Reduced Fat Foods Containing High-Lipid Microalgae with Improved Sensory Properties
First Claim
1. A food or food ingredient composition containing at least 10% by weight of a homogenate of microalgal biomass containing predominantly or completely lysed cells comprising at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil emulsified in an edible liquid.
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Abstract
Foods containing microalgae biomass with high levels of lipid are disclosed. Examples of foods include sauces, dressings, spreads, mayonnaise, and other edible materials that contain microalgae, where the edible materials are traditionally associated with delivery of saturated fats and oils. Further provided by the invention are such microalgae-containing foods with reduced caloric load compared to traditional foods of the same type, and in various embodiments the novel foods have similar or identical organoleptic properties as full-fat versions of the foods. Also provided are methods of formulating and manufacturing the novel foods and for manufacturing microalgae-based intermediates for manufacturing the same. The novel foods and intermediates can be manufactured using existing fermentation and food processing equipment, and can replace existing food products with healthier microalgae-derived food that have desirable structural and organoleptic properties.
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43 Claims
- 1. A food or food ingredient composition containing at least 10% by weight of a homogenate of microalgal biomass containing predominantly or completely lysed cells comprising at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil emulsified in an edible liquid.
- 29. A slurry formed by dispersing algal flour, which is a homogenate of microalgal biomass containing predominantly or completely lysed cells comprising at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil in powder form in an aqueous solution, wherein the algal flour constitutes 10-50% by weight of the slurry.
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32. A method of making food product including microalgal biomass, comprising:
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determining an amount of microalgal biomass to include in the food product based an amount of oil, fat or eggs in a conventional form of the food product, wherein the microalgal biomass comprises at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil; and combining the amount of microalgal biomass with one or more edible ingredients and less than the amount of oil, fat or eggs present in the conventional form of the food product to form the food product including microalgal biomass. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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- 38. A method of making a low fat food comprising combining algal biomass comprising at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil with one or more other edible ingredients, wherein at least one of the edible ingredients is depleted in a natural fat or oil.
- 42. A method of making a low fat food comprising combining algal biomass comprising at least 16% by dry weight triglyceride oil with one or more other edible ingredients to form the low fat food product, wherein the low fat food product has no more than 10% oil or fat, excluding microalgal oil.
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