Provided is means of powderizing a liquid component, wherein the powderizing agent contains an oil and/or fat composition, and when a total triglyceride content is set to 100% by mass, the oil and/or fat composition contains 65 to 99% by mass of one or more types of XXX-type triglycerides having fatty acid residues X, each with x carbon atoms, at positions 1 to 3 and 35 to 1% by mass of one or more types of X2Y-type triglycerides each having a fatty acid residue Y with y carbon atoms in place of one of the fatty acid residues X of the XXX-type triglyceride, x, the number of carbon atoms, is an integer selected from 8 to 20, and y, the number of carbon atoms, is each independently an integer selected from x+2 to x+12 and satisfies y22.

Provided is means of powderizing a liquid component, wherein the powderizing agent contains an oil and/or fat composition, the oil and/or fat composition contains an oil and/or fat component which contains one or more types of XXX-type triglycerides having fatty acid residues X, each with x carbon atoms, at positions 1 to 3 of glycerin, x, the number of carbon atoms, is an integer selected from 10 to 22, and the XXX-type triglyceride is contained at 50% by mass or more relative to a content of the oil and/or fat component being 100% by mass; or the powderizing agent, wherein the oil and/or fat composition is a powder oil and/or fat composition having a loose bulk density of 0.05 to 0.6 g/cm.sup.3, the oil and/or fat component contains a -type oil and/or fat, and a particle of the powder oil and/or fat composition has a plate shape.

Provided is means of powderizing a liquid component, wherein the powderizing agent contains an oil and/or fat composition, the oil and/or fat composition contains an oil and/or fat component which contains one or more types of XXX-type triglycerides having fatty acid residues X, each with x carbon atoms, at positions 1 to 3 of glycerin, x, the number of carbon atoms, is an integer selected from 10 to 22, and the XXX-type triglyceride is contained at 50% by mass or more relative to a content of the oil and/or fat component being 100% by mass; or the powderizing agent, wherein the oil and/or fat composition is a powder oil and/or fat composition having a loose bulk density of 0.05 to 0.6 g/cm.sup.3, the oil and/or fat component contains a -type oil and/or fat, and a particle of the powder oil and/or fat composition has a plate shape.

The present invention relates to the field of dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverage preparations. More specifically, the present invention describes a novel starch-based clouding emulsion for the preparation of such beverages. Furthermore, a method for preparing a spray-dried starch-based clouding agent as well as the spray-dried starch-based clouding agent obtained according to said method are disclosed. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the starch-based clouding emulsion or the spray-dried starch-based clouding agent for the preparation of dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverages. Lastly, the present invention relates to the corresponding dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverages comprising the starch-based clouding emulsion or spray-dried starch-based clouding agent.

The present invention relates to the field of dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverage preparations. More specifically, the present invention describes a novel starch-based clouding emulsion for the preparation of such beverages. Furthermore, a method for preparing a spray-dried starch-based clouding agent as well as the spray-dried starch-based clouding agent obtained according to said method are disclosed. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the starch-based clouding emulsion or the spray-dried starch-based clouding agent for the preparation of dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverages. Lastly, the present invention relates to the corresponding dry beverage mixtures or fluid beverages comprising the starch-based clouding emulsion or spray-dried starch-based clouding agent.

The present disclosure relates beverage nanoemulsions and methods for making such beverage nanoemulsions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for making beverage nanoemulsions using high shear processing.

The present disclosure relates beverage nanoemulsions and methods for making such beverage nanoemulsions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for making beverage nanoemulsions using high shear processing.

The present invention relates to a cellulose composite that makes separation and aggregation less likely to occur, and, more specifically, relates to a cellulose composite comprising cellulose and one or more types of water-soluble carboxymethyl cellulose wherein tan of an aqueous dispersion obtained by dispersing 1 mass % of the cellulose composite in ion-exchanged water is 0.6 or lower.

The present invention relates to a cellulose composite that makes separation and aggregation less likely to occur, and, more specifically, relates to a cellulose composite comprising cellulose and one or more types of water-soluble carboxymethyl cellulose wherein tan of an aqueous dispersion obtained by dispersing 1 mass % of the cellulose composite in ion-exchanged water is 0.6 or lower.

Disclosed are emulsions including an aqueous phase with an emulsifier dissolved in the aqueous phase, an oil phase including oil droplets, and a solid weighting agent encapsulated in the oil droplets. The ratio of the solid weighting agent to the oil phase in the emulsion may be from about 1:5 to about 1:2000. The emulsions may be used with ready-to-drink and liquid concentrate beverages. Methods for making such emulsions are also disclosed.