Patent ID: 11871762
Assignee: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A process for the preparation of an edible fat-continuous spread comprising a water phase and at most 45 wt. % of fat using liquid oil and a fat powder comprising structuring fat, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a mixture comprising the water-phase and the fat powder, wherein the mixture is a water-continuous slurry formed by dispersing the fat powder in the water-continuous phase;
b) subjecting said mixture to at least a partial vacuum comprising a pressure of 15 KPa or less for 8 to 15 minutes; and
c) mixing the mixture prepared at step ‘b’ to provide a fat-continuous spread;
wherein the liquid oil may be added to the mixture in whole at any of steps or ‘c’ or when added in parts in any combination at steps ‘b’ and c′; and
wherein the temperature of the mixture at least up to and during step ‘b’ is 8 to 11 degrees Celsius.