Disclosed herein is an anticaking agent for cheese, comprising one or more dairy ingredients; and one or more non-dairy ingredients. When applied the anticaking agent is applied to a divided cheese, it has low visibility on the divided cheese, prevents caking of the divided cheese, and browns similarly to divided cheese without the anticaking agent when baked in an impinger oven at between 425 F. and 450 F. for 5 minutes. Also disclosed are food products containing an anticaking agent described herein, and methods for treating divided cheese for anticaking using an anticaking agent described herein.

There is provided a creamer composition, said composition comprising casein or a salt thereof and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of casein or salt thereof to oil is about 0.005:1 to about 0.035:1, preferably about 0.010:1 to about 0.030:1; preferably about 0.012:1 to about 0.028:1, more preferably about 0.015:1 to about 0.025:1. Also provided are uses of said creamer composition together with a process of preparing a creamer composition.

Provided is means of thickening a liquid component, wherein the thickener contains an oil and/or fat composition, the oil and/or fat composition contains an oil and/or fat component containing 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 thickener, 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 3-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 microparticles, methods of producing microparticles and microparticle precursor compositions. In particular, it relates to microparticles comprising a protective matrix and a protective matrix precursor composition comprising a blend of a denatured protein, a polyol plasticizer, trehalose and a carrier.

The present invention relates to microparticles, methods of producing microparticles and microparticle precursor compositions. In particular, it relates to microparticles comprising a protective matrix and a protective matrix precursor composition comprising a blend of a denatured protein, a polyol plasticizer, trehalose and a carrier.

Water-soluble cannabinoid compositions are described herein. The composition may include a cannabinoid mixture, e.g., purified from a cannabis extract, and one or more water soluble agents, such as a complex carbohydrate. Methods of preparing such compositions may include blending the cannabinoid mixture with the water soluble agents(s) in water to form an emulsion. Some methods include drying the emulsion to form a film coating or particles, such as spray-dried and/or agglomerated particles, wherein the film coating or particles are at least partially soluble in cold water.

Water-soluble cannabinoid compositions are described herein. The composition may include a cannabinoid mixture, e.g., purified from a cannabis extract, and one or more water soluble agents, such as a complex carbohydrate. Methods of preparing such compositions may include blending the cannabinoid mixture with the water soluble agents(s) in water to form an emulsion. Some methods include drying the emulsion to form a film coating or particles, such as spray-dried and/or agglomerated particles, wherein the film coating or particles are at least partially soluble in cold water.

The present invention provides egg replacement compositions comprising at least 14 wt% of protein(s) from a vegetable source, sodium chloride, natural vegetable oil and water, wherein the composition comprises less than 4% of hydrocolloids or polycarbohydrates. The present invention further provides food products comprising the egg replacement composition. The food products of the present invention have organoleptic properties similar to those of a natural egg.

The present invention provides egg replacement compositions comprising at least 14 wt% of protein(s) from a vegetable source, sodium chloride, natural vegetable oil and water, wherein the composition comprises less than 4% of hydrocolloids or polycarbohydrates. The present invention further provides food products comprising the egg replacement composition. The food products of the present invention have organoleptic properties similar to those of a natural egg.

The present invention relates to an emulsified savoury food concentrate comprising: a) 12-60 wt. % water; b) 10-70 wt. % oil, said oil being selected from triglycerides, diglycerides and combinations thereof; c) 12-40 wt. % of non-chemically modified, non-gelatinised starch; d) 0.3-1.0 mol alkalimetal cation per 100 grams of water, said alkalimetal cation being selected from Na+, K+ and combinations thereof; e) 0.6-20% of phospholipids by weight of oil, said phospholipids being selected from the group of phosphatidylcholine (PC), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), phosphatidylinositol (PI), lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) and combinations thereof; wherein ([PC]+[LPC])/([PI]+[LPI])<5; wherein water and oil together represent at least 40 wt. % of the food concentrate and wherein water and oil are present in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 20:80 This emulsified savoury food concentrate offers the advantage that it can be readily dispersed in hot aqueous liquids. The oil and the starch contained in the concentrate assists in producing a ready-to-eat savoury product with a creamy, thick mouthfeel, especially once the starch component has been substantially gelatinised. The savoury food concentrate has excellent shelf-stability and is easy to manufacture.