Cholesterol-free egg prod - contg white of egg, non-fatty milk solids, vege-table oil and beta-carotene and plant xanthophyll extract as dye mixt

摘要

Cholesterol-free egg prod. contains pref. 40-95% white of egg, 3-8% non-fatty milk solids, 9-13% vegetable oil, esp. maize oil, and a dye mixt. of beta-carotene and plant xanthophyll extract, extd. esp. from tagetes petals, contg. 0.000015-0.0057 (0.0003-0.003) pref. 0.0004-0.002% beta-carotene and 0.00005-0.0044 (0.0002-0.002) pref. 0.00026-0.001% plant xanthophyll (all % ages w.r.t. liquid egg prod. wt.). Dye mixt. concn. reproduces the characteristic colour of whole eggs, in liquid or cooked egg prodn. Egg prod. pref. also contains 0.25-0.35% lecithin (which prevents sticking to cooking vessels).