Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
  • A23L23/00—Soups; Sauces; Preparation or treatment thereof

Definitions

• This invention relates to sauces for intended addition in a heated state to prepared food or for addition to food for preparation together; and to soups.
• Both fats and oils are based on triglycerides and each may be used as a sauce or soup component, in order to achieve the necessary textural characteristics, in particular crea iness and smoothness, in association with a desirable flavour.
• fat will be used to identify the liquid triglyceride component in the sauces or soups.
• the present invention relates to a sauce or soup comprising from 2% to 10% by weight of fat droplets as an emulsion in an aqueous base wherein the droplets exist in two populations: (a) large droplets of at least 10 ⁇ m in size; and
• the emulsion is substantially free of fat droplets between 5 and 10 ⁇ m;
• the sauce or soup comprises at least 1% large droplets.
• a sauce as prepared by a chef will usually have a small amount of butter stirred in as a last step in the preparation. It is expected this will form coarse droplets above 10 micron.
• the fat content of the base sauce before final butter addition would have a droplet size extending over a range and not limited to below 5 micron.
• the invention relates to the provision of a rich and creamy sauce or soup having a bimodal fat droplet distribution, the sauce or soup being substantially free of fat droplets in the 5 to 10 ⁇ m size range because in this range there are only the tails of droplet distribution.
• the bimodal fat droplet distribution provides the sauce or soup with both a "rich" gloss and with a creamy smoothness which consumers desire and in the case of sauces associate with a higher fat sauce.
• At fat levels above 10% enhancing properties achieved by the use of a bimodal distribution become less noticeable, while below 2% there is too little fat available to justify splitting into two populations.
• At least 1% large droplets must be present within the sauce or soup.
• the composition comprises 1-3% large droplets, most preferably 2% large droplets.
• the total fat content is at least 3%, more preferably 3 to 7%, most preferably 5% by weight of the composition.
• the ratio of small to large droplets is from 4:1 to 1:4 (% fat by weight), more preferably 3:2 to 1:1, most preferably 3:2.
• the small droplets must be less than 5 ⁇ m in size in order to achieve the benefits of the present invention. Preferably they are less than 2 ⁇ m in size. It is most preferred that the small droplets have a size distribution close to 1 ⁇ m.
• the large droplets must be at least 10 ⁇ m in size. However, the large droplets may be much larger than this, for example droplets of 100 ⁇ m may be present.
• the sauce composition is defined as containing a specific range of fat, it must be appreciated the resultant sauce will have the desired textural characteristics of a standard sauce containing fat droplets having a wide particle size distribution, but at a lower fat content.
• Examples of the fats usable in the sauces of the invention are animal derived fats such as butter, tallow, lard and saturated and unsaturated fats, eg sunflower oil, maize oil, soya oil. These fats may optionally be hydrogenated.
• a preferred feature of the invention is the use of polyunsaturated fats to replace some or all of the small droplets. Furthermore, the invention extends to the use of suitable fat replacers for either the large or small droplets.
• suitable fat replacers to replace at least some of the large or small droplets include polyols which are aliphatic or aromatic compounds which comprise at least four free hydroxyl groups.
• polyols in particular include the group of sugar polyols, which comprises the sugars, ie the mono-, di- and oligosaccharides, the corresponding sugar alcohols and the derivatives thereof having at least four free hydroxyl groups.
• sugar polyols examples include glucose, mannose, galactose, xylose, fructose, sorbose, tagatose, ribulose, xylylose, maltose, lactose, celloboise, raffinose, sucrose, erythritol, mannitol, lactitol sorbitol, xylitol and alpha- methylglucoside.
• a generally used and preferred sugar polyol is sucrose.
• polyol fatty acid polyester is intended to refer to any such polyesters or mixtures thereof of which, on an average, more than 70% of the polyol hydroxyl groups have been esterified with fatty acids.
