Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing a vegetable cheese-like food product which exhibits suitability for a shaping process, such as shredding, and which has natural cheese-like meltiness (melting and oil-release when heated) and a milky flavor similar to that of natural cheese. This vegetable cheese-like food product is obtained by adjusting, through organic acid fermentation and/or lactic acid fermentation, the pH of an emulsified oil or fat composition to 3.5-5.7, said composition including a specific soybean protein, an acid-treated starch, and an oil or fat in which the solid fat content (SFC) account for at least 45% at 10° C. and at least 20% at 20° C.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing a vegetable cheese-like food product which exhibits suitability for a shaping process, such as shredding, and which has natural cheese-like meltiness (melting and oil-release when heated) and a milky flavor similar to that of natural cheese. This vegetable cheese-like food product is obtained by adjusting, through organic acid fermentation and/or lactic acid fermentation, the pH of an emulsified oil or fat composition to 3.5-5.7, said composition including a specific soybean protein, an acid-treated starch, and an oil or fat in which the solid fat content (SFC) account for at least 45% at 10° C. and at least 20% at 20° C.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a cheese-like food product, which has mechanical processing adaptability such as shreddability, is easily melted by heat treatment, and maintains a soft edible texture even after it is cooled down. The inventors of the present invention discovered that a cheese-like food product, which includes acid-treated starch; fat-and-oil, which includes a solid fat content (SFC) of 45 wt % or higher at 10° C. and an SFC of 20 wt % or higher at 20° C.; and a protein in an amount of 10 wt % or less can satisfy the above criteria and thereby completed the present invention.

Abstract: It is intended mainly to provide creams not restricted in flavor which are excellent in whipping properties under acidic conditions (in particular, in a pH region shifting toward the acidic side from the isoelectric point but not being extremely acidic) and free from any problems in physical properties (i.e., capable of giving whipped products which have smooth texture and excellent shape-retention) and can fully utilize the refreshing flavor of fruit acids, etc. Secondarily, it becomes possible to provide vegetable plants obtained from vegetable materials alone, whipped products thereof or dry powders thereof. Namely, creams obtained by using acid-soluble soybean protein without resort to nonfat solid milk, acid-soluble milk whey protein or stabilizer in solidifying milk.