Patent ID: 6322844
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A23D,A23L,Y10S

Abstract:
A water-continuous, butter-like spread comprising:from 0.01 up to 20 wt. % fat, at least 10 wt. % of the fat based on the total level of fat being dairy fat,10 to 50 wt % of an oligofructose, and0.05 to 30 wt % of a biopolymer other than oligofructose said spread having a stress/strain relationship with a maximum stress occurring at a strain .epsilon.max of 0.001 to 0.5, and a stress .delta.max at the strain .epsilon.max of 0.01 to 100 kPa and a ratio of the plastic stress .delta.p to .delta.max (.delta.p/.delta.max) of 0.1 to 1 at 5.degree. C., said spread having a Stevens hardness of more than 50 g at 50.degree. C. said spread being butter-like.