FOOD CONCENTRATE IN FORM OF A GEL COMPRISING XANTHAN AND SECOND GELLING AGENT SELECTED FROM GALACTOMANNANS AND/OR GLUCOMANNANS

The present invention relates to a food concentrate with improved coating effects and ease of use with respect to portioning and its production. The food concentrate is in gel-form and comprises a combination of gelling agents with xanthan being the first gelling agent and the second gelling agent being selected from a galactomannan and/or glucomannan. A reduction of gel strength is achieved by heating the mixture, cooling to below the gel setting point, applying shear during the cooling phase below the gel setting point and allowing rehealing of the sheared gel during further cooling under quiescent conditions. This process also improves the coating effect.