Getting Immersed in Emulsions

This month’s Processing column will focus on the popular topic of food emulsions. The column will highlight their importance in foods as well as describe the basic science behind their formation. Emphasis will be placed on processing technologies used to manufacture food emulsions.

History and Market
The oldest food emulsion as well as the first food emulsion that most of us will encounter in life is milk, dating the history of emulsions back to one hundred million years ago. Milk from dom…