Spray dried coffee whiteners with reduced milk protein

Claim 1

A dried coffee whitener comprising on a dry weight basis about 25-50% of a vegetable oil which is normally solid at room temperature; about 2.5-5.5% of a casein-containing protein; a buffering agent in an amount effective to prohibit feathering; at least about 1% of an emulsifying agent for improved whitening; the remainder being essentially carbohydrate; said emulsifying agent being a blend consisting essentially of a partial glycerol ester which is normally hard or plastic at room temperature and an ionic emulsifier selected from the group consisting of sodium or calcium lactylated esters of fatty acids and sodium stearyl fumarate, said partial glycerol ester and ionic emulsifier being present in the amounts of about 0.7--3% and about 0.1-3%, respectively, based on the dry weight of the formulation.