Abstract: An edible mix includes granulated lemon juice solids, granulated citric acid or granulated malic acid, and encapsulated natural lemon oil. In one embodiment, the edible mix also includes granulated maltodextrin, granulated ascorbic acid, and granulated lactose. In one embodiment, the components of the edible mix are mechanically mixed together to form a substantially homogeneous composition. In one embodiment, several of the components are blended by an agglomeration method.

Abstract: A frozen minced-fish base that includes, as an additive for inhibiting off-notes, a compound according to formula (I) or formula (II): wherein X designates a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C5 hydrocarbon radical or a group of formula wherein Y designates a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C6 hydrocarbon radical, and R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an acetyl group or an ethoxycarbonyl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping at least one food product by cryo-extrusion using an extruder that comprises at least one extrusion screw driven by a motor and a die at the outlet of said at least one extrusion screw, characterised in that it comprises measuring at different times ti and ti+1 the intensity I consumed by the motor, the rotation speed of said at least one extrusion screw being increased if the intensity difference ?I between ti and ti+1 is positive and higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method for producing sausage products based on fish meat, wherein fish meat is processed with ice to provide a base meat. The ice is at a temperature below minus 10° C. and that at least part of the fish meat comes from a fresh water catfish of the genus Heterobranchia.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing a substantially total lipid fraction from fresh krill, a process for separating phospholipids from the other lipids, and a process for producing krill meal.

Abstract: A processed meat food or a processed fishery food having improved physical properties and taste can be obtained by contacting meat or fish with a transglutaminase and an enzyme having a saccharide transfer activity for converting an ?-1,4 bond to an ?-1,6 bond in the process for producing the processed meat food or the processed fishery food.

Abstract: A stable, tasty, and attractive gourmet culinary item and method of making. The item includes a foodstuff and caviar. The caviar is air-dried for preventing a need for refrigeration that could damage the foodstuff, is genuine, and is combined with/disbursed in the foodstuff.

Abstract: A shelf-stable acidified food product having an edible food and two or more acidulants with sufficient acid to achieve a pH below 4.6. The two or more acidulants are admixed with the edible food in an amount effective to adjust the pH of the food product to the range of 3.8 to 4.5. In some embodiments, the two or more acidulants comprises gluconic acid and sodium acid sulfate.

Abstract: Provided are a method of processing fish eggs, which can produce fish eggs having a good color tone without using a color-developing agent such as a nitrite or by using a reduced amount of the color-developing agent, and processed fish eggs produced by the method. A lactic acid bacterium, which can improve the color tone of the fish eggs, is added to the fish eggs. The lactic acid bacterium is preferably a lactic acid bacterium belonging to the genus Lactobacillus or Carnobacterium, more preferably Lactobacillus coryniformis K12 (Deposition Number: FERM BP-10945) or Carnobacterium maltaromaticum B64 (Deposition Number: FERM BP-10449).

Abstract: Processes for processing food products by adjusting the pH of the food product from a first pH to a second pH and then to a third pH, with or without cooking, are provided. Also provided are methods for adjusting the pH of a food product using buffers.

Abstract: A stable okara concentrate is provided, being a protein-rich powder to be used in producing healthy foodstuffs, enriched in proteins, dietary fibers, and free of cholesterol, essentially consisting of natural materials not contacted with any toxic or harmful substances during their production. Useful premixes for use in food industry or household are also provided. The concentrate may be made from a by-product obtained in soybeans processing. Food products comprising the okara concentrate are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fish-based product comprising at least fish meat, water, a starch premix and phosphate(s) and a method of making same. The product is preferably in loaf form, is substantially solid and not substantially prone to flaking or crumbling in use. The product also substantially retains the texture and flavour of unprocessed cooked fish meat.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method for processing and trimming products such as fish fillets where the product is form frozen forming a thin frozen shell round the product and the subsequent processing of the product uses that condition to remove the fish skin and bones with more efficiency than any prior art methods whereas the quality of the product is increased due to less loss and less loss in liquid from the product than known by prior art methods.

Abstract: A method for producing a seafood product comprising a lobster in an intact shell said method comprising applying high pressure to effect detachment of the meat from the shell and thereafter removing the internal organs of the lobster using vacuum aspiration. The invention further includes seafood products prepared by the claimed methods.

Abstract: A method for processing ovulated eggs of an aquatic animal into delicacy foods. Ovulated eggs are harvested without harmful intervention of the aquatic animal. The harvested ovulated eggs are exogenously treated in an aqueous solution by adding at least one signal transduction molecule. Accordingly the membrane of the egg is physiologically stabilized by ovoperoxidase activation. The signal transduction molecule is naturally occurring in the egg cell. The eggs are then preserved.

