Abstract:
Starch containing food products having controlled energy release properties are provided, wherein at least 25% by weight of the starch is contained within intact plant cells.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel umami enhancing composition which is capable of enhancing the umami taste by at least 5 times. It comprises a glutamic acid to 5 'Adenosine- 5' -monophosphate (5'AMP) ratio of at most 6, and a ratio of the combined amount of (5'IMP and 5'GMP) to 5'AMP of at most 0.75.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to natural flavour enhancing extracts and compositions comprising the same, for use in foodstuffs and beverages and to a method for producing such extracts. More in particular, the invention provides improved umami taste imparting fractionated tomato extracts having some very special characteristics with regard to the levels and/or ratios of sugars, amino acids and organic acids. The fractionated tomato extracts of the invention are produced by using nano filtration fractionation. The products so obtained posses improved taste enhancing and/or augmenting (umami) effects and are near colourless and essentially devoid of tomato taste and smell. Thus, unlike the prior art products known, this product can be applied in foods in substantial quantities without concomitantly causing any redness of the product and without imparting tomato-like smell or taste.
Abstract:
Starch containing food products having controlled energy release properties are provided, wherein at least 25% by weight of the starch is contained within intact plant cells.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to tomato fraction and a process to prepare the same. The tomato product can be used as an universal sweetener to sweeten a variety of food products including non-tomato food products.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with providing refined plant isolates that can be used as starting materials for the production of functional food ingredients, such as taste enhancers, through an isolation process that employs ion exclusion chromatography. More particularly, the present invention provides a refined plant isolate comprising at least 30 % by weight of dry matter of water soluble plant components selected from fructose, glucose, proteinaceous matter of plant origin, acids and potassium, said isolate further being characterized in that at a concentration of 40° Brix the isolate: • contains at least 0.3 wt % of glutamate; • contains at least 500 ppm of K + ; • contains less than 300 ppm of Ca 2+ ; • contains less than 700 ppm of Mg 2+ ; • contains less than 1 wt. % of components capable of passing an ultra filtration membrane having a molecular weight cut off of 250 kDa; wherein the concentration ratio ( [Ca 2+ ] + [Mg 2+ ] ) / [K + ] does not exceed 5:100, each of said cation concentrations being expressed in ppm.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to tomato fraction and a process to prepare the same. The tomato product can be used as an universal sweetener to sweeten a variety of food products including non-tomato food products.