The present application relates to compositions corn-sing a bioactive lipophilic compound, an oil and at least one solubilizing agent that is a compound of Formula (I), to emulsions comprising such compositions and to uses thereof. The present application also relates to methods of preparing such emulsions. The methods comprise heating such compositions to form a homogeneous melt and combining the homogeneous melt with water to obtain the emulsion.

A hardstock fat composition for use in making edible water-in-oil emulsions such as spreads, in particular (but not exclusively) when produced using the hardstock in the form of micronized fat powder, and process to use such hardstock fat to make a fat slurry and to make a water-in-oil emulsion (like spreads) using such hardstock fat. The hardstock fat may give improved properties of the resulting emulsion.

A method of preparing an edible randomly interesterified fat product comprises the steps of: a) providing a fat composition comprising from 0.5% to 25% by weight of free fatty acids; and b) reacting enzymatically the fat composition provided in step a) with from 0.5% to 10% by weight of a polyol compound based on the fat composition, wherein the weight ratio of free fatty acid in the fat composition to the polyol composition is from 0.1 to 20.0; and wherein the obtained randomly interesterified fat product has less than 1.0% by weight of free fatty acids.

The invention relates to a reduced-sugar fat-based confectionery composition and to a process for the manufacture of said fat-based confectionery composition. The invention also relates to the use of sucrose having a small particle size distribution D90 and bulking agents for reducing the sugar and/or calories in fat-based confectionery compositions. It also covers the fat-based compositions obtained from the process and the use of said fat-based composition in food products.

Provided is an oil composition comprising, by weight based on the weight of the composition, (a) 2-12% of one or more ethylcellulose polymers; (b) 2-12% of an additive selected from the group consisting of one or more fatty acids, one or more monoglycerides of fatty acids, one or more diglycerides of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; (c) 2-12% of one or more starch; and (d) 64-94% of one or more oils. Also provided is a margarine-type composition and a puff pastry composition, both comprising ethylcellulose polymer, an additive (b), and starch.

It relates to a fat composition for use in a food item. The fat composition includes interesterified cottonseed stearin. It further provides a shortening, a filling, a flaked fat, a frying fat, or a food item including the fat composition. Methods of making food items including the composition and methods of making the composition are included.

A composition and method for supplementing food, nutrition, and diet systems with omega-6 to omega-3 balanced oils comprising a synergistic blend of at least two oils. The composition further comprises a synergistic blend of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids as a means to further increase the nutritional value. The composition provides an effective increase in therapeutic and pharmacological properties in nutrition, and retards the rate of oxidation thereof.

The invention relates to an emulsion-based fat powder comprising a dispersible aqueous phase (DP) of water and a food colorant and a continuous fat phase (CP) of a fat having a melting point of from 40 to 80° C. The food colorant is in particular a pH dependent food colorant such as an anthocyanin-based colorant. The invention also relates to the use of the emulsion-based fat powder in meat analogues.

A plant-based food product that substantially emulates a ruminant meat may comprise one or more branched chain fatty acids to induce a sensory profile that is not significantly different from that of animal lamb, venison, or goat.

Disclosed herein are low-calorie whippable emulsions. In particular, described herein is a low-calorie whippable oil-in-water emulsion containing a non-nutritive natural sweetener as a replacement for nutritive sweeteners. The whippable emulsions have desirable texture characteristics, organoleptic properties, and stability.