Abstract: A fish processing method using a smoking liquid into which a smoke component is dissolved in which a so-called smoke-dry (smoke dry component) is liquefied and the smoking liquid is applied to the fish meat so that the product that is similar to that produced through a smoke dry process is produced with this liquid (smoking liquid), and it is possible to produce the product that is similar to that produced through the smoke dry process without performing the smoke-dry process in which the product should be brought into contact with gas. In addition, since not only the step for applying the flavor but also the smoke-dry components of the liquid and gas is contained in this smoking liquid, the same effect as that of the smoke dry process such as preservation is exhibited, with the smoking liquid which is easy to handle and superior in mass production, it is possible and easy to handle the smoke dried product which has been conventionally difficult to handle and has a disadvantage in mass production.

Abstract: The inventor has found that a meat based food product comprising lactobionic acid shows a reduced water loss upon freezing and subsequent thawing and/or upon cooking compared to a similar product without lactobionic add.

Abstract: This invention relates to a protein composition and to the use of the protein composition in meat products, vegetable products, and fruit products. This invention also relates to a process for preparing the protein composition. Further, this invention relates to a meat product containing the protein composition and the process for making the same by the combination of the protein composition, a meat source, and water, such that a meat product is obtained having a texture similar to that of intact muscles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isolating edible protein from animal muscle by solubilizing the protein in an alkaline aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a structured protein composition which includes a structured protein product which can be combined with tofu, soy whey, or soymilk and a coagulant to form the structured protein composition. Restructured meat compositions and restructured food compositions which include the structured protein composition are also included.

Abstract: A flavor-enhancing product that consists essentially of fish sauce blended with anchovy paste. The blended product exhibits elevated umami taste intensity and improved flavor characteristics over those exhibited by fish sauce or anchovy paste individually.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a treatment method of producing fresh shrimp, either natural or farmed ones, having enriched taste which can be easily introduced into the course of processing while maintaining the freshness, and to provide processed shrimp products having enriched umami (delicious taste) over a broad scope including fresh products, frozen products, and cooked products. Shrimp having enriched umami (delicious taste), in which the ratio of 5?-inosinic acid (IMP) in nucleic acid-relating substances is 40% or more; and a method of producing shrimp having enriched umami (delicious taste), in which the ratio of 5?-inosinic acid (IMP) in nucleic acid-relating substances is 40% or more, characterized by comprising maintaining the shrimp at a temperature of 10° C. to 50° C. for 0.1 to 24 hours.

Abstract: A method and system for making processed meat products employing a feed-forward analysis wherein input streams are analyzed and their flow rates are controlled relative to each other. The system incorporates mixing devices in a housing through which the input streams are forced. The mixing devices provide high shear mixing and blending, and in some cases maceration and salt infusion for rapid protein extraction.

Abstract: A microwavable vacuum-packed frozen sushi product comprising: a flexible microwave-safe plastic packing bag which is vacuumed to a pressure of 50 to 600 mmHg and, in the pressure-reduced state, hermetically sealed; an open-topped plastic box placed in said packing bag; and a sushi product placed in said box; said vacuum-packed frozen sushi product being such that a space is formed in said packing bag in the pressure-reduced state around said sushi product and the space has, in total, a volume 0.1 to 0.7 times that of said sushi product; an inner surface of said packing bag is in contact with an upper surface of said sushi product; and said packing bag, said box and said sushi product are frozen together in a unified form. Water vapor generated during thawing is allowed to flow through a space formed between the sushi material and the box and the packing bag to heat a rice section and a material or materials, thereby providing the sushi product with diminished unevenness in temperature distribution.

Abstract: A formed lump of shellfish meat is manufactured by placing cooked shellfish meat into a mold, placing raw shellfish meat into a mold, compressing the shellfish meat, and cooking the compressed shellfish meat to make a formed lump of shellfish meat. The shellfish meat may be crab, scallops, shrimp, or lobster.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processing and treating meat. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of processing meat to enhance moisture retention both during storage and cooking by administering a composition containing sodium carbonate and other ingredients.

