Patent ID: 8357420
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: A23D

Abstract:
1. An o/w emulsion comprising hydrophobin and oil wherein the oil phase has an iodine value of greater than 40 characterised in that the ratio of hydrophobin to oil is greater than 30g/liter and less than 140 liter, the oil-in-water emulsion having a ratio of oil to water of at least 1 v/v %, and wherein the oil in the o/w emulsion has a greater oxidative stability in the pH range of 2 to 7 in the presence of hydrophobin compared to the case when the hydrophobin is replaced by the same quantity of whey protein isolate under accelerated oxidation conditions of holding the o/w emulsion at 40 C for 42 days in the dark.