COMESTIBLE PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAPONINS

摘要

The invention provides a comestible product comprising a fenugreek saponin as an emulsifying agent therein, said fenugreek saponin comprising a mixture of glucosidic steroids having formula (Ia or Ib) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are H, CH3, H; CH3, H, H; H, CH3, OH; or CH3, H, H respectively; and R4 is hydrogen or a unit of 2-5 interconnected sugar moieties, the moieties comprising mannose, glucose, rhamanose, xylose and galactose, and having different and improved properties when compared to products produced with soybean saponins.