Abstract:
A process for obtaining algae extracts, includes at least the following stages: a) pretreatment of an algal sample, b) rapid heating, c) application of pressure that is greater than or equal to 1 bar, d) instantaneous expansion to a pressure that is less than or equal to 1 bar, and e) recovery of the products that are obtained in d) in liquid, solid and/or gaseous form. The use of algae extract products obtained by the implementation of this process is also described.
Abstract:
A chlorella extract-containing product of excellent safety and storage stability is provided without using a benzoate, which is a common preservative. A chlorella extract-containing product containing a capsicum extract at 0.020-1.63% by weight on a dry weight basis relative to a chlorella extract in an aqueous liquid for drinking having the chlorella extract as an principal ingredient. This chlorella extract-containing product is to be used as a chlorella-containing beverage or a chlorella-containing food additive. A method for improving the storage stability of a chlorella extract-containing product, comprising adding a capsicum extract to a chlorella extract at 0.020-1.63% by weight on a dry weight basis in an aqueous liquid for drinking having the chlorella extract as an principal ingredient.
Abstract:
A method for making seaweed meal, includes the steps of harvesting the seaweed from a sea floor; chopping the seaweed; cleaning the seaweed; desiccating the seaweed; grinding the seaweed to a meal; drying the seaweed between the cleaning step and the desiccating step, the drying step is accomplished by seaweed agitator elements (6).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a diet composition comprising brown rice, job's tear, red beans, buckwheat, Italian millet, Indian millet, white beans, black beans, black rice, barley, brown rice sprouts, kale, matured pumpkin (Curcurbia moschata), carrot, Angelica, cabbage, wild Lanceolate root, Lotus root, radish, green radish, mugwort, pine needles, laver, sea mustard, sea tagle, Shiitake mushroom, Reishi mushroom, soy peptide, isolated soy protein, L-carnitine, Hibiscus extract, green tea extract and solomon's seal extract. The composition is useful in reducing body weight and body fat; controlling body shape; and lowering serum cholesterol and neutral fat.
Abstract:
A method for applying seasoning liquid to dried laver, in which seasoning liquid containing solid matter. The seasoning liquid is applied on the surfaces (13) of hydrophobic rollers (12) having a rugged surface (11), and the dried laver (4) is brought into contact with the rollers (12), by which the seasoning liquid on the surfaces (13) is applied to the dried laver (4).
Abstract:
A new type of health food containing dried powder of Dunaliella algae is produced by means of vacuum-packing granulated materials including dried powder of said algae with use of plastic film which is both lighttight and gastight. The vacuum-packed food is very rich in .beta.-carotene.
Abstract:
Dunaliella algae, which is very rich in .beta.-carotene, can be utilized as an excellent nourishing diet supplement without extracting the .beta.-carotene from the cells of the algae and destroying the .beta.-carotene, in the form of a light impermeable tablet which consists of dried powder of the algae, cyclodextrin, an antioxidant such as vitamin C and vitamin E, a lubricant such as talc and ester of sucrose and fatty acid, a binder such as reducing maltose and starches and a coloring agent such as annato-, caramel-, paprika- or oleoresin-containing sugar solution.
Abstract:
A process for processing and treating raw materials such as marine products comprising of fishes, shellfishes, such as Crustacea and mollusks, and seaweeds or mixtures of said material and an optional mixing additive such as soyprotein, wheat flour and starch by means of a twin-screw extruder. The extrudates obtained by the process have qualities and mouthfeel characteristics different from those of the raw material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to microalgal food products with acceptable sensory characteristics and methods of producing the food products. The flour can be produced by cultivating microalgal cells of a strain of Chlorella protothecoides under conditions of acceptable pH and dissolved oxygen to produce a desired amount of lipid. The microalgal cells can be lysed, heat-treated, washed and dried to produce a microalgal flour that can be incorporated into a variety of products.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for preparing, by fermentation, lipid-rich compositions of microalga flour having optimised organoleptic properties, characterised in that the microalgae are cultured in a minimal culture medium.