Patent ID: 7781001
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A21D,A23D,A23G,A23L,C11C,C12P,C12Y

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing a foodstuff which is an edible oil or fat suitable for consumption, wherein the foodstuff comprises a first functional ingredient which is an emulsifier and a second functional ingredient, the process comprising: (i) providing a food material containing a triglyceride and a second constituent, wherein the second constituent is glycerol or ascorbic acid; (ii) contacting the food material with a lipase, such that an emulsifier is generated by the lipase from the triglyceride and a second functional ingredient is generated from the second constituent; (iii) inactivating or denaturing the lipase to provide the foodstuff comprising the emulsifier, the triglyceride, the second functional ingredient and the lipase in an inactive form or a denatured form.