SPREAD, PROCESS, CREAM AND SPREAD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a spread, to a process for preparing the spread, to a cream from which the spread can be prepared, and, to equipment for performing the above-mentioned process. An object of the invention is to prepare spreads with an inhomogeneous structure and improved properties. The invention provides a process for the preparation of a spread by churning of a cream wherein the cream is formed by admixture of two creams at differing temperatures shortly before churning, and does not equilibrate before churning begins. A churning plant for performance of the method comprises means for supplying non-equilibrated cream to a churn i.e. a heat exchanger, a cream supply line to deliver cream to said heat exchanger, a cream discharge line and a bypass line communicating with both the supply line and the discharge line.