Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and a compound of formula (1),

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wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of OH and OCH.sub.3, and R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of H and OH, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 comprise at least one OH group, and when R.sup.1 is OH then R.sup.2 is H (trilobatin), and when R.sup.1 is OCH.sub.3 then R.sup.2 is OH (HDG), in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold. The sweeteners include sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a mixed saccharide including maltooligosaccharide, which has less saccharide content and calories than conventional maltooligosaccharide, glucose syrup, maltose syrup and low DE glucose syrup, and has reached an equivalent level of viscosity as a conventional starch syrup.

The present disclosure relates to a mixed saccharide including maltooligosaccharide, which has less saccharide content and calories than conventional maltooligosaccharide, glucose syrup, maltose syrup and low DE glucose syrup, and has reached an equivalent level of viscosity as a conventional starch syrup.

A method of and apparatus (18) are described for assessing fat in whey in the making of a dairy product in accordance with a dairy product recipe. The method comprises the steps of: a. using one or more optical sensors (61, 62, 63, 64) to sense at least one stream (22, 24, 27, 29) of whey separated from curd in dairy product making apparatus (18) and generate one or more signals indicative of the degree of occlusion of the stream (22, 24, 27, 29) of whey; b. converting or processing one or more said signals as a measure of the specific mass of fat lost from curd in a dairy product making plant (18) in the stream of whey; c. assessing whether the value of specific mass of fat lost obtained in Step b lies within or outside a predetermined fat loss range; and d. if the said value of specific mass of fat lost is outside the predetermined range, adjusting the recipe so that the value of specific mass of fat lost lies within the predetermined range.

A method of and apparatus (18) are described for assessing fat in whey in the making of a dairy product in accordance with a dairy product recipe. The method comprises the steps of: a. using one or more optical sensors (61, 62, 63, 64) to sense at least one stream (22, 24, 27, 29) of whey separated from curd in dairy product making apparatus (18) and generate one or more signals indicative of the degree of occlusion of the stream (22, 24, 27, 29) of whey; b. converting or processing one or more said signals as a measure of the specific mass of fat lost from curd in a dairy product making plant (18) in the stream of whey; c. assessing whether the value of specific mass of fat lost obtained in Step b lies within or outside a predetermined fat loss range; and d. if the said value of specific mass of fat lost is outside the predetermined range, adjusting the recipe so that the value of specific mass of fat lost lies within the predetermined range.

A cream composition comprising lipid, optionally protein, one or more emulsifiers, and one or more thickeners or stabilisers, and having acceptable properties after temperature cycling, including acceptable composition: serum phase viscosity, overrun, change in apparent viscosity, and change in fat globule volume weighted mean diameter (D[4,3]).

The objective of the present invention is to provide a composition used for producing a whipped cream which can have improved water separation while maintaining moderate overrun, and which further can stably retain a state of cream. The objective is achieved by an oil-in-water type composition for whipped cream, comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, an oil, a non-fat milk solid and water, wherein a ratio of interfacial elastic modulus to interfacial viscous modulus of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is equal to or higher than 2.0 when measured with a tensiometer at 25 C. using a 0.2% by mass aqueous solution; and the like.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a composition for aerosol food product that, even when the composition is foamed by using an espuma, can achieve a favorable state of the resulting foam, thereby rendering the obtained aerosol food product desirably palatable. The objective is achieved by a composition for aerosol food product, comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and water, wherein a ratio of interfacial elastic modulus to interfacial viscous modulus of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is equal to or higher than 2.0 when measured with a tensiometer at 25 C. using a 0.2% by mass aqueous solution, and the like.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a composition for aerosol food product that, even when the composition is foamed by using an espuma, can achieve a favorable state of the resulting foam, thereby rendering the obtained aerosol food product desirably palatable. The objective is achieved by a composition for aerosol food product, comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and water, wherein a ratio of interfacial elastic modulus to interfacial viscous modulus of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is equal to or higher than 2.0 when measured with a tensiometer at 25 C. using a 0.2% by mass aqueous solution, and the like.

Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and a compound of formula (1), ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of OH and OCH.sub.3, and R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of H and OH, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 comprise at least one OH group, and when R.sup.1 is OH then R.sup.2 is H (trilobatin), and when R.sup.1 is OCH.sub.3 then R.sup.2 is OH (HDG), in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold. The sweeteners include sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof.