Abstract: The present invention relates to a margarine substitute loaded with trans-resveratrol/glycoside and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a peanut protein dispersion, adding a transglutaminase thereto, performing a cross-linking reaction under a water bath condition, and heating up to obtain a monolithic gel; continuing to add water to the monolithic gel, shearing the resultant at a high speed, homogenizing at a high pressure, performing ultrasonication, and adjusting pH to obtain a microgel particle dispersion; (2) adding a trans-resveratrol/glycoside to an edible oil in the dark, stirring well, continuing to add the microgel particle dispersion obtained in step (1), and shearing the resultant at a high speed to obtain a high internal-phase Pickering emulsion, i.e. a margarine substitute loaded with trans-resveratrol/glycoside.

Abstract: Process to manufacture edible aerated water-in-oil emulsion comprising: from 0.5 to 50 wt. % of micronized fat powder comprising hardstock fat; from 10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; from 10 to 85 wt. % of water-phase; from 2 to 100 vol. % of gas-phase; wherein the gas has an average solubility in water at 20 degrees Celsius and at 1 bar of pressure of at most 0.75 gram gas per kg water; and wherein the gas has an average solubility in sunflower oil at 20 degrees Celsius and at 1 bar of pressure of at most 0.75 gram gas per kg oil; comprising the step of: mixing the fat powder, the liquid oil, the water-phase and the gas-phase to provide the edible aerated water-in-oil emulsion.

Abstract: Aerated edible water-in-oil emulsion with an overrun of from 2 to 200% comprising from 10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; from 0.5 to 50 wt. % of hardstock fat; from 10 to 85 wt. % of water-phase; from 0.45 to 3 wt. % of lecithin.

Abstract: A process for preparing a low fat water-in-oil emulsion which emulsion comprises water, oil and a hardstock fat. The process involves combining an aqueous phase and a fat phase, wherein the fat phase comprises the hardstock fat and which fat phase is at a temperature such that the fat phase is liquid, followed by subjecting the obtained mixture to high shear mixing effected a high shear mixing device, and wherein the product exiting the high shear mixing process the product is packed without having been subject to any further mixing or working process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing first oleosomes having a first distribution D50(1) and second oleosomes having a second size distribution D50(2).

Abstract: Disclosed is to a process for manufacturing a cheese product whose fat content is less than or equal to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the cheese product, having a moisture of the fat-reduced cheese product of 60 to 75% by weight of the total weight of the cheese product. Also disclosed is a cheese product having a moisture of the fat-reduced cheese product of 60 to 75% of the total weight of the cheese product and including at least one protein material in an amount sufficient for the protein content to represent 10 to 35%, the material protein including at least one protein material of dairy origin, at most 5% of fat and supplemental water up to 100%.

Abstract: Hardstock fat having an amount of saturated fatty acids of at least 80 wt %, ? wherein the amount of H3mixed triglycerides is between 45 and 60 wt %, H3mixed being a group of triglycerides consisting of triglycerol esters of 3 H fatty acids wherein H is a saturated fatty acids having a length of C16 and/or C18, wherein the triglycerol ester is composed of two different fatty acids; ? and wherein the amount of H2Xmixed triglycerides is at least 10 wt %, H2Xmixed being a group of triglycerides consisting of H2M triglycerides and H2O triglycerides, wherein H2M triglycerides are triglycerol esters with two H fatty acid and one M fatty acid wherein M is a saturated fatty acid of a length of C12 and/or C14, and wherein H2O triglycerides are triglycerol esters with two H fatty acid and one O fatty acid wherein O is a unsaturated fatty acid of a length of C18, wherein the H2M and H2O triglycerides are composed of three different fatty acids.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide a lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating oil base stock and a compound of formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have any of the values defined in the specification, as well as methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A spread or margarine which is intended to serve as a tasty, indulgent product and at the same time provide good health benefits to the consumer. The spread combines high levels both of monounsaturated fatty acids, which are thought to be a beneficial component of the Mediterranean diet, and linoleic acid, a known LDL-cholesterol lowering moiety. The spread includes low levels of saturated fatty acids and trans fat acids.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an oil and fat composition that can be used as a low trans fatty acid content, non-lauric, non-tempering type hard butter and an oil-based food product comprising the oil and fat composition that exhibits good heat resistance and melting feeling in the mouth. [Means for Solving the Problems] The oil and fat composition of the present invention is characterized by satisfying the following conditions of (a) to (g): (a) an X3 content is 3 to 20% by weight; (b) a weight ratio of P3/X3 is not less than 0.35; (c) an X2O content is 45 to 80% by weight; (d) a weight ratio of XOX/X2O is 0.20 to 0.65; (e) a weight ratio of PStO/X2O is 0.10 to 0.45; (f) a weight ratio of St2O/X2O is 0.05 to 0.35; and (g) a weight ratio of St/P is not more than 0.80; wherein X represents saturated fatty acid having 14 carbon atoms or more; O represents oleic acid; P represents palmitic acid; and St represents stearic acid.

