Patent ID: 8617632

Claim:
A coffee whitener, in which: (a) said coffee whitener is an oil-in-water emulsion, comprising 60 to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of said coffee whitener, of an aqueous phase and 10 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of said coffee whitener, of an oil phase; (b) said aqueous phase is a casein-containing milk protein solution which comprises a casein-containing milk protein in an amount of 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of said aqueous phase; (c) said milk protein has been subjected to a treatment with a protein deamidating enzyme; (d) said milk protein has a degree of a deamidation rate of 70% or above; (e) said oil phase comprises at least one vegetable oil; and (f) said coffee whitener does not contain any synthetic emulsifier as an active ingredient.