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US 2005/0089620 A1Published application
Low carbohydrate fiber containing emulsion
AssigneeUnilever Bestfoods, North America
InventorsJadwiga Bialek, Leonardo Aquino, Penelope Knight
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Abstract
An edible emulsion with insoluble fiber is described. The edible emulsion is suitable for use as a base for making reduced oil food products. The reduced oil food products made with the edible emulsion having insoluble fiber have consumer acceptable viscosities and texture and sensorial properties consistent with full fat food products.
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An edible emulsion comprising:
- a) oil;
- b) water;
- and
- c) insoluble fibers
- wherein the edible emulsion is coarse or smooth.
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A method for making an edible emulsion comprising insoluble fibers comprising the steps:
- a) mixing, in no particular order, oil, water, insoluble fiber and emulsifier to make a coarse emulsion;
- and
- b) recovering the coarse emulsion
- wherein the coarse emulsion may optionally be homogenized in a homogenizer to produce a smooth emulsion.
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A food product comprising an edible emulsion that comprises:
- a) oil;
- b) water;
- and
- c) insoluble fibers
- wherein the edible emulsion is coarse or smooth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.