Food compositions fortified with anti-oxidants

摘要

Food composition containing 20-100 wt. % of an aqueous phase characterized by an enhanced content of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol in aqueous phase being at least 15 ppm. The aqueous phase preferably results from exposing olive oil that contains polyphenols under hydrolytic conditions to an aqueous phase, so that lipophilic phenolic compounds will hydrolise and will migrate as hydrophilic polyphenols to the aqueous phase. The invention is suited for enhancing the nutritional value particularly of spreads, processed tomato products and dressings.