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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick William Cain, Voorburg, NL;
Leendert Hendrik Wesdorp, Vlaardingen, NL;
Gina Suzette Hutson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc., Lisle, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ; A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426602 ; 426604 ; 426660 ;
Abstract
A water continuous fat emulsion is formed from 10-30 wt %. fat, 5-57 wt % water, 13-85 wt % of one of an acidity regulator, thickener, bulking agent, emulsifier, sweetener, flavor, colorant, humectant or preservative by mixing the components at a temperature above the melting point of the fat. Then the emulsion is cooled at a shear of 30-1500 s.sup.-1 for less than two minutes while phase inversion occurs.