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Fat functionality in emulsified foods

28 October 2015 | By Geoff Talbot, The Fat Consultant

An emulsion is a fine dispersion of liquid droplets in another liquid continuous phase in which the droplets are immiscible or insoluble. In food terms, the two phases are generally oils and water. Food emulsions tend to take one of two forms – either oil in water (O/W), e.g. cream…

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Fat & Sugar Reduction: PepsiCo R&D, a catalyst for change in the food and beverage industry

1 September 2015 | By Dr. Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer of Global R&D, PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. To satisfy the world’s appetite, we must constantly adapt, evolve and innovate. Our Global Research and Development (R&D) organisation is a catalyst for change, transforming our company and its…

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Ingredient replacement in low fat mayonnaise: Going with the flow

30 June 2015 | By Dr Bogdan Dobraszczyk and John Cawkwell, Physical Sciences Group, RSSL

We discuss the microstructure and some rheological aspects of commercial mayonnaises, ranging from a traditional mayonnaise to lower fat content mayonnaises and finally a low cost supermarket own brand mayonnaise...

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The art of oil processing consistency

23 April 2015 | By Emma Woods, Technical Manager, Phoenix Speciality Oils

Ensuring consistency during the production of high quality, extra virgin cold pressed oils doesn’t begin at the pressing or filling lines – it starts years before that. The actual process of creating seed oils isn’t that complicated. Seeds get pressed, solids get removed and the remaining oil is then filtered…