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US 2008/0187643 A1Published application
Sterol Ester Powder
AssigneeCognis IP Management GmbH
InventorsPeter Horlacher, Jurgen Gierke, Franz Timmermann, Wolfgang Albiez, Alois Hofmann
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Abstract
Compositions in powder form of sterols or stanol esters, and milk powder and/or proteins are disclosed. A process of making the compositions is also disclosed. The suitability of incorporation of the compositions in powder form in food products, for example beverages and milk products, is also disclosed.
Claims13
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A composition in powder form which comprises:
- (a) about 50 to 90% by weight of an ester of a sterol and/or a stanol;
- (b) about 5 to 50% by weight milk powder and/or a protein, based on the total weight of the composition;
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- with the proviso that no emulsifiers other than those of component (b) are present.
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A composition in powder form which comprises:
- (a) about 62 to 76% by weight of a fatty acid ester of a sterol and/or stanol,
- (b) about 12 to 15% by weight sodium and/or calcium caseinate and
- (c) about 10 to 20% by weight glucose, with weights based on the total weight of the composition;
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- with the proviso that the quantities shown add up to 100% by weight.
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A process for the production of a sterol and/or stanol ester composition in powder form, which process comprises:
- (i) dispersing or dissolving milk powder or a protein (component (b)), optionally together with an antioxidant and/or a carbohydrate (component (c)), in water at room temperature to form a dispersion or a solution;
- (ii) heating the dispersion or solution to a temperature of about 50 to 90° C.;
- (iii) adding the ester of a sterol and/or stanol (component (a)) also heated to a temperature of about 50 to 90° C. to the heated dispersion;
- (iv) homogenizing components (a), (b) and optionally (c) to form an emulsion;
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- (v) spray drying the emulsion to produce the sterol and/or stanol ester composition in powder form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.