Patent ID: 8101226

Claim:
A solid product for use in foodstuffs, the solid product comprising a solid matrix and an oil in water emulsion having a water content of not more than 30% w/w and is stable towards coalescence and inversion when subjected to conditions involving i) extruding a mixture of the oil in water emulsion together with the solid matrix in an oil in water emulsion:solid matrix weight ratio of from 1:0.5 to about 1:5 by heating to a temperature of at least the melting point of the mixture to obtain an extruded product, and ii) expanding an obtained extruded product in vacuum to obtain a solid product having not more than a 10% water content extruded together with a solid matrix and expanded in vacuum, the oil in water emulsion comprising: i) an oily phase comprising at least one fat component in an amount of at least about 50% w/w of the dry matter content of the oil in water emulsion, and ii) an aqueous phase, the solid product being spontaneously dispersed when added to an aqueous media, wherein air is trapped in the solid product and has a non-circular shape as observed by fluorescence confocal microscopy.