Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for dehydrating a water- containing medium, said medium being a pressurized gas having a pressure of at least 0.5 MPa, said process comprising: - contacting the water-containing medium with a dry ionic liquid choline salt to dehydrate the water-containing medium; and - separating a dehydrated medium from the hydrated ionic liquid choline salt. Ionic liquid choline salts offer the advantage that they can be regenerated very easily as they are surprisingly heat-stable. Furthermore, these liquid choline salts offer the advantage that they are non-toxic and largely inert. Thus, these ionic liquid choline salts can suitably be used to dehydrate water-containing media that are subsequently employed in the production of foodstuffs, beverages, nutritional formulations, pharmaceutical preparations etc.
Abstract:
A dietary fiber composition including a water-soluble fiber and a water-insoluble protein is provided. The water-insoluble protein provides an enteric-like coating for the water-soluble fiber without affecting the beneficial properties of the fiber. A process for preparing the composition and a method of use are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for the production of trehalose ina plant host due to the presence in said plant host of a plant expressible gene which comprises in sequence: a) a transcriptional initiation region that is functional in said plant host, b) a DNA sequence encoding a trehalose phosphate synthase activity, and optionally c) a transcriptional termination sequence that is functional in said plant host.
Abstract:
La présente invention se rapporte à un procédé de séchage d'un produit végétal, frais ou surgelé, par exemple des épices ou aromates dont 5 des herbes aromatiques, sans additif(s), par exemple sans monoglutamate de sodium (MSG), et à teneur réduite en sodium. La présente invention se rapporte également au produit végétal déshydraté obtenu par le procédé de l'invention, ainsi qu'à son utilisation dans l'industrie agro-alimentaire.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preparing particles from an aqueous liquid composition which further contains a composition to form the particles from, wherein the composition is contacted with a supercritical medium, so as to form the particles. The invention further relates to a method for drying aqueous composition, comprising the removal of water from the composition by contacting the composition with a supercritical medium, so as to form a dried product.
Abstract:
A produce cleaning system (20) and process (10) that employs plural forms of energy in an ionic liquid-based washing system (22, 24, 26) is described. The washing system (22, 24, 26) includes employing solvents and solutes in the wash bath (24) which promote the conduction of electrical energy. The electrical energy can be applied to the produce in the wash bath (24) in various waveforms, such as a modulating wave superimposed on a carrier wave. Additionally, ultrasonic energy is employed to provide high-frequency mechanical pressure waves against the produce. The electrical energy and the mechanical energy combine to produce energy in the applicable resonant frequency range that acts to destroy or transform pathogens, dirt and synthetic molecules that may exist on the produce to either destroy them or render them harmless.
Abstract:
Food products, such as precooked meats, raw meats, and poultry are treated with a decontaminant solution to remove surface microorganism contamination. The decontaminant solution contains peracetic acid at a concentration of from about 100 to 4000 ppm and has broad spectrum activity against a variety of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, such as Listeria monocytogenes .
Abstract:
Food products, are preserved or stabilized against deterioration of organoleptic properties during storage by contacting the food products with an aqueous solution of a stabilizing composition containing at least one acid and a protein-polysaccharide complex composition including at least one water-soluble polysaccharide and at least one substantially water-insoluble protein. Methods of preparation of the stabilizing composition and numerous methods of use of the protein-polysaccharide complex composition in the preservation of a variety of perishable seafood or other food products are also provided.
Abstract:
A method of drying a water-containing foodstuff or beverage at a temperature above ambient, is characterised by incorporating trehalose into the foodstuff or beverage which is to be dried.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preserving organic piece goods, for example, foods such as fruits, plants, parts thereof, small animals, and animal piece goods, and organic piece goods from the non-food sector, for example, cut flowers, using a dehydrating solvent and by drying in a drying device, and to a method for producing preserved organic piece goods. According to the invention, the organic piece goods are dried in the drying device in the presence of the solvent at temperatures below 100°C, preferably in a fluidized bed. Said procedure has the advantage of getting by with significantly lower drying temperatures compared to freeze drying, requiring substantially shorter drying times, and thus having significantly better energy efficiency, and being more environmentally friendly. A further important advantage is the gentle drying procedure, wherein the organic piece goods substantially retain the original shape, color, and contents thereof.