Patent ID: 8778439

Claim:
A method of making a nutritional emulsion, said method comprising: (A) heating and blending together an emulsifying agent having a melt point above about 25° C. and a non-encapsulated oil having hydrophobic off-notes in a weight ratio of at least about 1:15; and (B) adding the heated blend to a fat, protein, and carbohydrate mixture comprising a maltodextrin having a Dextrose Equivalent of about 10 or less, in a weight ratio of the maltodextrin to the oil having hydrophobic off-notes of at least about 1:2; and (C) homogenizing, and then cooling the combination below the melt point of the emulsifying agent to form a nutritional emulsion comprising from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a process-encapsulated oil having hydrophobic off-notes.