An emulsified seasoning including fine food particles derived from beans or nuts and having a water content of 50 mass % or less, an oil or fat, an organic acid, and water. A solid content of the emulsified seasoning may be 10 to 98 mass %, a total oil or fat content of the emulsified seasoning may be 10 to 60 mass %, a modal diameter of the emulsified seasoning may be 0.3 to 100 m, and a water content of the emulsified seasoning may be 20 to 80 mass %. The emulsified seasoning may have a viscosity of 4,000 mPa.Math.s or more, as measured with a B-type viscometer at 20 C.

An encapsulated flavor, comprising a core material, flavor material and a coating material, the core material comprising a finely-divided native starch, xanthan gum and konjac, the combined weight proportion of the xanthan gum and konjac present in the encapsulated flavour being from about 4% to about 16%, and the relative weight proportions of xanthan gum to konjac being from about 20:80 to about 80:20. The encapsulated flavors may be completely gelatin-free, while retaining the desirable qualities of gelatin.

The present invention relates to processes for providing plant seed based compositions with enhanced mouthfeel and aroma. In addition the invention relates to the use of such plant seed based compositions for making capsules for beverage dispensers.

Packaged aerated acidified food compositions (e.g., aerated dips, sauces, etc.) having a low density (e.g., 0.4 to 0.8 g/cm.sup.3) due to incorporation of gas bubbles (e.g., nitrogen or air) within an aerated matrix. In addition to the aerated matrix the composition further includes a relatively high fraction of oil (e.g., as an oil/water emulsion). The compositions are shelf-stable, so as to exhibit microbial stability and stability with respect to the aerated low density whipped texture, without requiring refrigeration. The composition includes the aerating gas (e.g., nitrogen or air), a protein (e.g., soy or dairy), a stabilizer (e.g., a hydrocolloid, a cyclodextrin, a monoglyceride, and/or a diglyceride), oil, water, an emulsifier, and a food grade acid. Flavors, spices, and other components may be included.

An ingredient-containing emulsified liquid seasoning may include: (A) an ingredient; (B) at least one fat and oil that is either a flavor oil or an edible fat and oil other than a flavor oil; (C) lactic acid; (D) a spice or a spice extract; and (E) a fermented product.

A method of making cannabis oil hydrophilic comprising the steps of heating a base oil in the range of about 120 to 220 F., adding cannabis oil to create a mixture, blending the mixture at a high speed and adding at least one emulsifying agent to the mixture while blending, and adding water to form the composition wherein the cannabis oil is hydrophilic and is soluble in water.

A cannabis infused sweetener comprising cannabis oil; at least one emulsifying agent selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum, lecithin, carrageen, monoglycerides, natural emulsifiers and organic emulsifiers that are safe for ingestion by humans; and a sweetener; and a cannabis infused elixir comprising cannabis oil; at least one emulsifying agent; a sweetener and flavoring extracts or fruit syrups; both the sweeteners and the elixirs are bio-available, fast acting and highly metabolizable.

A composition having an oil-in-water dispersion with enhanced stability is provided. The oil-in-water dispersion has particles of a hydrophobic agent with an average particle size between about 100 to about 999 nm, where the distribution of particle sizes are a monodispersity about the average particle size, and the negative charge on the particles generates a force of repulsion that exceeds the force of coalescence among the particles of the hydrophobic agent in the oil-in-water dispersion. A method for applying the composition to a food and/or beverage is also provided. The submicron average particle size, dispersity, and force of repulsion of the particles in the dispersion increase the extent of penetration and accelerate diffusion of the particles of the hydrophobic agent throughout a water phase of a food or beverage, to enhance the physical, chemical, nutritional and/or sensory properties of the food or beverage, and to prevent freezer burn.

A method of making a food flavoring product is described including adding a plant material to a water-oil carrier, forming a homogenous mixture of said plant material and water-oil carrier, placing the homogeneous mixture into a package, and subjecting the package to freeze-thaw cycling to separate the water and oil carriers containing said plant material into separate components. This results in a composition separated into individual water and oil components with enhanced color and flavor characteristics when dispensed from the package.

The present invention relates to an emulsified savoury food concentrate comprising by weight of the food concentrate: a. 15-50 wt. % water; b. 15-60 wt. % edible oil; c. 13-40 wt. % by dry weight of non-gelatinised starch; d. 50-350 mmol per 100 g of food concentrate of alkali-metal cation selected from Na.sup.+, K.sup.+ and combinations thereof; e. Yeast mannan in an amount of at least 0.6% by weight of the edible oil; and f. 0-10 wt. % of vegetable powders and/or vegetable extracts; wherein the w/w ratio of oil to water is at least 0.8:1 and wherein the w/w ratio of non-gelatinised starch by dry weight to water lies in the range of 0.35:1-2.1:1.

The present invention further relates to a process of preparing the emulsified savoury food concentrate and to a method of preparing an edible savoury product using the emulsified savoury food concentrate.