Abstract: A process for the production of a composition comprising 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoyl glyceride (OPO) comprises: providing one or more palm oil stearin fractions comprising tripalmitoyl glyceride and having an iodine value between about 18 and about 40; interesterifying the one or more palm oil stearin fractions to form a randomly interesterified palm oil stearin; subjecting the randomly interesterified palm oil stearin to enzymic transesterification with oleic acid or a non-glyceride ester thereof using an enzyme having selectivity for the 1- and 3-positions of a glyceride; and separating palmitic acid or palmitic non-glyceride esters from the product obtained in (iii) to form a composition comprising OPO glyceride.

Abstract: Use of particles of insoluble water-absorbing food ingredient, such as dietary fibre, as carrier for a humectant, such as water of glycerol, for the introduction of the humectant into a chocolate product. Furthermore, a tropicalizing agent comprising discrete particles of insoluble food ingredient material, such as citrus fibre particles, loaded with water or humectant. That tropicalizing agent is dispersed in liquid fat, such as cocoa butter. The tropicalizing agent is used to make chocolate products heat resistant.

Abstract: Nutritional fat or oil-based compositions for increasing HDL cholesterol, decreasing total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol and decreasing the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio in human plasma are described. The compositions can advantageously include at least 10% of myristic acid and/or lauric acid in which at least 3% of said fatty acid composition is myristic acid and at least 3% is lauric acid; in some cases at least 1% by weight myristic acid and/or lauric acid is esterified at the sn-2 position in triglyceride molecules. The compositions also include between 5% and 40% by weight linoleic acid, and typically further include at least 10% by weight monounsaturated fatty acids and between 15% and 55% by weight total saturated fatty acids. The sum of weight percentages for saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids equals 100%. In desirable cases, the composition is substantially cholesterol-free.

Abstract: An oil and fat composition is provided having superior operability and processability, in terms of a liquefying phenomenon of sugar, tackiness and texture of fried doughnuts, filling condition and hardness of shortening, and solidifying time of coating chocolate, by the superior crystallization-promoting effect. A palm-based fractionated oil and fat has 70-90% by weight of the tripalmitin content to triglyceride and 1-8% by weight of the unsaturated fatty acid content to total fatty acid. The oil and fat comprises a hard part obtained by, for example, performing a crystallization operation of palm super stearin with iodine value 10-17 so that the slurry SFC is 20% or less, and fractionating the slurry so that the hard part yield is 26% by weight or less. The fractionation is preferably performed so that a numerical value of the hard part yield/the slurry SFC is 10 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) from 5 to 50 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 35 mass % or less of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; and (3) 1.5 or less as a ratio (mass ratio) [(SS)/(UU)] of a content of the disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols relative to a content of a diunsaturated diacylglycerol (UU) in the diacylglycerols.

Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) 20 to 92 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 60 mass % or less of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; (3) 8 to 80 mass % of a diunsaturated diacylglycerol (UU) in the diacylglycerols; and (4) 20 mass % or more of a total content of saturated fatty acids having 10, 12, and 14 carbon atoms in saturated fatty acids constituting the diacylglycerols.

Abstract: An acidic oil-in-water-type emulsified food comprising an egg white hydrolyzate. A method of producing the acidic oil-in-water-type emulsified food comprising emulsifying an aqueous phase component and an oil phase component in the presence of the egg white hydrolyzate. An antioxidant comprising an egg white hydrolyzate obtained by treating egg white with a neutral protease originating from a microorganism belonging to the genus Aspergillus. A flavor improving agent comprising an egg white hydrolyzate obtained by treating egg white with a neutral protease originating from a microorganism belonging to the genus Aspergillus.

