Abstract:
The invention relates to a savoury concentrate containing: a) 22-85 wt.% inorganic salt; b) 2-60 wt.% fat; c) 0.2-4.8 wt.% of xanthan gum; d) 0.2-4.8 wt.% polysaccharide gum selected from locust bean gum, guar gum, konjac gum and combinations thereof; e) 0-25 wt.% of glutamate component; f) 0-25 w.% starch component; g) 0-20 wt.% of sugar; h) 0-45 wt.% of vegetable matter; wherein the components a) to f) together constitute at least 55 wt.% of the savoury concentrate; and wherein the combination of xanthan gum and the polysaccharide gum is present in the savoury concentrate in a concentration of 0.6-5 wt.%. This savoury concentrate can suitably be used in the preparation of bouillon, broth, soup, sauce or gravy, and not only imparts taste and taste enhancement, but additionally improves texture of the final product.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for cultivating pluriennial plants belonging to the Cardueae tribe and for the integrated recovery of inulin, seeds and biomass from the said plants.
Abstract:
A composite food product comprising: an edible structural component and a binder, wherein the binder comprises inulin, and the food product further comprises konjac mannan. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such composite food product.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is drawn to naturally sweet fibrous blends as well as fibrous saccharide blends. The naturally sweet fibrous blend can include from 15 wt% to 85 wt% natural isomalto-oligosaccharide, from 10 wt% to 75 wt% by weight of tagatose, and from 0.05 wt% to 20 wt% of a natural sweetener extract, for example. In another examples, the fibrous saccharide blend can include a polysaccharide having an average degree of polymerization by weight ranging from greater than 9 to 14, and an oligosaccharide having an average degree of polymerization by weight ranging from 3 to 9. The fibrous saccharide blend can have a polysaccharide to oligosaccharide weight ratio of 50:50 to 90:10. These blends can be used to sweeten various food products.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid formulation comprising water, a sugar component, ethanol and a partially crystalline fructan. The invention also relates to a method for the production of a liquid formulation, comprising the steps: a) mixing the partially crystalline fructan, the sugar component and the ethanol in water, and b) dispersing the fructan in the mixture obtained in step a) with a shearing device.
Abstract:
An edible composition consisting of (a) natural gum comprising a polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) containing mannose repeating units; (b) carrageenan; (c) cellulose ether, and optionally (d) water, wherein the weight ratio of carrageenan (b) to polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) ranges from 0.4: 1 to 1.4: 1 and the weight ratio of cellulose ether (c) to polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) is at least 0.02:1; its use in an edible product; and the edible product, typically sausage, comprising the edible composition.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vegetable particulate food product, produced from plant parts containing starch, said food product having at least one content of a constituent that can be removed by means of water that is reduced by 20 to 90 wt% of the original content in comparison with the native plant part, and a method for producing said food product.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a prebiotic mixture comprising at least one plant polysaccharide fibre and at least one of Propolis and/ or Olea europaea and/or Aloe vera extracts, optionally comprising also Thymus vulgaris and/or Agrimonia eupatoria extracts. Moreover, the present invention also relates to said mixture for use in the preservation and/or in the restoration of the intestinal microbiota balance.