Patent ID: 7326431

Claim:
Water continuous or bicontinuous fat emulsion comprising: (i) 40 to 85 wt % of a vegetable or animal fat; (ii) 1 to 10 wt % of proteins (iii) 1 to 35 wt % of at least one humectant selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates, polyalcohols and edible inorganic salts; (iv) 5 to 15 wt % of water, and which emulsion displays a water activity (Aw) of 0.6 to 0.8 said emulsion having a non-transparent white colour and a consistency of a paste, displaying a Stevens value between 25-200 grams, and/or a viscosity between 50-400 Pa.s and/or a conductivity higher than 1 micro Siemens/cm.