摘要:
Methods for reducing the level of asparagine in an asparagine-containing dough food component comprise providing an asparagine-reducing enzyme in combination with at least one asparagine-containing dough food component in a medium, wherein the water activity of the medium is greater than about 0.85, preferably greater than about 0.90are provided. Methods for reducing the level of acrylamide in a dough-based food product employ a dough food component in which the level of asparagine has been reduced to provide dough-based food products with reduced acrylamide levels.
摘要:
An automated system for accurately measuring the thickness of a sample quantity of small items such as oat flakes. The system picks individual oat flakes from a hopper using a vacuum and passes them between two precision rollers. One roller is fixed and has vacuum ports to pick up the flake from the hopper. The second roller is floating. As the flake passes between the rollers, the flake is flattened and the second roller is deflected by an amount equal to the thickness of the flake. A vision system comprising a video camera, a light source and a computer measures the deflection of the floating roller. The vision system obtains an image of the curvature of the floating roller at the point opposite the pinch point of the two rollers. Data from the measurement may be recorded on the computer and processed as desired.
摘要:
A method for creating bite-sized or filled pieces of chewy or crunchy granola. The invention is an improved process for manipulating and shaping chewy granola without having the granola lose its characteristic texture. The improved process includes: adding extra water to the ordinary ingredients of chewy granola, allowing the water to soften the granola, extruding or shaping the softened granola, and drying or removing the water from the softened granola thereby restoring the granola to about its original texture and composition.
摘要:
Processes directed to increasing the solution mobility, solution concentration, and/or solution kinetics with respect to at least simple sugars within the groat to increase the availability of the simple sugars to react with nitrogen containing compounds, in particular amino acids. Improved control over the thermal stability of each groat is provided by enhancing the removal of thermal energy from the individual groats during Maillard reactions. Preferred processes include increasing the moisture content of groats to a level sufficient to solubilize upon dry heating and evaporating at least a sufficient amount of simple sugars present in the groat to yield after dry heating and evaporating an MRP ≥ about 34 ppb and an (MRP/LOP) X 1000 value ≥ 6.0. Groats are dried with a forced atmosphere having a temperature of about ≥ 200°F. Full reaction and drying can be accomplished in as little as 8-30 minutes. Rates of thermally controlled reaction and drying may includes about 0.5-3% by weight moisture loss per minute. Oat groats with improved toast flavor are made according to these processes, including oat groats having an MRP value within a range of about 100-2300 ppb and an (MRP/LOP) X 100 having a corresponding range of about 11-500.
摘要:
Processes for producing wholegrain food products are described. Wholegrains comprising 20 % to 100 % waxy grains are cooked in the presence of moisture so as to gelatinize the grains. The gelatinized grains are formed into a dough of suitable size and shape, dried to a water content from about 4 % to about 25 %, and thereafter expanded by heating. Also described are food products produced by these processes.
摘要:
PCT No. PCT/AU95/00338 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 17, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 17, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 8, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/33384 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 14, 1995A process for producing fully and uniformly gelatinized hulled oats comprising the steps of: (i) adding water to the oats; and (ii) subjecting the moist oat product of step (i) to sufficient temperature and pressure for a suitable period of time to cause full and uniform gelatinization of the oats.