Described is a flavor-imparting agent, based on oils and/or fats, with an improved flavor, particularly a sweet scent and/or milky scent presented by lactones having 6 to 14 carbon atoms. The flavor-imparting agent with a sweet scent and/or milky scent is obtained by producing a specified quantity of lactones having 6 to 14 carbon atoms through oxidizing and heating glycerides, having specific constituent fatty acids, at 140? C. or above.

A salted spreadable food cream consists from 3%-60% by weight of a lipid component (A) including or consisting of a solid fat; (B) 5%-50% by weight of a dehydrated, dried, and/or freeze-dried flavor component; (C) 5%-70% by weight of a filler consisting of milk or its derivatives; (D) 0.2%-3% by weight of an emulsifier; and (E) 0%-5% by weight of a supporting ingredient, has salt between 1 g/100 g and 2.5 g/100 g, a viscosity between 11,000 cP and 65,000 cP, a fineness between 10 pm and 100 pm, and a water activity value lower than 0.5. A method for the preparation of the salted spreadable food cream includes providing the ingredients (A) to (D) and optionally (E), and refining the ingredients (A)-(D) and optionally (E) at a predetermined working temperature for a predetermined working time.

A composition that provides at least the same amount of bioavailable calcium to a non-dairy consumable as a dairy consumable on a weight-by-weight basis without an unpleasant taste and mouthfeel, and to consumables containing such compositions. Also disclosed is a method of imparting a flavor and mouthfeel reminiscent of dairy to a non-dairy consumable.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an oil and fat composition having excellent milk feeling or milk flavor and a method for manufacturing the same. An oil and fat composition which contains 50% by mass to 100% by mass of milk fat and has a pentanal/hexanal ration by mol, based on volatile components at 180 C., of 0.15 to 0.70. A method for manufacturing an oil and fat composition, said method comprising a step for heating a starting oil and fat composition, which contains 50% by mass to 100% by mass of milk fat, while supplying oxygen to give an oxidized oil and fat composition which has a pentanal/hexanal ratio by mol, based on volatile components at 180 C., of 0.15 to 0.70.

An oil-in-water emulsion satisfies all of the following four criteria: the protein content is from 0.1 to 10 mass %; a marine-derived potassium salt is contained; the mass ratio between sodium and potassium (Na:K) is from 1:0.5 to 1:10; and the oil component content is from 0.3 to 49 mass %. Preferably, the non-fat milk solids content is less than 3 mass %. It is also preferable that the oil-in-water emulsion contains a plant-based milk, or contains a plant-derived protein material.

The present invention relates to processes for manufacturing creamer compositions. Further aspects of the invention relate to a creamer composition, the use of a creamer composition, a food ingredient, a food product and a process for providing a coffee mix.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a fat-based flavour concentrate obtained by a thermal reaction wherein the process comprises the step of providing a flavour precursor composition comprising at least one polyol and at least one amino compound comprising amino acids, amino acid derivatives and peptides with a dairy ingredient;followed by heating the flavour precursor composition with the dairy ingredient to generate a fat-based flavour concentrate; and cooling the fat-based flavour concentrate.

A flavor composition comprising a compound according to formula (I)

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wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 independently represent hydrogen or alkyl. A consumable including a flavor composition containing the compound according to formula (I) is also provided. Also provided is a method for imparting, enhancing and/or modifying the buttery, creamy or fatty taste, aroma and/or mouthfeel of a consumable comprising adding to a consumable an organoleptically effective amount of a flavor composition containing the compound according to formula (I).