Claims
- 1. A method for making a spread comprising the steps of:(a) preparing a fat phase comprising a fat blend and an emulsifier or combination of emulsifiers that results in an oil-in-water emulsion at greater than about 40° C.; (b) heating said oil-in-water emulsion to about 40° C. to about 65° C.; (c) transferring said oil-in-water emulsion at about 40° C. to about 65° C. to an inverter unit and running at a speed resulting in inversion of the emulsion whereby the inversion occurs prior to cooling the emulsion; (d) transferring the resulting water-in-oil emulsion to one or more heat exchangers to cool the water-in-oil emulsion to about 5° C. to about 25° C.; and (e) transferring the resulting composition to a crystallizing unit to obtain a spread of a consistency to pack in a tub, or in the form of a stick.
- 2. The process according to claim 1 wherein an aqueous phase and oil phase are used, the aqueous phase having a viscosity of 1.1 to 1,000 times greater than the oil phase.
- 3. The process according to claim 1 wherein the process results in a spread with an emulsion stability of about 45 or less.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/985,559 filed Dec. 5, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,045,853.
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