Food products from root vegetables

A method for producing a dairy analogue, the method comprising:

• (a) providing an initial potato feed comprising a plurality of potatoes;
• (b) at least partially gelatinizing at least a portion of said initial potato feed to thereby form a gelatinized potato feed;
• (c) shearing at least a portion of said gelatinized potato feed at a temperature of at least 25° C. to thereby form a liquid potato product,
• wherein said shearing provides at least 100 kJ/kg of mechanical work as measured over a time period of 30 minutes or less,
• wherein the shearing occurs in the presence of one or more of the following—
• (i) at least one oil, or
• (ii) at least one native starch and/or a modified starch, and
• wherein said liquid potato product has a particle fineness of less than 125 microns as measured with a BYK-Gardner 2512 Metal Grind Gauge (PD-250) in accordance with ISO 1524 (2020);
• (d) introducing at least a portion of the liquid potato product in a shaped mold;
• and
• (e) solidifying said liquid potato product in said shaped mold to thereby form said dairy analogue,
• wherein said dairy analogue exhibits a maximum load of at least 100 grams as measured at 15 days after said solidifying as measured with a Brookfield CTX Texture Analyzer fitted with probe TA2/1000.

A dairy analogue formed from a liquid potato product, wherein said dairy analogue exhibits a maximum load of at least 100 grams as measured at 15 days after said solidifying as measured with a Brookfield CTX Texture Analyzer fitted with probe TA2/1000,

• wherein said liquid potato product:
• (a) comprises potatoes and water,
• (b) comprises one or more of the following—
• (i) at least one oil exhibiting a melting point in the range of 23° C. to 45° C., or
• (ii) at least one native starch and/or a modified starch, wherein said native starch and modified starch comprise an amylose content of less than 19 weight percent, based on the total weight of the starch, and
• (c) has a particle fineness of less than 125 microns as measured with a BYK-Gardner 2512 Metal Grind Gauge (PD-250) in accordance with ISO 1524 (2020).