MILK-ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MILK-ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT

摘要

A milk-alternative product which is an emulsion of an oil -containing phase in an aqueous phase, wherein the oil -containing phase comprises a plurality of droplets, each droplet having an outer shell of oil and a core of a filler substance. The milk -alternative product has a lower total fat content whilst retaining many, most or all of the physical properties of natural milk. The milk-alternative compositions can be used in the manufacture of foodstuffs in the same way as natural milk. There is also provided a milk -alternative product which is a carrier for an active compound. The active compound may be delivered to a person or animal through the miIk -alternative product or a foodstuff manufactured from it. The oil may contain a blood cholesterol lowering agent. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a milk- alternative product, including the steps of : mixing a filler substance with an oil to form a dispersion of filler droplets; and mixing said dispersion into an aqueous solution to form an emulsion of oil -wrapped filler droplets in an aqueous continuous phase. The mixing may be carried out by injection.