Low melt encapsulation with high laurate canola oil

A process of making a low melt encapsulate, comprising the steps of:

• selecting a high laurate canola oil for use as a coating material;
• melting said high laurate canola oil;
• selecting a substrate to be encapsulated;
• and
• encapsulating said substrate with said high laurate canola oil, wherein the encapsulated substrate yields less leakage of the substrate than said substrate coated with a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is not a high laurate canola oil.

A process making low temperature meat products, comprising the steps of:

• selecting a meat base;
• adding to said meat base salt, sugar, and curing ingredients;
• mixing said salt, sugar, and curing ingredients into said meat base;
• adding to said meat base an encapsulate comprising lactic acid coated with a high laurate canola oil, wherein the encapsulate yields less leakage of lactic acid than said lactic acid coated with a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is not a high laurate canola oil;
• and
• raising said mixture to a temperature at which the encapsulate will gradually release the lactic acid into the meat mixture.

A process for making a low melt encapsulate, comprising the steps of:

• selecting a substrate;
• and
• coating said substrate with a high laurate canola oil;
• wherein said coating step is a process selected from the group consisting of spray drying, spray chilling, spinning disk, and coacervation, and wherein the encapsulated substrate yields less leakage of the substrate than said substrate coated with a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is not a high laurate canola oil.