The present invention relates to an edible water-continuous oil-and-water
emulsion having a pH in the range of 2.0-5.0, said emulsion comprising:
5-90 wt. % of an oil phase; 10-95 wt. % of an aqueous phase; 0.3-30% by
weight of the aqueous phase of one or more egg yolk granule proteins
selected from high density lipoprotein (HDL) and phosvitin; and from
0.05% up to 10 wt. % of the aqueous phase of one or more egg yolk plasma
proteins selected from low density lipoprotein (LDL) and livetin; wherein
the weight ratio of the egg yolk granule proteins to the egg yolk plasma
proteins exceeds 1:1.
It was discovered that egg yolk granule proteins can advantageously be
used to stabilise acidic water-continuous oil-and-water emulsions such as
mayonnaise and dressings.