Provided is a filling for a food product including a viscous, essentially anhydrous fat cream and at least one hydrophilic additive embedded in the fat cream, wherein the fat cream includes at least one outer region adjacent to an outer surface of the fat cream, at least one inner region, and at least one transition region disposed between the outer region and the inner region, wherein a mass fraction C of the hydrophilic additive increases continuously along a gradient G from the inner region through the transition region to the outer region.

Provided is a filling for a food product including a viscous, essentially anhydrous fat cream and at least one hydrophilic additive embedded in the fat cream, wherein the fat cream includes at least one outer region adjacent to an outer surface of the fat cream, at least one inner region, and at least one transition region disposed between the outer region and the inner region, wherein a mass fraction C of the hydrophilic additive increases continuously along a gradient G from the inner region through the transition region to the outer region.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a composite biscuit product, the method comprising: forming a filling comprising a yoghurt powder and from 10 to 30 wt % of dry starch, based on the total weight of the filling, wherein the filling has an Aw of from 0.05 to 0.25 and contains live lactic cultures having a cell count of at least 10.sup.7 cfu/g; contacting the filling with one or more biscuit parts to form a composite biscuit product.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a composite biscuit product, the method comprising: forming a filling comprising a yoghurt powder and from 10 to 30 wt % of dry starch, based on the total weight of the filling, wherein the filling has an Aw of from 0.05 to 0.25 and contains live lactic cultures having a cell count of at least 10.sup.7 cfu/g; contacting the filling with one or more biscuit parts to form a composite biscuit product.

A grain-based, soft and creamy food filling that is heat-stable is provided. By one approach, the grain-based food filling may include a continuous lipid phase and a dispersed solid including a grain-derived component.

A grain-based, soft and creamy food filling that is heat-stable is provided. By one approach, the grain-based food filling may include a continuous lipid phase and a dispersed solid including a grain-derived component.

A method and system for making a low-water activity filling, such as crme type fillings, is provided. The fillings advantageously can be used with rotary sandwiching machines without the need for a cooling tunnel downstream of the scraped-surface heat exchanger in the production line. The fillings produced herein comprise a fat component and sugar source, and the fat in the filling has the desired crystalinity. The process and system described herein unexpectedly achieve both a desired nucleation and crystallization rate and crystal structure, as well as the resulting increased filling firmness, in the fillings produced therewith.

A method and system for making a low-water activity filling, such as crme type fillings, is provided. The fillings advantageously can be used with rotary sandwiching machines without the need for a cooling tunnel downstream of the scraped-surface heat exchanger in the production line. The fillings produced herein comprise a fat component and sugar source, and the fat in the filling has the desired crystalinity. The process and system described herein unexpectedly achieve both a desired nucleation and crystallization rate and crystal structure, as well as the resulting increased filling firmness, in the fillings produced therewith.

The present invention relates to a bake stable composition, in particular a bake stable fat composition comprising from 30-60 wt % of sweetener, from 20-45 wt % of lipid, and from 1 to 20 wt % of caseinate. The bake stable composition is particularly suitable for use in bakery products and comprises 3% moisture or less. The invention further relates to a process for making the bake stable composition of the present invention. Further, the invention relates to the use of caseinate to increase the bake stability of a composition, in particularly of a fat filling composition.

The present invention relates to a bake stable composition, in particular a bake stable fat composition comprising from 30-60 wt % of sweetener, from 20-45 wt % of lipid, and from 1 to 20 wt % of caseinate. The bake stable composition is particularly suitable for use in bakery products and comprises 3% moisture or less. The invention further relates to a process for making the bake stable composition of the present invention. Further, the invention relates to the use of caseinate to increase the bake stability of a composition, in particularly of a fat filling composition.