Snow Brand Milk Products international patent application has won it US patent 190721 for an improved spread invented by four Japanese.
This technology is currently dominated by Van den Bergh Foods, a division of Conopco. Others include Investissements Mongeau and Mitsubishi Chemical.
Abstract:
The invention provides a spread which contains phospholipids, has a 60% or less than 60% by weight oil phase, and exhibits an increase in conductivity at 36° C. to 0.2 mS/cm or more than 0.2 mS/cm in 300 seconds, and as such, forms a stable emulsion to produce a highly stable product, and when ingested, melts well and rapidly demulsifies to yield a sufficiently satisfying flavor.
First of 9 Claims:
A spread characterized in that it contains phospholipids in amount of 0.001% to 1.0% by weight, has an oil phase of 60% or less than 60% by weight, and exhibits an increase in conductivity at near 36° C. to 0.2 mS/cm or more than 0.2 mS/cm in 300 seconds.
By Navroz Havewala, just-food.com correspondent
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