Patent ID: 8883241

Claim:
An edible oil-in-water emulsion comprising: (a) 15-80 wt. % of a continuous aqueous phase, said aqueous phase having a pH in the range of 3.0-5.0; (b) 20-85 wt. % of a dispersed oil phase comprising 80-100 vol. % of oil droplets having a diameter of less than 20 μm; wherein the emulsion has an elastic modulus G′ at 20° C. of 100-3500 Pa and contains 0.1-8% of finely ground pulse seed, calculated as dry matter by weight of aqueous phase, said finely ground pulse seed being obtained from pulse seed having the following composition, calculated on dry matter: (i) 30-60 wt. % of starch; (ii) 1-40 wt. % of dietary fiber; (iii) 0.5-12 wt. % of sugars; (iv) 15-35 wt. % of protein; (v) 0.8-12 wt. % of oil; wherein starch, dietary fiber, sugars, protein and oil together make up 95-100 wt. % of the dry matter contained in the pulse seed; wherein the pulse seed contains starch and protein in a weight ratio of 2:3 to 3:1; wherein 60-100 wt. % of the of the protein comprised in the finely ground pulse seed is denatured; and wherein 50-100 wt. % of the starch comprised in the emulsion is gelatinized starch.