield stress of 0.90 to 1.65 Pa. The invention also relates to the use of such a fat or fat blend for barrier coatings, a method of preparing the coating composition and a wafer at least partly coated with the barrier coating.

A pastry filling formulation and pastry food products including the pastry filling formulation are described having a freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel with other ingredients including, but are not limited to, water, a sweetening agent, and one or more fruit additives (e.g., fruit flavor, fruit coloring, fruit puree, etc.). The freeze thaw stable thermoreversible gel permits the pastry filling to retain water during the thawing process from a frozen state.

The invention relates to a composition for coating a frozen confection, the composition comprising, expressed in weight % based on the total weight of the coating, 30 to 80 wt % of fat, which comprises a fat blend of hard fat and liquid oil, and 20 to 70 wt % of non-fat solids, wherein, the coating composition comprises, less than 25 wt % of saturated fatty acid, 10-60 wt %, preferably 20-40% of monounsaturated fatty acid and less than 10%, preferably less than 5% of polyunsaturated fatty acid, and wherein, the saturated fatty acid comprises between 12-24C-atoms and the unsaturated fatty acid contains 18C-atoms or more than 18C-atoms. The invention also relates to a process of making this composition and a frozen confection at least partly coated with the composition.

The invention relates to a composition for coating a frozen confection, the composition comprising, expressed in weight % based on the total weight of the coating, 30 to 80 wt % of fat, which comprises a fat blend of hard fat and liquid oil, and 20 to 70 wt % of non-fat solids, wherein, the coating composition comprises, less than 25 wt % of saturated fatty acid, 10-60 wt %, preferably 20-40% of monounsaturated fatty acid and less than 10%, preferably less than 5% of polyunsaturated fatty acid, and wherein, the saturated fatty acid comprises between 12-24C-atoms and the unsaturated fatty acid contains 18C-atoms or more than 18C-atoms. The invention also relates to a process of making this composition and a frozen confection at least partly coated with the composition.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oily food that imparts an unprecedented characteristic texture in frozen dessert applications. By containing a sucrose fatty acid ester having an HLB of 3 or less and saccharides and setting the particle size of the solid content to a specific size or more, an oily food for frozen desserts having a new texture with quality defects having been improved can be obtained.

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a frozen confection comprising providing a frozen confection to be coated, providing a liquid coating composition which comprises less than 25% of saturated fatty acids and which solidifies in a two-step crystallization at a temperature of 15 C., at least partly coating the frozen confection, letting the coating composition perform a first crystallization event, and letting the at least partly coated frozen confection perform a second crystallization event. The invention also relates to a at least partly coated frozen confection obtained by this method of manufacturing.

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40 C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40 C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40 C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40 C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.