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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1988
Peter B Ernsting, Delft, NL;
Lever Brothers Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An edible plastified dispersion having a continuous fat phase and a dispersed aqueous phase, in particular low-calorie spread, is prepared by a process that includes (i) cooling a constituted emulsion having a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed fat phase and comprising essentially no solid fat, by passing it through a static heat exchanger to cause partial crystallization of fat, the emulsion leaving the heat exchanger as a dispersion having a continuous aqueous phase and containing crystallized fat, and (ii) feeding the dispersion from step (i) directly to means for imparting kinetic energy so as to invert the dispersion into a dispersion having a continuous fat phase and a dispersed aqueous phase. The use of scraped-surface heat exchangers can be dispensed with, without adverse effects on the product properties.