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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramanathapur G Krishnamurthy, Glenview, IL (US);
Vernon C Witte, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426613 ; 426601 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for making oil-in-water food dressing emulsions which do not contain starch or gums. In accordance with the method, a premix which includes, a fat such as a vegetable oil, inulin an edible acid, egg yolk and water is provided. The premix is subjected to high shear emulsification by transporting the premix through an impact-type homogenizer operated at a pressure of at least 5,000 psig to provide an oil-in-water emulsion having suspended oil droplets in an inulin-egg yolk complex.