Water-in-oil emulsion with improved spattering behaviour

1. Process for the preparation of a water-in-oil emulsion food product with improved spattering behaviour, said food product comprising porous powderous vegetable matter having a volume weighted mean particle diameter (d 4,3 ) not exceeding 0.5 mm, wherein the process comprises:

i. preparing a water-in-oil emulsion in at least one process step in which the pressure is 0.2 mPa or more,

ii. admixing with the water-in-oil emulsion a porous powderous vegetable material in an amount of 0.1-5 wt. % on oil, said powderous vegetable matter being a powder formed by milling vegetable matter which has been extracted with an organic solvent to a powder having a particle size not exceeding 0.5 mm;

wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter is not subjected to any pressure of 0.20 mPa or more in the process;

wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter is a powder made from nuts, sunflower seeds, kernels, pits and cellulose.

2. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable matter has been pre-milled, oil-extracted and then milled again to prepare the porous powdered vegetable matter.

3. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter is added to the water phase of the water-in-oil emulsion.

4. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter is added as a water containing slurry to the fat phase of the water-in-oil emulsion.

5. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter is evenly dispersed throughout one or more phases of the water-in-oil emulsion.

6. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the volume weighted mean particle diameter (d 4,3 ) of the porous powderous vegetable matter does not exceed 0.1 mm.

7. Process according to claim 1 , wherein 0.4-1.0 wt. % of the porous powderous vegetable matter is admixed with the water-in-oil emulsion.

8. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter consists of milled kernels of olives.

9. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter consists of milled sunflower seeds.

10. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter consists of milled soybeans.

11. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the porous powderous vegetable matter consists of milled nuts selected from the group consisting of pine tree nuts, almonds, ground nuts, walnuts and cashew nuts.

12. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion is substantially free from cooking salt.

13. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the volume weighted mean particle diameter (d 4,3 ) of the porous powderous vegetable matter does not exceed 0.04 mm.