CREAMERS COMPOSITIONS
The present invention relates to a liquid and powder creamer composition comprising ultra-high oleic oils with an oleic acid content from 85 to 97% by weight of the total fatty acids in the creamer composition and oil soluble antioxidants. The invention also relates to a beverage composition comprising the liquid or powder creamer composition, and a method of making it.
1 . A creamer composition comprising ultra-high oleic oils, with an oleic acid content from 85 to 97% by weight of the total fatty acids in the creamer composition; and oil soluble antioxidants.
2 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ultra-high oleic oils comprises linoleic acid in concentrations from 2 to 5% and alpha-linolenic acid at concentrations not exceeding 1% of the total fatty acids.
3 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the oil soluble antioxidant comprises tocopherols.
4 . The creamer composition according to claim 3 , wherein the tocopherols are at least 50 mg/kg.
5 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ultra-high oleic oil is selected from the group consisting of high oleic sunflower, high oleic algal oils and combinations thereof.
6 . The creamer composition according to claim 3 , wherein the oil soluble antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of tocopherols which are extracted from soybean, rapeseed oils, and combinations thereof.
7 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 wherein the amount of oil in the creamer composition is between 2 and 55% by weight of the creamer composition.
8 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 further comprises a protein at a concentration between 0.1% and 5% by weight of the creamer composition.
9 . The creamer composition according to claim 1 , comprising emulsifiers ranging from about 0.2 to about 2% by weight of the creamer composition.
10 . A beverage composition comprising a creamer composition comprising ultra-high oleic oils, with an oleic acid content from 85 to 97% by weight of the total fatty acids in the creamer composition and oil soluble antioxidants.
11 . The beverage composition of claim 10 wherein the beverage is selected from the group consisting of a coffee, tea, malt, cereal, cocoa beverage composition, a nut based milk and coconut based milk.
12 . (canceled)
13 . A method of preparing a beverage composition, the method comprising:
providing a beverage composition base; and
adding a liquid creamer composition comprising ultra-high oleic oils, with an oleic acid content from 85 to 97% by weight of the total fatty acids in the creamer composition and oil soluble antioxidants to the beverage composition base.
14 - 15 . (canceled)