Abstract: A storage-stable confection which does not require moisture resistant packaging is prepared by dispersing granulated gasified candy in a matrix of flavored oleaginous material. Optionally, this confection may be enrobed with a layer of flavored oleaginous material. This confection provides the organoleptic effects of sizzle combined with the taste of fruit, chocolate, peanut butter or carbonated beverage.

Abstract: A deposit molding arrangement and process for producing regularly shaped pieces of gasified candy which effect a pleasant sizzling sensation in the mouth. A confectionary solution, which may be a sugar melt, is subjected to a superatmospheric carbonating pressure in a carbonating vessel to cause absorption therein of carbon dioxide. A deposit molding arrangement for forming the solution into suitably shaped pieces of candy is maintained at a superatmospheric carbonation pressure in a pressurized housing. The deposit molding arrangement includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of mold cavities formed in its surface. The conveyor belt passes beneath dispensing nozzles which deposit a metered amount of confectionary solution in each mold cavity. The solution is then allowed to cool and solidify in the mold, and the conveyor belt empties the resultant carbonated candy pieces therefrom when it travels to an inverted position.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus are provided for economically producing meat analog products. According to the invention, at least one slurry comprising oil, water and coagulable protein is continuously mixed and layered. The layered slurry is heat set under moist heat to provide a cohesive mass without surface product drying. The heat set product is then sliced for marketing as is, or after subjecting it to varying degrees of frying. The preferred product is a partially fried bacon analog product.

Abstract: An improved bacon analog product and a method for preparing it are provided. The improved product has more of the natural crispness of real bacon than earlier analogs. This improvement is noticeable not only initially upon opening the package but also after extended times in a moist environment. The improvement is obtained by virtue of improved formulation and processing.

Abstract: A dry particulate porous expanded animal food is disclosed comprised of chunks or kibs of a mixture of farinaceous and proteinaceous ingredients. The kibs are then coated with a fat/dextrin material emulsion. The product is characterized by its improved ability to resist rapid extensive hydration when liquid is added and hence remain crispy in liquid for substantial periods of time. The product is also of improved palatability and appeal to pets.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the preparation of an improved expanded dry animal food composition based on farinaceous and proteinaceous constituents. Chunks or kibs of the expanded product are coated in separate layers with a first layer of dextrin material and a second exterior layer of fat. The kibs may optionally be coated with a gravy forming material such that a gravy is formed when water is added. The coating of the dextrin material serves to retard the rate of hydration when water is added such that the chunks retain their crunchy texture and structure for longer periods of time with the result that the product is of improved animal acceptance.

Abstract: The palatability of animal foods is increased by incorporating therein an effective amount of a palatability improving composition prepared by reacting an aqueous mixture of a reducing sugar, animal blood, yeast and fat with lipase and protease, preferably as a mixture such as pancreatic lipase, at moderate temperature and then heating the resulting mixture to an elevated temperature to more fully develop the flavor and inactivate the enzymes. This palatability improving composition is preferably incorporated into an animal food, such as a nutritionally balanced dog food, by coating it thereon in an amount effective to increase the palatability of the animal food.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing fibrous protein materials useful for meat analogs. According to this method, an aqueous mixture of a heat coagulable protein is frozen by cooling the mixture in a manner and at a rate effective to produce elongated ice crystals generally aligned perpendicular to the surface of cooling, and immersing the resulting frozen mass in an aqueous solution, comprising an edible, water-soluble material capable of lowering the freezing point of water and stabilizing the protein, for a time effective to stabilize the protein in the frozen mass. Aqueous ethanol is a preferred solution. The properties of a wide variety of meat products can be simulated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing fibrous protein materials useful for fish analogs. According to this method, an aqueous mixture of a heat coagulable protein is frozen by cooling the mixture in a manner and at a rate effective to produce elongated ice crystals generally aligned perpendicular to the surface of cooling, then subjected to a temperature substantially different from that of the frozen mass, and the protein in the frozen mass is then stabilized effectively to preserve its structural integrity during subsequent heating to set the protein.

Abstract: Combinations of sodium chloride or potassium chloride with certain other salts provide a greater degree of water binding in meat products than they would be expected to have based on Raoult's Law. In addition, these salt combinations provide highly palatable products such as chicken, ham and shrimp when rehydrated prior to consumption. Preferred salt combinations contain sodium chloride and alkali metal citrates in a weight ratio of from 3:2 to 2:3 at a level of from 6 to 13% based on the total weight of the product which contains from above 30 to 45% water. The preferred process includes the steps of infusing the meats with an aqueous solution of the salt combinations and drying the infused meats to the desired moisture under conditions which avoid surface hardening.

Abstract: This invention relates to the preparation of a textured pet food having the flavor and consistency of liver. The product is prepared by heating a homogenized mixture comprising fat, water, blood and a reducing sugar. According to a preferred embodiment, a stronger meat flavor is produced by the addition of yeast to the mixture before heating.

Abstract: This invention has identified two compositions, pimento berry oil and terpeneless bay oil, which are effective as antimicrobial agents against cariogenic streptoccus mutans and Lactobaccilli casei and fermenti. These active compositions, when employed in oral preparations and used in an effective regimen of repeated application to these bacteria in the mouth, are useful in reducing dental plaque and dental caries.

Abstract: Soy products having a reduced soy flavor are produced by blending, heating and puffing a mixture of a soy product, semolina, water and a sulfur compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a protein-containing food wherein the use of a carbon dioxide packaging atmosphere is found to unexpectantly increase the effectiveness of polyhydric alcohol, especially propylene and butylene glycol, stability agents employed for antimicrobial purposes. In the preferred embodiment, an intermediate moisture pet food, containing cooked meat and employing propylene glycol at a level less than that otherwise effective against mold or bacterial growth, is packaged in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide to provide a pet food stable against mold and bacterial growth.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a protein-containing food wherein the use of a carbon dioxide packaging atmosphere is found to unexpectedly increase the effectiveness of edible aliphatic acids and their edible soluble salts, especially sorbate salts, employed for antimicrobial purposes. In the preferred embodiment, an intermediate moisture pet food containing cooked meat and employing a sorbate salt at a level less than that otherwise effective against mold or bacterial growth, is packaged in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide to provide a pet food stable against mold and bacterial growth.