Abstract: The invention relates to water-in-oil emulsion comprising 50 to 85 wt. % of an aqueous phase and 15 to 50 wt. % of a fatphase, wherein said fat phase comprises HOH triglycerides in an amount of 8 to 50% of the total weight of the fat phase, and HHH triglycerides in an amount of 1 to 6% of the total weight of the fat phase, wherein at least 25% of said HHH triglycerides contain at least two different fatty acid residues, where “H” denotes a saturated fatty acid residue with 16 to 24 carbon atoms and “O” an oleic acid residue. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of an edible water-in-oil emulsion according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of a HHH triglyceride fat to promote inversion of an oil-in-water-emulsion comprising 15 to 50 wt % of a fat phase, into a water-in-oil emulsion, wherein said fat phase comprises HOH triglycerides.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edible water in oil emulsion wrapper product wherein the amount of oil exudation is less than 1% at the temperature at which the amount of solid fat content on total product is 3%, wherein the fat is essentially free of hydrogenated fat and wherein said fat comprises less than 35 wt % saturated fatty acid (calculated on total fat) and less than 1 wt % trans unsaturated fatty acid (calculated on total product). The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of an edible water in oil emulsion wrapper product according to the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed are spreadable preparations, containing (a) about 72 to about 85% by weight of butter or a synthetic glyceride mixture having a similar fatty acid spectrum, (b) about 2 to about 5% by weight of a low-melting-point butter fraction, and (c) about 10 to about 26% by weight of a herb preparation, with the proviso that the amounts indicated add up to 100% by weight.

Abstract: A method and composition for reducing the cholesterolemic effect in mammals of ingesting a blended nutritional fat composition containing a palm mid-fraction (PMF) hardstock fat combined with an unsaturated vegetable oil. The composition is solid or semi-solid at 20° C. and fluid at 35° C., and includes between 15% and 45% by weight linoleic acid. The weight ratio of disaturated triglyceride (DST) molecules to trisaturated triglyceride (TST) molecules is greater than 10:1, and the PMF hardstock fat contains approximately 50% to 95% by weight DST molecules, the majority of which contain either palmitic acid or a combination of palmitic and stearic acids at the sn-1 and sn-3 triglyceride positions and either oleic acid or linoleic acid at the sn-2 molecular position.

Abstract: A spread or margarine which is intended to serve as a tasty, indulgent product and at the same time provide good health benefits to the consumer. The spread combines high levels both of monounsaturated fatty acids, which are thought to be a beneficial component of the Mediterranean diet, and linoleic acid, a known LDL-cholesterol lowering moiety. The spread includes low levels of saturated fatty acids and trans fat acids.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards organogel compositions. Processes for producing such organogel compositions are further disclosed. The present invention is also directed towards uses of the novel organogel compositions in foods, beverages, nutraceuticals pharmaceuticals, pet food, or animal feed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising monoglycerides and diglycerides, wherein the monoglycerides and diglycerides have an iodine value of at least 30; and wherein the fatty acids of the monoglycerides and diglycerides contain C22 fatty acids in an amount of at least 4.5 wt % based on the total amount of fatty acids of the monoglycerides and diglycerides.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic corn event MON89034, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said corn event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said corn event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said corn event in a sample, growing the seeds of such corn event into corn plants, and breeding to produce corn plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event.

Abstract: The invention is generally directed to conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-rich vegetable oil production from linoleic rich oils by heterogeneous catalysis. A heterogeneous catalytic vacuum distillation process is used under high temperature conditions to isomerize linoleic acid in triacylglyceride vegetable oils to CLA to produce CLA-rich oils. After processing, the catalyst may be removed by filtration or centrifugation to obtain high quality, CLA-rich oils. The CLA-rich oils may then serve as a potent and bioactive nutraceutical and can be incorporated into various food products, such as a CLA-rich dressing, margarine or chips.

Abstract: A method and composition for reducing the cholesterolemic effect in mammals of ingesting a blended nutritional fat composition containing a palm mid-fraction (PMF) hardstock fat combined with an unsaturated vegetable oil. The composition is solid or semi-solid at 20° C. and fluid at 35° C., and includes between 15% and 45% by weight linoleic acid. The weight ratio of disaturated triglyceride (DST) molecules to trisaturated triglyceride (TST) molecules is greater than 10:1, and the PMF hardstock fat contains approximately 50% to 95% by weight DST molecules, the majority of which contain either palmitic acid or a combination of palmitic and stearic acids at the sn-1 and sn-3 triglyceride positions and either oleic acid or linoleic acid at the sn-2 molecular position.

Abstract: A method and composition for reducing the cholesterolemic effect in mammals of ingesting a blended nutritional fat composition containing a palm mid-fraction (PMF) hardstock fat combined with an unsaturated vegetable oil. The composition is solid or semi-solid at 20° C. and fluid at 35° C., and includes between 15% and 45% by weight linoleic acid. The weight ratio of disaturated triglyceride (DST) molecules to trisaturated triglyceride (TST) molecules is greater than 10:1, and the PMF hardstock fat contains approximately 50% to 95% by weight DST molecules, the majority of which contain either palmitic acid or a combination of palmitic and stearic acids at the sn-1 and sn-3 triglyceride positions and either oleic acid or linoleic acid at the sn-2 molecular position.

