Spreadable fat-containing food products, such as confectionery spreads, with improved structural stability and good organoleptic properties, and methods of their production are disclosed. The products include glyceride compositions which are characterized by having a healthy fatty acid profile, such as a reduced level of saturated fatty acids (SAFA).

Edible fat-containing product comprising 30-99 wt. % of a fat phase, wherein the product further comprises 0.01-3 wt. % of a plant-based protein and 0.05-3 wt. % of a sugar, the remainder being an aqueous phase up to 100 wt. %, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the product, a method for its preparation and the use of sugar in an edible fat-containing product as a browning agent.

New surfactants with emulsifying, bio and eco-compatible properties, having long-chain aliphatic amides, obtained by a green method, deriving from amino acids, fatty acids and/or oils and/or butters, treated with microwave irradiation are provided.

The present invention is in the field of emulsifiers and provides novel emulsifier mixtures for use in cosmetic or pharmaceutical formulations or in detergents. The emulsifier mixtures according to the invention comprise a citrate ester mixture and at least one 1,2-alkanediol, 1,3-alkanediol, 1,4-alkanediol and/or 1,5-alkanediol and are characterized by increased stability and low precipitation over a wide temperature range and during a long storage period.

Nutritional formulas comprising long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are provided, along with methods and devices for preparing and/or administering nutritional formulas. In some embodiments, a percentage of the LC-PUFAs in the nutritional formula are in the form of monoglycerides and/or free fatty acids. In some embodiments, the nutritional formulas do not comprise added lipase. Also provided are methods for providing nutrition to a subject, methods for improving fat absorption, methods for improving cognitive ability, methods for preventing chronic lung disease, and methods for reducing the length of time a patient requires total parenteral nutrition.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a 1,3-selective enzymatic intraesterified oil product having a greater unsaturated-saturated-unsaturated (USU) fatty acid content on the glycerol moiety than the oil from which it was derived. In an embodiment, the starting oil is cottonseed oil and in USU the U is primarily linoleic acid and the S is primarily palmitic acid. Further, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the USU content in an oil, comprising performing 1,3-selective enzymatic intraesterification of a regular starting oil wherein saturated-unsaturated-saturated (SUS) content is greater than the USU content in the starting oil prior to performing 1,3-selective enzymatic intraesterification. Due to the greater USU content, the 1,3-selective enzymatic intraesterified oil product has an increased melting temperature and solid fat content and therefore useful for margarines and food spreads as compared to the oil it was produced from.

A novel oleogel is provided comprising an edible oil in an amount of at least 95 wt % combined with a binary wax blend in an amount of less than 5 wt % of the oleogel, wherein the oleogel exhibits less than 10% oiling off and a back-extrusion hardness of greater than 100 g-force. The edible oil may be a high oleic acid-containing oil, such as a vegetable oil having a total monounsaturated fatty acid content of at least about 25% by wt. The binary wax blend may comprise at least two waxes selected from rice bran wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, sunflower wax, jojoba oil wax, corn oil wax, sugarcane wax, ouricury wax, beeswax and retamo wax. The oleogel provides an edible fat substitute prepared from oil having a reduced saturated fatty acid and trans fatty acid content that may be incorporated in a variety of food products.

The present invention pertains to the production of a novel structurizing oil by enzymatic interesterification which novel structurizing oil is particularly well suited as oil ingredient in e.g. margarines or ice creams.

The invention relates to a process to manufacture a water-in-oil emulsion, comprising ⋅10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; ⋅0.5 to 50 wt. % of fat powder comprising hardstock fat; ⋅10 to 85 wt. % of a water-phase; ⋅0.005 to 5 wt. % of lecithin; and ⋅0.01 to 5 wt. % of monoglyceride; comprising the steps of: 1. providing a solution of at most 5 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, comprising at least 50 wt. % of dissolved lecithin, based on total amount of lecithin; and at least 50 wt. % of dissolved monoglyceride, based on total amount of monoglyceride; wherein the temperature of the solution is at least 50 degrees Celsius; 2. providing an oil-continuous system comprising at least 75 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, wherein the system has a temperature of from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius; 3. contacting the solution provided at step ‘I’ with the system provided at step ‘2’; 4. mixing the mixture provided at step ‘3’ to provide a water-in-oil emulsion; wherein any remaining ingredients are added whole at step ‘2’, step ‘3’ or step ‘4’ or added in parts in any combination at step ‘2’, step ‘3’ and step ‘4’. The process of the invention results in water-in-oil emulsions with an improved stability and a reduced batch-to-batch variation in stability.

An optimized nutrient fatty acid composition capable of using as food, skin care, hair care and media for delivery of drugs and nutrients through mucous membrane, skin and parenterally for humans, pets and farm animals, with a ratio of omega 6 fatty acid to omega 3 fatty acids ranging from 1:1 to 1:1.25 stabilized with vitamin E 0.8-4 mg/ml. More specifically a stable fatty acid composition with 50-70% of the total fatty acids as essential and, or semi essential fatty acid of which 25-35% omega 3 fatty acids, 25-35% as omega 6 fatty acids and 20-30% as monounsaturated fatty acids is capable of optimization of bodily functions, maintenance of health, prevention of diseases, promotion of healing, delay aging, and treatment of diseases caused by imbalance in omega 3 and 6 fatty acid ratio in diet and nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women, growing children, senior citizens, sports persons, obese and over weight on calorie restricted diet.