Patent ID: 11957135
Assignee: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A chocolate-like food product containing EPA and DHA included in polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing oil and fat in a total amount of 3.21 to 6 wt %, 0.02 to 2 wt % of an aqueous phase in a dispersed state, and hard butter, the aqueous phase having a total water-soluble solids content of 30 to 70 wt %, wherein the water-soluble solids include an amino acid and a carbohydrate, the amino acid is at least one member selected from glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, proline, lysine, tryptophan, methionine, valine, serine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine, threonine, cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamine, and asparagine; the carbohydrate is at least one member selected from sugar alcohols, glucose, sucrose, dextrins, and oligosaccharides, the amino acid being in an amount of 2.13 to 50 wt % of the aqueous phase, the water-soluble solids are present in a dissolved state, the aqueous phase is dispersed in an oil phase containing an oil-soluble emulsifier and an edible oil and fat, and the amino acid is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.15 wt % of the chocolate-like food product that is free of undesirable odors after storage for at least 15 days.