Abstract: The invention provides a stable concentrated dairy liquid, such as concentrated milk, with improved flavor, color, and mouthfeel, and a method of production thereof. The method utilizes specific thermal treatments to produce the stable concentrated dairy liquid to which a stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer are added. The resulting products have a sterilization value Fo of at least 5 that is also resistant to gelling and browning during high temperature sterilization and is also resistant to gelling and browning during storage for greater than six months. The method balances such thermal treatments with addition of stabilizer and enhancer to achieve the desired flavor/mouthfeel and sterilization and to achieve reduced level of soluble protein in the concentrated milk prior to concentration to resist gelation and minimize browning. Moreover, such processing may be utilized in a milk that is concentrated to a factor of 2.7 fold or higher and contains at least 8.5 percent protein.

Abstract: The invention provides a stable concentrated dairy liquid, such as concentrated milk, with improved flavor, color, and mouthfeel, and a method of production thereof. The method utilizes specific thermal treatments to produce the stable concentrated dairy liquid to which a stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer are added. The resulting products have a sterilization value Fo of at least 5 that is also resistant to gelling and browning during high temperature sterilization and is also resistant to gelling and browning during storage for greater than six months. The method balances such thermal treatments with addition of stabilizer and enhancer to achieve the desired flavor/mouthfeel and sterilization and to achieve reduced level of soluble protein in the concentrated milk prior to concentration to resist gelation and minimize browning. Moreover, such processing may be utilized in a milk that is concentrated to a factor of 2.7 fold or higher and contains at least 8.5 percent protein.

Abstract: The invention provides a stable concentrated dairy liquid, such as concentrated milk, with improved flavor, color, and mouthfeel, and a method of production thereof. The method utilizes specific thermal treatments to produce the stable concentrated dairy liquid to which a stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer are added. The resulting products have a sterilization value Fo of at least 5 that is also resistant to gelling and browning during high temperature sterilization and is also resistant to gelling and browning during storage for greater than six months. The method balances such thermal treatments with addition of stabilizer and enhancer to achieve the desired flavor/mouthfeel and sterilization and to achieve reduced level of soluble protein in the concentrated milk prior to concentration to resist gelation and minimize browning. Moreover, such processing may be utilized in a milk that is concentrated to a factor of 2.7 fold or higher and contains at least 8.5 percent protein.

Abstract: A baked, shelf-stable, hand-held snack bar comprised of a crust and a smooth, creamy cheesecake-like filling. The crust surrounds the bottom and longitudinal sides of the bar. The filing is exposed on its top surface. The filing and crust are each formulated to water activity of 0.60-0.90 and the filling has a milk fat content of less than 10%.

Abstract: A particulate dry mix foaming creamer comprises a conventional particulate creamer for coffee beverages and the like together with a foam generating component comprising a food grade acidulant and an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate. A dry mix instant hot cappuccino product in accordance with the invention comprises a water soluble coffee component, the foam generating component, an optional creamer component, and an optional sweetener component. Cappuccino beverages are prepared by mixing a liquid component and the dry mix composition and heating. The liquid component may comprise milk or water. Heating, preferably microwave heating, may be carried out by pre-heating the liquid component or by heating after addition of the liquid component, or by a combination of these heating techniques.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to recover beneficial coffee volatiles such as diacetyl and acetaldehyde from an aroma stream generated by the thermal hydrolysis of spent grounds. The aroma stream is passed over a bed of a non-polar microporous adsorbent and effluent is collected until breakthrough of furfural is detected. The invention also relates to the composition of the recovered/purified coffee aroma and to soluble coffee products containing the coffee aroma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to recover beneficial coffee volatiles such as diacetyl and acetaldehyde from an aroma stream generated by the thermal hydrolysis of spent grounds. The aroma stream is passed over a bed of a non-polar microporous adsorbent and effluent is collected until breakthrough of furfural is detected. The invention also relates to the composition of the recovered/purified coffee aroma and to soluble coffee products containing the coffee aroma.