IMPROVED FLUID, REDUCED FAT PEANUT BUTTERS AND IMPROVED WHIPPED PEANUT BUTTERS

摘要

The invention is a reduced fat nut or oilseed butter composition which contains: (a) from about 40 % to about 67 % nut solids, between 65 % and 80 % of said solids having a particle size less than 18 microns and a SPAN of greater than 2.5 and not more than 5.0; (b) from about 33 % to about 45 % oil; (c) from 0 % to about 3 % stabilizer; (d) from 0 % to about 40 % bulking agent; (e) from 0 % to about 8 % flavorant; and (f) from 0 % to about 3 % emulsifier; where the product has a Casson plastic viscosity of between 2 and 15 poise and a yield value below 300 dynes per square centimeter. The invention also relates to a composition as described above which is whipped to contain dispersed gas bubbles, where at least 90 % of the bubbles have a diameter less than 300 microns. Processes for making these compositions are also described.