Abstract: Co-precipitated carrageenan/xanthan gum compositions and a process for preparation are provided. The compositions are simple to prepare and provide functional performance in a broad range of food, specialty and industrial applications.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel use of cationic preservatives and preparations according to this novel use. A cationic preservative derived from lauric acid and arginine, in particular, the ethyl ester of the lauramide of the arginine monohydrochloride, hereafter named LAE, can be used for the protection against the growth of microorganisms. The chemical structure of LAE is described in formula (I). LAE and related compounds are particularly suitable to be used in the preservation of all perishable food products. It is preferred to dissolve the compound directly before use in one of the following preferred solvents of food grade: water, ethanol, propylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, other glycols, mixtures of glycols and mixtures of glycols and water. If the treatment shall be performed at a specific pH value the use of a corresponding buffer solution may be recommendable. The composition optionally comprises auxiliary components and excipients.

Abstract: The invention provides dried food compositions. In particular, the dried food compositions generally contain a structured protein along with other macronutrients and micronutrients.

Abstract: The invention provides seafood meat compositions and simulated seafood meat compositions. In particular, the seafood meat compositions comprise structured protein products with protein fibers that are substantially aligned, along with other ingredients.

Abstract: A frozen foodstuff is made by first molding a foodstuff blank while frozen under pressure into a first foodstuff part that has a cavity intended to hold a filling. Then filling is loaded into the cavity of the first foodstuff part while frozen. Finally a second frozen foodstuff part is fitted to the first foodstuff part to close the cavity. The mating edges of the parts can be coated with water and/or egg white to stick together, and the two parts can then be breaded or otherwise coated.

Abstract: The present invention provides processed meat compositions comprising structured protein products having substantially aligned protein fibers and reprocessed meat products. The processed meat products of the invention have improved nutritional profiles and favorable textural characteristics.

Abstract: Specific and unique proportions of ingredients, including tofu, are used to make inventive foods in which tofu replaces a significant percentage of ingredients of animal origin. Among the inventive foods incorporating tofu in a simple process are dough balls designed to form fresh pasta or pizza, batters designed to form waffle products, and ground meat and ground seafood products comprising sausage, hamburgers, and meat loaf. The products are easy to make and high in nutritional value as substitute soy protein for animal fat in each case, thereby reducing the caloric and fat content significantly compared with conventional products of these types.

Abstract: Provided are a method of microwave cooking of raw meat or raw marine products in which an unpleasant fishy odor is prevented from occurring during microwave cooking, a seasoning for microwave cooking, and a food for microwave cooking. A food containing at least an organic acid is used as a seasoning for microwave cooking. A food for microwave cooking is prepared by seasoning raw meat or a raw marine product so that the seasoning for microwave cooking is fixed on the surface of the raw meat or the raw marine product. The food for microwave cooking is microwave-heated.

Abstract: Oilseed plants which have been transformed to produce at least 8.0% arachidonic acid (ARA) as well as uses of oils and seeds obtained from such transformed plants in a variety of food and feed applications are described.

Abstract: A method of preparing fish food flakes is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing a slurry that incorporates fish meal and flour, applying heat to the slurry in order to dry the slurry into a sheet, adding a solution containing one or more water dispersable nutritional ingredients to the slurry as the slurry is drying such that the slurry has sufficiently cooled in order to prevent degradation of the applied nutritional ingredients, and breaking up the dried slurry after the solution containing the nutritional ingredients has been added in order to form a plurality of fish flakes.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of gelatin from fish parts includes the steps of washing the fish parts with an aqueous solution of a calcium hydroxide hydrate and ice to remove blood from the fish parts, treating the washed skins with an acid, and extracting gelatin from the fish skins at a temperature approximately between 100 Fahrenheit to 170 Fahrenheit and at an acidic pH approximately between pH 1.5 to pH 5.5.

Abstract: To increase the efficiency of utilizing protein, lipid and starch by ruminants, feed and urea-formaldehyde polymer are mixed in quantities suitable for a crosslinking reaction. The mixture is heated at a temperature, moisture content and time sufficient to covalently bond the urea-formaldehyde polymer with the proteins and starches to thereby protect the proteins, starches and contained lipids from degradation by rumen microbes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pipe-burger includes the steps of: (a) mixing a predetermined amount of texture-rich meat with flavoring ingredients to form a burger meat; (b) extruding the burger meat into a tubular pipe mold to form an elongated pipe-burger meat in a skinless manner; (c) cooking the elongated pip-burger meat to form a cooked pipe-burger meat with coarse fiber; (d) providing a burger bun having an elongated burger cavity which is corresponding to the cooked pipe-burger meat; and (e) disposing the cooked pipe-burger meat into the burger cavity of the burger bread to form a burger product.

