(19)
(11) EP 1 400 176 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23

(43) Date of publication:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(21) Application number: 03255095.6

(22) Date of filing: 15.08.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A23G 9/02, A23G 9/00, A23G 9/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 17.09.2002 GB 0221565

(71) Applicants:
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    IE GB CY 
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    PT HU SE RO TR SI EE DK LU DE CH ES BG IT MC FI FR SK BE LI NL CZ AT GR 

(72) Inventors:
  • Bartkowska, Beata Unilever R&D Colworth
    Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)
  • Foster, Timothy John Unilever R&D Vlaardingen
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Gray, Sarah Jane Unilever R&D Colworth
    Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)
  • Regismond, Sudarshi T.A. Unilever R&D Vlaardingen
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Underdown, Jeffrey Unilever R&D Colworth
    Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)

(74) Representative: Thacker, Michael Anthony et al
Unilever PLC, Colworth House, Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ
Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)

   


(54) Frozen aerated products


(57) A frozen aerated product having an overrun of between 10% and 250% and a pH, when melted, in the range 3.5 to 5.2, comprises water, 0 to 20 w/w% fat, 0.25 to 20 w/w% milk solids not fat, 0.05 to 1.5 w/w% soluble dietary fibre and 0.1 to 5 w/w% of insoluble dietary fibre, 0.1 to 35 w/w% sweetener but no additional stabilisers or emulsifiers as herein defined. The soluble and insoluble dietary fibre may be derived from fruits or vegetables for example from one or more fruit purees, one or more vegetable purees or mixtures thereof.