Abstract: A flavor infused pastry fat composition for the preparation of puff pastry baked products has a flavoring agent which is incorporated into the fat phase of the pastry fat during its preparation so as to become part of the fat phase of a puff pastry baked product, when baked. The flavor infused pastry fat has an SFI characteristic such that it is liquid at 36° C., is solid at 4° C., and has 26% to 40% solid fat component at 10° C. and 10% to 30% solid fat component at 25° C.

Abstract: A method of in-molding a food item in a package defining at least one cavity for holding the food item and having an opening for accessing the food item. Liquid food product is introduced into the at least one cavity and allowed to solidify to form a solid food product, which is then unseated.

Abstract: An oil and fat composition is provided having superior operability and processability, in terms of a liquefying phenomenon of sugar, tackiness and texture of fried doughnuts, filling condition and hardness of shortening, and solidifying time of coating chocolate, by the superior crystallization-promoting effect. A palm-based fractionated oil and fat has 70-90% by weight of the tripalmitin content to triglyceride and 1-8% by weight of the unsaturated fatty acid content to total fatty acid. The oil and fat comprises a hard part obtained by, for example, performing a crystallization operation of palm super stearin with iodine value 10-17 so that the slurry SFC is 20% or less, and fractionating the slurry so that the hard part yield is 26% by weight or less. The fractionation is preferably performed so that a numerical value of the hard part yield/the slurry SFC is 10 or less.

Abstract: A food composition comprising gas bubbles is provided. It contains based on the food composition at least 10 wt. % of water, optionally fat, wherein the amount of fat and water taken together is at least 60 wt. % and less than 99 wt. %, at least 1 vol. % and less than 70 vol. % of gas, fiber particles and surface active particles. The volume weighted mean diameter of the surface active particles (d2) is smaller than the length of the fiber particles (L). Also a process is provided to prepare the product. The process includes the steps of incorporating surface active particles and fiber particles in a liquid food composition, incorporating gas in said liquid composition and packing the food composition.

Abstract: Chemically modified lipids and methods for their preparation are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edible fat blend comprising liquid oil and structuring fat, the fat blend comprising a mixture of triglycerides in a specific weight ratio and wherein the fat blend comprises 15 to 35 wt % saturated fatty acids (SAFA); to an edible fat continuous wrapper margarine comprising 5 to 60 wt % of a dispersed aqueous phase and 40 to 95 wt % of a fat phase, wherein the fat phase is a fat blend according to the invention; and to a process for the preparation of such a wrapper margarine.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edible water in oil emulsion wrapper product wherein the amount of oil exudation is less than 1% at the temperature at which the amount of solid fat content on total product is 3%, wherein the fat is essentially free of hydrogenated fat and wherein said fat comprises less than 35 wt % saturated fatty acid (calculated on total fat) and less than 1 wt % trans unsaturated fatty acid (calculated on total product). The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of an edible water in oil emulsion wrapper product according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of compacting a microporous fat powder, notably a microporous fat powder that can suitably be used as an oil structuring agent. One aspect of the invention relates to a process for compacting a microporous fat powder, said process comprising: feeding the fat powder into the feed zone of an extruder having a forwarding screw and a barrel within which said screw is centrally positioned; rotating said forwarding screw to advance said fat powder feed through a compacting zone of the extruder where the barrel comprises a plurality of venting openings having a shorter dimension that exceeds the volume weighted average diameter of the fat powder feed and that is less than 10 mm; and expelling the compacted fat powder from the extruder; wherein the temperature of the fat powder during passage through the extruder is maintained below 40° C. and wherein the compaction factor achieved exceeds 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to water-in-oil emulsion comprising 50 to 85 wt. % of an aqueous phase and 15 to 50 wt. % of a fatphase, wherein said fat phase comprises HOH triglycerides in an amount of 8 to 50% of the total weight of the fat phase, and HHH triglycerides in an amount of 1 to 6% of the total weight of the fat phase, wherein at least 25% of said HHH triglycerides contain at least two different fatty acid residues, where “H” denotes a saturated fatty acid residue with 16 to 24 carbon atoms and “O” an oleic acid residue. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of an edible water-in-oil emulsion according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of a HHH triglyceride fat to promote inversion of an oil-in-water-emulsion comprising 15 to 50 wt % of a fat phase, into a water-in-oil emulsion, wherein said fat phase comprises HOH triglycerides.

