Calcium fortified dressing salad product

A salad dressing product, which is pourable and which comprises:

• a. from about 40 to about 50% of a fat component comprising:
• 1. from about 60 to about 70% of the fat component of an edible, wholly or partially nondigestible sucrose fatty acid polyester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, each fatty acid ester group containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms, said sucrose polyester having:
• (a) a viscosity of from about 10 to about 50 poise at 100.degree. F. (37.8.degree. C.) and at a shear rate of 10 seconds.sup.-1 ;
• (b) a liquid/solid stability of at least about 90% at 100.degree. F. (37.8.degree. C.);
• and
• (c) a Solid Fat Content of from about 8 to about 14% at 98.6.degree. F. (37.degree. C.);
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• 2. from about 30 to about 40% of the fat component of a triglyceride oil;
• b. from about 35 to about 45% of the product of a salad dressing paste component comprising:
• 1. from about 2 to about 5% of the product of a thickener selected from the group consisting of food starch, modified food starch, tapioca flour, wheat flour, rye flour, potato flour, and mixtures thereof;
• 2. from about 25 to about 35% of the product of water;
• and p2 3. from about 0.5 to about 2.5% of the product of a nutritive carbohydrate sweetener;
• c. from about 5 to about 15% of the product of an egg yolk component;
• d. from about 3 to about 12% of the product of an acidifying component and
• e. from about 0.5% to about 10% of a calcium source selected from group of calcium citrate malate metastable complexes wherein the mole ratio of calcium is from 1 to 8, the mole ratio of citrate is 1 to 6 and the mole ratio of malic is 1 to 6, calcium acetate and mixtures thereof.

A calcium fortified vinegar comprising:

• a) from about 1% to about 12% acetic acid;
• b) from about 0.001% to about 1% flavor;
• c) from about 0.05% to about 10% of a calcium source selected from the group of calcium citrate malate metastable complexes wherein the mole ratio of calcium is from 1 to 8, the mole ratio of citrate is from 1 to 6 and the mole ratio of malic is from 1 to 6, calcium acetate and mixtures thereof;
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• d) from about 83% to about 98.5% water.

An emulsified oil dressing comprising:

• a) from about 0.5% to about 0% of a calcium source selected from the group consisting of calcium citrate malate wherein the mole ratio of calcium is from 1 to 8 and the mole ratio of citrate is from 1 to 3 and the mole ratio of malate ranges from 1 to 5, calcium acetate and mixtures thereof;
• b) a sufficient amount of an acidic acid component to lower the pH to from about 3.5 to about 4.5;
• c) from about 0.5% to about 10% of a protein;
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• d) from about 5% to about 60% fat;
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• e) the balance being water.