HIGH INTERNAL PHASE WATER/OIL EMULSIONS AND WATER/OIL/WATER EMULSIONS

摘要

Stable, redispersible, high internal phase w/o emulsion concentrates having a weight ratio of water: oil from about 3.5:1 to about 19:1 are prepared under low shear using 0.5 to 3 wt.%, based on the weight of the oil phase, of an emulsifier that is a polyglycerol ester of polycondensed ricinoleic acid. These concentrates may be used, for example, as fat mimetics in the food industry, as clouding agents for beverages, and in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions. The concentrates may further be used in and includes w/o/w emulsion compositions.