Abstract:
The invention relates to a gelatin substitution product, characterized in that it contains essentially a vegetable fat, in particular in that it contains essentially cocoa butter. Application to the production of culinary confectionery preparations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to melon plants capable of producing fruits with a new pleasant taste and to seeds thereof. The present invention further relates to fruits of melon plants of the present invention, wherein such fruits have organic acid content, low pH and high sugar contents. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using plants and fruits disclosed herein.
Abstract:
Butter has long been used to enhance flavor and prevent burning of food during cooking. Butter, however must be kept cool to avoid spoilage by hydrolysis and microbiological action. Butter-oil, also known as clarified butter, drawn butter, and Ghee resists spoilage because it is practically anhydrous, thereby increasing the shelf-life of products made with this substance. The smoke point temperature of butter-oil is also higher than butter, making its use attractive in frying, sauteing, and preparing sauces. Cookbook recipes for making clarified butter are time-consuming and wasteful, while large commercial systems are costly. A relatively low-cost system and method for preparing clarified butter that is applicable in large or small-scale operations is described herein.
Abstract:
The stabilizer is able to stabilize both fat/oil and water in food and to operate in a temperature range that encompasses both the freezer and the oven. The stabilizer is a composite of gelatin, an acid, a sugar component and/or a starch component. The gelatin component is made by treating the gelatin in an aqueous slurry with an acid such that a pH of 1.0 to 4.5 is maintained throughout the treatment process. The stabilizer is used to make a variety of foodstuffs.
Abstract:
This invention contains an acidic edible liquid composition comprising a low acetylated xanthan gum in an amount effective to substantially sustain the initial viscosity of the composition for at least about four months. Particularly preferred compositions include beverages and syrups. Beverages include, without limitation, carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks, still beverages, fruit-juice-type beverages, squashes and cordials, alcoholic and nonalcoholic, their concentrates and mixtures thereof. This invention also contains a method for stabilizing an acidic edible liquid composition which comprises admixing therewith an effective amount of a low acetylated xanthan gum in an amount effective to substantially maintain the initial viscosity of the composition for at least about four months under typical storage conditions.
Abstract:
A food formulation having a reduced level of fat and/or oil is provided. The food formulation is a mixture of a foodstuff and a fragmented, amylopectin starch hydrolysate as a replacement for at least a substantial portion of the fat and/or oil of said food formulation. The fragmented starch hydrolysate is capable of forming an aqueous dispersion at about 20% hydrolysate solids exhibiting a yield stress of from about 100 to about 1,500 pascals. Also provided is a method of formulating a food containing a fat and/or oil ingredient comprising replacing at least a portion of said fat and/or oil ingredient with the fragmented, amylopectin starch hydrolysate. Examples of food formulations include those for margarine, salad dressings (pourable and spoonable), frostings, and frozen novelties.
Abstract:
A non-liquid particulate fruit product and method for its manufacture which has a natural fruit flavor and which can be formed in desired configurations and sizes is described. The fruit ingredient can be derived from such fruits as blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, etc. There is added to the fruit product pectin, liquid glucose, sodium citrate and sugar (e.g. sucrose). These ingredients are combined in a certain sequence. The mixture is brought to a boiling point to boil off a portion of the water. At a later time in the boiling of the mixture, a large portion of the sucrose is added to lower the temperature. The mixture is fed through a heating unit to raise the temperature of small quantities in the mixture very rapidly. Acid is added, and then the mixture is form in the desired shape, such as being dispensed as droplets onto a conveyor belt, where the droplets form into the particulate fruit product.
Abstract:
A propolis food product that contains propolis active ingredients with improved bio-absorbability and is readily ingested. The propolis food products containing propolis extracts are gelled by gelatinizers. The gelantinizers are materials such as shiitake extracts, curdlan, agarics extracts and further including sulfated saccharides, .beta.-glucans, carrageenan, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, or agar. The propolis food products are prepared by water or alcohol extraction. Furthermore, the steps involve preparing a gelantinizer solution by adding a gelatinizer to water and adding propolis extracts thereto so that the amount of the propolis extracts in the food product is from 2 to 25 w/w %, a gel composition is then formed by admixing the solution in order to uniformly disperse the propolis extracts.
Abstract:
Liquid, nutritionally complete formulas are disclosed with improved physical stability. The nutritionally complete formulas are pourable, yet are able to hold minerals, insoluble fiber and flavoring agents such as cocoa powder in suspension without the formation of a sediment that is not readily redispersible. The invention comprises the use of gellan gum at a concentration of between 10-500 parts per million. Although gellan gum alone is sufficient, the nutritionally complete formula may also comprise other stabilizers such as carrageenan and/or carboxymethylcellulose.