• suitable fat replacers to replace some or all of the small droplets include fat replacers based on Starch, Maltodextrin, Cellulose , Pectin, Gums and Proteins (whey, milk etc) with trade names such as Stellar (Staley) , N-Lite (National Starch) , Avicel (FMC Corporation) , Slendid (Hercules) , Emulgum (Colloid Naturels) , Simplesse (Nutrasweet Co.) and combinations of these materials, optionally with added milk solids, Titanium Dioxide or other whitener to improve opacity.
• the two components of the emulsion may each contain other components, for example, colours, flavours, emulsifiers, stabilisers and thickeners. There is not criticality in these other components, although the proportions and processing may require variation to obtain the desired product.
• the soup or sauce product may be sold in dry-mix or liquid form.
• suitable liquid product forms include ambient, chilled, frozen and sterilised products.
• Fat droplet distribution this was measured using a Malvern Mastersizer type MS20 obtainable from Malvern Instruments and a standard microscope.
• Viscosity this was measured using a Contraves Rheomat 115 obtainable from Mettler-Toledo at 60°C and 50 sec shear rate.
• This mixture was then homogenised at 2 litres/minute through a Crepaco piston homogeniser (obtainable from Crepaco/APV) at 60°C and at a pressure of 150 Bar.
• Crepaco piston homogeniser obtainable from Crepaco/APV
• This emulsion contained fat droplets of mean diameter 0.7 microns with 90% less than 1.24 microns and 99.9% less than 4 microns. 1 kg of this emulsion was added, with stirring, to 8.75 kg of an aqueous phase at 70°C comprising the remaining components of a wine based sauce.
• This aqueous base was prepared by boiling in a steam kettle 2.1 kg of a mixture of white wine and vermouth to reduce to approximately half the original weight, then adding 5.8 kg chicken bone stock and appropriate herbs and spices and warming to just below boiling point. To this was added 400 g of a modified waxy maize starch that had been slurried in 750 g water; the mix was returned the boil and then adjusted with extra water to yield a final weight of 8.75 kg.
• the sauce obtained could be frozen before reheating and serving.
• the droplet size distribution was not changed by freezing.
• the sauce product had 3% fat as fine emulsion and 2% as coarse emulsion, ie above 10 micron. It was a rich creamy sauce with a smooth surface.
• Example I was repeated but the butter intended to provide the coarse emulsion was paddle stirred into the aqueous base at 60°C. This emulsion was then mixed by paddle stirring into the fine emulsion. Thus each of the two emulsions forming the bimodal droplet size distribution were prepared separately.
• This sauce had the droplet size distribution of Example I and the same consumer characteristics.
• a fine emulsion using sunflower oil (SFO) was prepared to the composition: % wt
• This sauce had a rich creaminess, a butter taste and a smooth appearance which was appreciated by consumers.
• the invention allows a bimodal emulsion sauce to be prepared with reduced fat content and also, optionally, with a health preferred fat as a part of the fat content.
• the sauces were evaluated using a trained panel of tasters for creaminess (opaque, milk coloured and smooth in appearance) ; and richness (shine on surface, buttery taste) .

Landscapes

• Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• Nutrition Science (AREA)
• Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Food Science & Technology (AREA)
• Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
• Seeds, Soups, And Other Foods (AREA)
• Grain Derivatives (AREA)

Priority Applications (3)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=8211471

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (10)

Families Citing this family (6)

Citations (3)

Family Cites Families (2)

• 1993
  • 1993-08-12 ZA ZA935881A patent/ZA935881B/xx unknown
  • 1993-08-13 EP EP93919058A patent/EP0656755B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1993-08-13 ES ES93919058T patent/ES2097534T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1993-08-13 SG SG1996007860A patent/SG77565A1/en unknown
  • 1993-08-13 WO PCT/EP1993/002164 patent/WO1994005170A1/en active IP Right Grant
  • 1993-08-13 AU AU49477/93A patent/AU4947793A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1993-08-13 DE DE69306400T patent/DE69306400T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
  • 1993-08-19 US US08/109,299 patent/US5370896A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
  • 1993-08-26 MX MX9305175A patent/MX9305175A/es not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 1993-10-13 TW TW082108456A patent/TW282396B/zh active

Patent Citations (3)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events