Patent ID: 8425971

Claim:
An edible water-continuous oil-and-water emulsion comprising: 40-70 wt. % of an oil phase; 30-60 wt. % of an aqueous phase; 0.3-30% by weight of the aqueous phase of hen's egg yolk granule proteins selected from the group consisting of high density lipoprotein (HDL), phosvitin, and mixtures thereof; wherein said high density lipoprotein (HDL) and phosvitin are present in a weight ratio in excess of about 1:1; and from 0.05% up to about 3 wt. % of the aqueous phase of hen's egg yolk plasma proteins selected from the group consisting of low density lipoprotein (LDL), livetin, and combinations thereof; wherein the weight ratio of the egg yolk granule proteins to the egg yolk plasma proteins exceeds 1:1; wherein said emulsion has a pH of about 2.0 to 4.8; wherein the emulsion comprises a dispersed oil phase comprising oil droplets having a mean diameter (d 3,2 ) in the range of 0.5-200 μm; and wherein said emulsion has a Stevens hardness value of at least 50 g.