MY147971A - An edible product composed of a plurality of discrete fat pieces - Google Patents

Abstract

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO AN EDIBLE PRODUCT THAT IS COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE FAT PIECES THAT ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, SUCH AS FAT FLAKES, FAT POWDERS OR FAT GRANULATES. MORE PARTICULARLY, THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN EDIBLE PRODUCT THAT IS COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE FAT PIECES THAT ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, EACH FAT PIECE COMPRISING: ? 15-80 WT.% OF A SOLID CONTINUOUS FAT PHASE HAVING A SOLID FAT CONTENT AT 25 �C (N25) OF AT LEAST 5 WT.%; ? 20-85 WT.% OF AN OIL ENCAPSULATE THAT IS HOMOGENEOUSLY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUOUS FAT PHASE, SAID OIL ENCAPSULATE CONTAINING 40-95 WT.% OF LIQUID OIL AND 5-60 WT.% OF AN ENCAPSULATION MATRIX THAT ENVELOPS THE LIQUID OIL; AND ? 0-50 WT.% OF A DISPERSED AQUEOUS PHASE; WHEREIN THE EDIBLE PRODUCT CONTAINS AT LEAST 15% OF LIQUID OIL BY WEIGHT OF THE CONTINUOUS FAT PHASE AND WHEREIN THE CONTINUOUS FAT PHASE, THE OIL ENCAPSULATE AND THE OPTIONAL DISPERSED AQUEOUS PHASE TOGETHER REPRESENT AT LEAST 90 WT.% OF THE EDIBLE PRODUCT. THE FAT PIECES IN THE EDIBLE FAT PRODUCT ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, DESPITE CONTAINING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF LIQUID OIL, DO NOT CLUMP TOGETHER AND CAN SUITABLY BE USED IN A VARIETY OF PRODUCT APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS BAKERY PRODUCTS, SOUPS, SAUCES, CREAMERS AND RECONSTITUTABLE DRINKS.