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Edible fat-containing composition having good whipping properties
Assignee: Adeka Corp
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Filing: 1981-07-15
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2001-07-15
Abstract
Abstract An edible emulsion having good whipping characteristics comprising an aqueous phase containing lipoprotein material and optionally lipoprotein film coated globular fat particles, and a continuous fat phase having dispersed therein globular fat particles which are coated with lipoprotein film. The emulsion consists essentially of between about 25% and 90% by weight of total fat based on the weight of the emulsion and between about 10% and 75% of total aqueous phase based on the weight of the emulsion, said total fat comprising the globular fat particles and the continuous fat phase, and said globular fats being present in an amount more than about 0.1 ml per gram of total fat when the amount of said globular fat particles is determined by the analytical procedure disclosed in the specification.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Edo
- 👤 Yasuo Okutomi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 13:30
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23D; A23D7/00; A23D7/005; A23D7/0053; A23L; A23L9/00; A23L9/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
An edible emulsion having good whipping characteristics comprising an aqueous phase dispersed in a continuous fat phase, said aqueous phase being selected from the group consisting of (i) an aqueous phase comprising water and lipoprotein material and (ii) an aqueous phase comprising water containing lipoprotein coated globular fat particles, said continuous fat phase also having dispersed therein globular fat particles which are coated with lipoprotein, said emulsion consists essentially of between about 25% and 90% by weight of total fat based on the weight of the emulsion and between about 10% and 75% of total aqueous phase based on the weight of the emulsion, said total fat comprising the globular fat particles and the continuous fat phase, and said globular fats are present in an amount more than about 0.1 ml per gram of total fat, with the proviso that when said emulsion contains at least one emulsifier the amount of lipoprotein is at least 0.3 ml per gram of total fat and when said emulsion does not contain an emulsifier the amount of lipoprotein is at least 0.6 ml per gram of total fats.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
An edible emulsion having good whipping characteristics comprising an aqueous phase dispersed in a continuous fat phase, said aqueous phase being selected from the group consisting of (i) an aqueous phase comprising water and lipoprotein material and (ii) an aqueous phase comprising water containing lipoprotein coated globular fat particles, said continuous fat phase also having dispersed therein globular fat particles which are coated with lipoprotein, said emulsion consists essentially of between about 25% and 90% by weight of total fat based on the weight of the emulsion and between about 10% and 75% of total aqueous phase based on the weight of the emulsion, said total fat comprising the globular fat particles and the continuous fat phase, and said globular fats are present in an amount more than about 0.1 ml per gram of total fat, with the proviso that when said emulsion contains at least one emulsifier the amount of lipoprotein is at least 0.3 ml per gram of total fat and when said emulsion does not contain an emulsifier the amount of lipoprotein is at least 0.6 ml per gram of total fats.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The emulsion of claim 1 which contains at least one emulsifier in the amount between about 0.008 and 3% by weight of said emulsion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The emulsion of claim 2 wherein said at least one emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of glycerol fatty acid esters, derivatives of glycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, lechithin, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyglycerol fatty acid esters, and glycerol or polyglycerol condensed fatty acid esters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The emulsion of claim 1 wherein the emulsion does not contain an emulsifier and the amount of lipoprotein is at least about 1.3% by weight of said emulsion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The emulsion of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the amount of said lipoprotein is at least about 0.7% by weight of said emulsion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The emulsion of claim 3 or 4 wherein said aqueous phase is in an amount between 25% and 60% based on the weight of the emulsion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The emulsion of claim 6 wherein said globular fat content of said emulsion is below about 1.5 ml per gram of total fat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The emulsion of claim 1 wherein said globular fat content of said emulsion is below about 1.5 ml per gram of total fat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The emulsion of claim 1 wherein said aqueous phase comprises water and lipoprotein material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The emulsion of claim 1 wherein said aqueous phase comprises water-containing lipoprotein coated globular fat particles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The emulsion of claim 1 or claim 3 which is whipped.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The emulsion of claim 5 wherein said aqueous phase is in an amount between 25% and 60% based on the weight of the emulsion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The emulsion of claim 12 wherein said globular fat content of said emulsion is below about 1.5 ml per gram of total fat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The emulsion of claim 7 containing at least 1.3 ml per gram of total fat when said emulsion does not contain an emulsifying agent and containing at least 0.7 ml of lipoprotein per gram of total fat when said emulsion contains an emulsifying agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The emulsion of claim 13 containing at least 0.7 ml of lipoprotein per gram of total fat.
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