Patent ID: 7547458

Claim:
Creamer, whitener or non-dairy cream alternative comprising 10-100% by wt of particulates, said particulates comprising: about 20-85% by wt of a matrix material comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of a dairy protein, hydrolysed protein, gelatin, soy protein, and mixtures thereof; and about 15-80% by wt of triglycerides of fatty acids, wherein of said triglycerides the amount of triglyceride of 3 saturated fatty acids of 16 or more carbon atoms (H3) is at least 20% wt based on the total amount of triglycerides; wherein the amount of palmitic fatty acid (C16:0) based on the total amount of fatty acids is about 30 to about 70% by wt; wherein of said triglycerides the amount of triglyceride of 3 saturated fatty acids of 16 or more carbon atoms (H3) and triglyceride of 2 saturated fatty acids of 16 or more carbon atoms and 1 cis-unsaturated fatty acid (H2U) taken together is at least about 55% by wt based on the total amount of triglycerides; wherein at least 60% by weight of the particulates have a size of 10-600 μm; wherein said triglycerides of fatty acids are dispersed in said matrix material as discrete regions; and wherein said particulates are at least partly covered or encapsulated by about 20 % to about 80% by wt of an encapsulating or covering material.