Abstract: Nutritional fat or oil-based compositions for increasing HDL cholesterol, decreasing total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol and decreasing the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio in human plasma are described. The compositions can advantageously include at least 10% of myristic acid and/or lauric acid in which at least 3% of said fatty acid composition is myristic acid and at least 3% is lauric acid; in some cases at least 1% by weight myristic acid and/or lauric acid is esterified at the sn-2 position in triglyceride molecules. The compositions also include between 5% and 40% by weight linoleic acid, and typically further include at least 10% by weight monounsaturated fatty acids and between 15% and 55% by weight total saturated fatty acids. The sum of weight percentages for saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids equals 100%. In desirable cases, the composition is substantially cholesterol-free.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, the invention relates to an article having a liquid-impregnated surface. The surface includes a matrix of solid features (e.g., non-toxic and/or edible features) spaced sufficiently close to stably contain a liquid therebetween or therewithin, wherein the liquid is non-toxic and/or edible. The article may contain, for example, a food or other consumer product, such as ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise.

Abstract: Described herein are spread compositions having reduced levels of saturated and trans fats. The compositions comprise water, a base oil, a seeding agent and a cellulose fiber. Also provided are methods of preparing such compositions and use thereof.

Abstract: Described herein are spread compositions having reduced levels of saturated and trans fats. The compositions comprise water, a base oil, a seeding ester and a cellulose fiber. Also provided are methods of preparing such compositions and use thereof.

Abstract: A method for preparing a dispersion of polar lipids in an ethanol-water mixture, the polar lipids including galactolipids. Anoil containing polar lipids including galactolipids is diluted using a first ethanol-water mixture having an ethanol concentration close to the critical polarity, wherein upon dilution the polar lipids form a lamellar liquid-crystalline phase, without first forming a hexagonal HII-phase. The invention also refers to an oil obtained by evaporating ethanol and water from the dispersion. The invention further refers to aqueous colloidal dispersions of polar lipids including galactolipids, to an oil containing polar lipids including galactolipids and to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food compositions including such dispersions and/or oil.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edible fat powder comprising at least two natural fats wherein the natural fat has a N10 of at least 10% and wherein the fat powder is a co-crystallized fat powder. The invention further relates to the use of said fat powder to prepare a fat containing emulsion. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said edible fat powder wherein the edible fat powder is prepared from a molten mixture comprising at least two natural fats.

Abstract: The invention relates to a milk fat substitute and to a method for producing same from a vegetable oil using a fractionation method, which is suitable for use in the production of products such as ice cream, biscuits, cakes, bread-making products, reconstituted milk, milk formulas, cheeses and other products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to butter-derived spreads, i.e. mixtures containing a first butter, a milk fat source and vegetable oil, as well as a method of producing such butter-derived spreads.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards organogel compositions. Processes for producing such organogel compositions are further disclosed. The present invention is also directed towards uses of the novel organogel compositions in foods, beverages, nutraceuticals pharmaceuticals, pet food, or animal feed.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fat replacers and their use in various food products. Aspects of the disclosure are particularly directed to oligodextran-based fat replacers that are lower in calories, heat stable, and increase fiber. They can either be used alone or in combination with other additives to decrease the fat content while maintaining good organoleptic properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a comestible product, such as bread, cake, pastry, biscuit or cookie, comprising a water-in-oil emulsion, the water-in-oil emulsion comprising bakery fat continuous phase and an aqueous phase dispersed substantially throughout the bakery fat continuous phase. The bakery fat is typically selected from butter, margarine, animal fat and vegetable shortening.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type fat or oil composition which exhibits satisfactory demulsification in the mouth regardless of a low salt content, and which makes a consumer feel moderate saltiness, and a method for producing the same. Disclosed is a water-in-oil type fat or oil composition containing 0.4% by weight or more and less than 1.0% by weight of a salt, wherein the time required to reach 50% of an equilibrium value is within 50 seconds in an increase in conductivity at 35° C.

Abstract: A method of forming a fat product, the method entailing heating a first material to a first temperature to form a first intermediate, the first material comprising fat and the first temperature adequate to remove any memory of crystallization from the fat; rapidly cooling the first intermediate to a second temperature to form a second intermediate, the second temperature adequate to provide nascent seed crystals in the second intermediate; and quiescently cooling the second intermediate to form the fat product, the quiescent cooling adequate to support growth of macro-crystals about the nascent seed crystals.