Colored multi-layer food product and kit

• US 20040009266A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fundraise 21, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fundraise 21, Inc.
• Inventors: Violi, Laureen S., Violi, Rocco J.
• Application Number:
  US10/266,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20040009266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/94
• CPC Class Codes: A21D 13/41 Pizzas
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0097 Decorating sweetmeats or confectionery
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/42 Addition of dyes or pigments, e.g. in combination with optical brighteners
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 20/20 Making of laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs, e.g. by wrapping in preformed edible dough sheets or in edible food containers

Abstract

A pizza comprises a crust having a first color and a traditional color, a sauce having a second color and a traditional color, and a cheese having a third color and a traditional color. At least one of the first color, the second color, and the third color are fundamentally different from the corresponding traditional color. A pizza kit includes a plurality of crusts, a plurality of packages of sauce, and a plurality of packages of cheese. Each crust within the plurality of crusts has a color that is different from an original color of the crusts. Each sauce has a color that is different from an original color of the sauce. And each cheese has a third color that is different from an original color of the cheese. Toppings may be included on the pizza. The toppings may have a color that is fundamentally different from the traditional color of the toppings.

Claims

1. A pizza comprising:

a crust having a first color and a traditional color;

a sauce having a second color and a traditional color; and

a cheese having a third color and a traditional color, wherein at least one of the first color, the second color, and the third color are fundamentally different from the corresponding traditional color.

2. The pizza of claim 1, wherein each of the first color, the second color, and the third color are fundamentally different from the corresponding traditional color.

3. The pizza of claim 1, wherein the first color is fundamentally different from the traditional color of the crust and the crust comprises a dough and a crust colorant, wherein the dough and the crust colorant are combined together to form the crust, with the dough having a traditional color and the crust colorant having the first color, wherein when the crust colorant is combined with the dough, the dough takes on the first color, and the first color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

4. The pizza of claim 1, wherein the second color is fundamentally different from the traditional color of the sauce and the sauce comprises a base sauce and a sauce colorant, wherein the base sauce and the sauce colorant are combined together to form the sauce, with the base sauce having a traditional color and the sauce colorant having the second color, wherein when the sauce colorant is combined with the base sauce, the sauce takes on the second color, and the second color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

5. The pizza of claim 1, wherein the third color is fundamentally different from the traditional color of the cheese and the cheese comprises a base cheese and a cheese colorant, wherein the base cheese and the cheese colorant are combined together to form the cheese, with the base cheese having a traditional color and the cheese colorant having the third color, wherein when the cheese colorant is combined with the base cheese, the cheese takes on the third color, and the third color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

6. The pizza of claim 1, further comprising a topping having a fourth color and a traditional color.

7. The pizza of claim 6, wherein the fourth color is fundamentally different from the traditional color of the topping.

8. The pizza of claim 6, wherein the topping comprises at least one of cheese, meat, or vegetables.

9. The pizza of claim 6, wherein the fourth color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

10. The pizza of claim 2, wherein the crust comprises a pizza dough and a crust colorant, the sauce comprises a base sauce and a sauce colorant, and the cheese comprises a base cheese and a cheese colorant.

11. The pizza of claim 10, wherein the crust colorant is at least one of a powder, a granular, or a liquid colorant, the sauce colorant is at least one of a powder, a granular, or a liquid colorant, and the cheese colorant is at least one of a powder, a granular, or a liquid colorant.

12. The pizza of claim 10, wherein the crust colorant is a dye or a pigment, the sauce colorant is a dye or a pigment, and the cheese colorant is a dye or a pigment

13. The pizza of claim 1, wherein the first color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange, the second color comprises at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange, and the third color comprises at least one of red ,blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

14. A multi-layered food product comprising:

a first food layer having a first color and a traditional color, with the first color being fundamentally altered from the traditional color of the first food layer;

a second food layer having a second color and a traditional color, with the second color being fundamentally altered from the traditional color of the second food layer.

15. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, further comprising a third food layer having a third color and a traditional color, with the third color being fundamentally altered from the traditional color of the third food layer.

16. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, wherein the first food layer is a bread, and the second food layer is a mixture comprising at least cheese and garlic.

17. A cheese bread kit according to claim 16, comprising a plurality of multi-layered food products, wherein at least some of the plurality of multi-layered food products have different colored first and second layers than others of the plurality of multi-layered food products.

18. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, wherein the first food layer is a bread, the second food layer is a cream-cheese food product, and further comprising a third food layer having a third color, wherein the third layer is a fruit.

19. The multi-layered food product of claim 15, wherein the first food layer is a crust, the second food layer is a sauce, and the third food layer is a cheese.

20. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, wherein the first color is at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange;

and the second color is at least one of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.

21. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, wherein the first food layer is a crust, and the second food layer is a sauce, and further comprising a third food layer having a third color, wherein the third food layer is a cheese.

22. The multi-layered food product of claim 14, wherein the first food layer is a crust, and the second food layer is a cheese, and further comprising a third food layer having a third color, wherein the third food layer is a sauce.

23. A pizza kit comprising:

at least one package comprising a crust having at least one first color and an original color;

at least one package comprising a sauce having at least one second color and an original color; and

at least one package comprising a cheese having at least one third color and an original color, wherein at least one of the first color, the second color, and the third color are fundamentally different from their corresponding original color.

24. The pizza kit of claim 23, wherein the at least one first color is the same as the crust original color, the at least one second color is the same as the sauce original color, and the at least one third color is different from the cheese original color.

25. The pizza kit of claim 23, wherein the at least one package of crusts comprises a plurality of crusts.

26. The pizza kit of claim 23, wherein the plurality of crusts are sealed in a single package.

27. The pizza kit of claim 23, wherein the at least one package of crust comprises a plurality of packages of crusts, the at least one package of sauce comprises a plurality of packages of sauce, and the at least one package of cheese comprises a plurality of packages of cheese.

28. The pizza kit of claim 27, wherein the at least one first color comprises a plurality of first colors, such that at least some of the plurality of packages of crusts have a different first color than others of the plurality of crusts;

the at least one second color comprises a plurality of second colors, such that at least some of the plurality of packages of sauce have a different second color than others of the packages of sauce; and

the at least one third color comprises a plurality of third colors, such that at least some of the plurality of packages of cheese have a different third color than others of the packages of cheese, whereby the various colors of crust, sauce, and cheese allow a consumer to select differently colored pizza combinations.

29. The pizza kit of claim 28, wherein the first color comprises at least four different colors, the second color comprises at least four different colors, and the third color comprises at least four different colors.

30. The pizza kit of claim 23, wherein the at least one first color is different from the crust original color, the at least one second color is different from the sauce original color, and the at least one third color is the same as the cheese original color.

31. The pizza kit of claim 27, wherein the plurality of packages of cheese comprise a plurality of packages of a shredded cheese having a traditional color and a plurality of packages of cheese colorant having the second color that is different from the original cheese color, wherein a combination of one of the packages of cheese with one of the packages of colorant results in a cheese that has the second color.

32. The pizza kit of claim 23, further comprising an activity kit including at least one of crayons, puzzles, and books.

33. A multi-layered food product kit comprising:

a plurality of first food layers, each having a color that is fundamentally different from a traditional color of the first food layer; and

a plurality of second food layers, each having a color that is fundamentally different from a traditional color of the second food layer.

34. The multi-layered food product kit of claim 33, further comprising a plurality of third food layers having a color that is fundamentally different from a traditional color of the third food layer.