Abstract:
A composition for preventing and/or alleviating an allergy related condition and methods of making such compositions are disclosed herein. A composition in accordance with a particular embodiment can include honey having pollen derived from a known plant species and/or from a known geographic location. The composition can also include a herbal and/or vitamin supplement, wherein the supplement has an anti-inflammatory property. The composition can be in liquid form, such as suitable for drinking, or in a powdered form suitable for reconstitution in liquid.
Abstract:
A reinforced edible image-substrate for decorating foodstuffs capable of having high-resolution images printed thereon and also capable of retaining multi-dimensional shapes is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the reinforced edible image-substrate includes an edible paper base layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and an edible image-substrate coating disposed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the edible paper base layer. It is an object of the reinforced edible image-substrate disclosed herein to be capable of accepting high-resolution images, to be sufficiently stiff to retain multi-dimensional shapes without collapsing, and also to be sufficiently flexible to be capable of being bent, folded, and/or creased while maintaining sufficient integrity to retain desired multi-dimensional shapes. The reinforced edible image-substrate disclosed herein solves the long felt need of decorating foodstuffs with intricate and lasting multi-dimensional edible shapes with high-resolution images printed thereon.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of making xanthan gum by inoculating sugarcane fluid with a bacterium that can synthesize xanthan gum, such as a bacterium of the genus Xanthomonas.
Abstract:
The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containing sugar.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of chewable honey without loss of its nutritional values and a honey chew bar obtained through such process, said chewable honey bar providing sustained energy to the consumer without loss of nutritional values and flavour of natural honey. During the process, an additional flavour may be added, comprising of additives, natural flavour, artificial flavour and nature identical flavour for example being selected of strawberry, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, rose, cloves or any other such flavor to the Honey.
Abstract:
The invention relates to UMF amended food stuffs and medicaments. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention relates to UMF fortified honey, methods for the preparation of UMF fortified honey, and methods for the preparation of UMF containing fractions of honey.
Abstract:
A process for releasing a volatile honey components form a liquid honey is described wherein water is added to honey, extracting the volatile component and optionally adding the honey component to dried honey. The volatile honey product obtained by the process can be used in food and pharmaceutical products.The invention relates to a process for treating honey comprising the steps of adding water to the liquid honey; releasing a volatile honey component from the liquid honey by evaporation to product a residual partially dried honey; and collecting the volatile honey component, the volatile honey component may be then added to dried honey solids to improve the flavor and aroma or the volatile honey component can be added to food or medicaments. The prior art, teaches making a dried honey solids adding water to honey and then freeze drying, however in this process the volatile components are lost and the prior art teaches a process for producing solid honey wherein pure honey is subjected to dehydration in a vacuum evaporator, there is no suggestion in the prior art to add water to liquid honey and then distill the honey to release the volatiles from the distillation or evaporator which is collected and then added directly to foods or medicaments or added back to a dried honey.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a dried nutmeat and starch food product which can optionally contain other food additives such as honey and cheese. This food product is prepared by a method which comprises: (a) Emulsifying starch, nutmeat and water mixture to form a homogeneous emulsion wherein the starch is partially gelatinized, and the nutmeat is comminuted; and then (b) drying the emulsion of (a).
Abstract:
An edible composition comprises an integrally extruded net formed of an edible material e.g. a cereal-based, sugar-based or fat-based material. The composition has a novel appearance and unexpectedly good eating qualities. The net may be tubular planar or curved and may be filled and/or coated with a compatible edible material.In the case of a tubular filled net, the net is preferably produced by extending the edible net-forming material through a pair of relatively rotating or oscillating dies having mutually engaging grooved surfaces. When the grooves in one die mate with the grooves in the other die, integral joints between individual strands in the net are formed. When the grooves in one die are separated from the grooves in the other die, the individual strands are formed. A center-filling, which may support the extruded net, is extruded through the center of the net-forming die arrangement to provide a center filling to the tube.
Abstract:
Nuts are coated by first contacting them with an aqueous sugar and carbohydrate adhesive material, followed by treatment with a dry, honey-containing mixture.