Claims
- 1. A method of preparing a composition characterized by a uniform and stable distribution of lipid throughout a continuous starch phase, the method comprising the following steps:
- a. co-cooking an aqueous dispersion of starch and a lipid under conditions which will completely solubilize the starch so as to form an aqueous solution of starch in the non-retrograded state and under conditions of sufficient turbulence to produce an emulsion comprising droplets of said lipid uniformly dispersed throughout the aqueous starch solution; and
- b. recovering the resultant emulsion under conditions which stabilize the distribution of the lipid in the starch phase.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the recovering in step (b) comprises drying the emulsion.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the method of drying is drum-drying.
- 4. A product produced by the process of claim 3.
- 5. The method of claim 2 wherein the method of drying is air-drying.
- 6. A product produced by the process of claim 5.
- 7. The method of claim 2 wherein the method of drying is spray-drying.
- 8. A product produced by the process of claim 7.
- 9. The method of claim 2 wherein the emulsion is stirred under low shear conditions during or after cooling.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the method of cooking is excess steam jet cooking.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein said co-cooking in step (a) is conducted in the presence of added product which has been previously recovered from step (b).
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein said added product is in aqueous emulsion.
- 13. The method of claim 11 wherein said added product is dry.
- 14. A product produced by the process of claim 11.
- 15. The method of claim 1 wherein said lipid is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, essential oils, animal fats, and mineral oils.
- 16. The method of claim 1 wherein said starch is selected from the group consisting of cornstarch, wheat starch, rice starch, potato starch, and tapioca starch.
- 17. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the step of blending oil with the emulsion recovered from step (b).
- 18. A product produced by the process of claim 17.
- 19. A product produced by the process of claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/233,173, filed Apr. 26, 1994, now abandoned.
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