Abstract: A flavored food product based on the combination of meat and crab. The present invention combines the popularity of bratwurst, with the popular flavor of crab. An embodiment of the present invention may be referred to as crab seasoned bratwurst. An alternate embodiment of the present invention may be referred to as hot crab seasoned bratwurst. The bratwurst of the present invention may be based on pork, veal, venison, or a combination of two or more meats, and crab.

Abstract: A method to process soft-shelled turtle eggs into fine granules by rinsing and removing foreign matter from eggs, blending eggshells, and egg white and egg yolk; then having the harder eggshells separated from the softer mixture of egg white and yolk, and frozen to be separately ground before having granules of eggshells mixed with that of egg white and yolk ground once again into fine granules of final product.

Abstract: A shrimp-based food product is provided that can be made in the form of a frankfurter or in the form of a food dip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement derived from fish roe.

Abstract: The present invention is a food product and a method of creating the food product that satisfies the need for a homogenized dispersion that disperses throughout meat, wherein the particle size of macromolecular ingredients within the dispersion is reduced to form a more stable homogenized dispersion with increased ingredient functionality. This permeated meat offers added health benefits such as the substitution of the anti-oxidant rich olive oil for problematic animal fat.

Abstract: The invention provides animal meat compositions and simulated animal meat compositions. In addition, the invention provides a process for producing structured colored protein-containing products. The process comprises co-extruding a protein-containing material and a reducing sugar under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure.

Abstract: A process for preparing a frozen shrimp product includes the steps of: (a) placing a first raw shrimp in a confining space of a confining member; (b) stacking a second raw shrimp on the first raw shrimp in the confining space of the confining member using a binder; (c) pressing the second raw shrimp against the first raw shrimp in the confining space of the confining member so as to form a shrimp product; (d) taking out the shrimp product from the confining member; and (e) freezing the shrimp product taken out from the confining member.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in domestic animals. It is specifically directed to compositions containing phosphate binders that are palatable to domestic animals and methods using such compositions. In a composition aspect, the present invention provides a composition that includes: a rare earth compound (e.g., lanthanum oxycarbonate or lanthanum carbonate hydroxide), calcium salts (e.g, calcium carbonate or calcium acetate), aluminum salts (e.g., aluminum hydroxide or a hydrophilic exchange resin; and an ingredient of domestic animal food, wherein the ingredient is selected from a group consisting of chicken, beef, lamb, chicken meal or lamb meal, corn, rice, bone meal, fish meal, fish, egg product, beef, beef meal, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, wheat flour, beef tallow, maple syrup, honey, apple, flaxseed, flaxseed meal, rice bran and germ, oats, barley, and wheat bran.

Abstract: A method creating tasteless and clean smoke from the combustion of wood or other organic fuel. The smoke is filtered by bubbling it through a combination of water and reactive filter elements held inside a series of filtering tanks. The water and filter elements encapsulate, bind, and otherwise remove undesired elements of the smoke. The carbon monoxide lost due to oxidation with water during filtration is restored in a recovery tank where a reducing solution is used to recover oxidized carbon monoxide. The resulting smoke is tasteless and clean. In addition, the resulting smoke is stripped of undesirable substances and is suitable for use in the treatment and preservation of raw seafood with sufficient concentrations of preservative carbon monoxide for effective use.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a shrimp product includes the steps of: (a) preparing first and second raw shrimps; (b) decapitating and removing all of the shell from the first raw shrimp; (c) decapitating and removing all but a tail segment of the shell from the second raw shrimp; (d) forming a cutting slit in a head portion of the second raw shrimp; (e) extending a tail portion of the peeled first raw shrimp into the cutting slit in the head portion of the second raw shrimp; (f) applying an edible binder to the contact area between the head portion of the peeled second raw shrimp and the tail portion of the peeled first raw shrimp so as to bind the first and second raw shrimps together to form a composite product; and (g) freezing the composite product.

Abstract: Disclosure is made of a method for thawing frozen ground fish meats which comprises almost uniformly milling a frozen ground fish meat mass and then thawing it by elevating temperature. Disclosure is further made of a process for producing materials for fish paste products which involves the step of mixing under stirring the ground fish meat thus thawed together with additives with the use of a pin mixer. Disclosure is furthermore made of a process for producing kamaboko which comprises molding the material for fish paste products thus obtained, passing electric current therethrough, thus heating the molded products due to the electrical resistance within the same, subjecting the products to suwari gelation by heating for a definite time and then further heating the same. The method of the present invention is widely usable in the industrial fields with the use of frozen ground fish meats.