Abstract: A food product is fed to and through a slicer blade of the type included within a commercial-scale meat slicer such as that used in slicing pork bellies into bacon slices. A slidable shelf is provided for temporarily storing the food product and for depositing the food product generally along a feed path after the butt portion of a previously sliced food product hassubstantially cleared the feed path. The thus deposited food product is then pushed into a prefeed orientation and gripped for feeding to and through the slicer blade.

Abstract: Grape pomace is contacted with an aqueous extraction solvent containing HSO.sub.3.sup.- ions to form anthocyanin-(HSO.sub.3) complex. The complex is recovered by treating the liquid extract phase with a non-ionic adsorbent to adsorb the complex. Anthocyanin colorant, free of the HSO.sub.3.sup.- ions is recovered by elution with an acidified organic solvent for anthocyanin. The anthocyanin colorant may be provided in dry form by drying the solvent solution. This process allows us to remove sugars, organic acids, polymerized anthocyanin pigment and other water soluble material, thus providing a highly "colored" monomeric anthocyanin pigment. The anthocyanin colorant produced by this process is at least 10 times more concentrated than that produced by conventional methods and about two times stronger than most of the concentrated pigment.

Abstract: A flavoring composition comprising an effective amount of a compound having the following structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 7 carbon atoms; and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are chosen from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms. These compounds have been found to impart a fatty, meaty, chicken-like and pork-like quality, flavor and aroma when added in effect amounts to food products.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved process for preparing gasified ice products; particularly, a process is provided which more efficiently produces gasified ice products having good mechanical strength and provides uniform gas contents on a reproducible basis.According to the present invention, the reaction between a conditionally-stable-hydrate-forming gas and water is maintained within a dynamic reaction zone under carefully controlled conditions of gas to water feed ratio, system pressure and temperature to eliminate processing anamolies.

Abstract: The storage and light stability of an anthocyanin food colorant obtained by extraction from grape pomace is enhanced by combination with tannic acid.

Abstract: A UHT processed physically stable milk composition comprising the following by weight:______________________________________ Milk 80-94.1% Sugar 5-10% Dried Fat 0-10% Emulsion Modified Starch 0.5-3% Iota-carrageenan 0.15-0.5% Xantham gum 0.0-0.5% ______________________________________and either 0-0.2% locust bean gum or 0-0.2% guar gum and 0-0.5% gelatin, and optionally flavoring, coloring and sweeteners the minimum proportion of gum blend being 0.1%.

Abstract: A process for enhancing the flavor impact and mouthfeel characteristics of foodstuffs, particularly citrus-flavored beverages and desserts, is disclosed which comprises adding an effective amount of a bittering agent selected from the group consisting of naringin, limonin, nomilin and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Fresh citrus pulp is water washed and/or combined with an inorganic basic material such as calcium oxide in order to raise the pH of the pulp material to about 4.0 or above. The pH-adjusted pulp is then frozen and freeze-dried resulting in a dry pulp material which has good wetting and dispersion characteristics and a natural appearance in aqueous medium.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for the production of frozen confections wherein the frozen confections are produced from a supply of a generally semifrozen confection material of viscous consistency conveyed at a constant volume and at a constant rate through a novel filling system into a plurality of molds. The apparatus provides for the production of frozen confections from a supply of a generally semi-frozen, compressible material having a highly viscous consistency, wherein the material is rapidly and accurately metered into "bottom-up" molds which are indexed into position below a filling station, and in which filling nozzles are inserted into the molds so as to fill the latter with the material to the desired extent as the nozzles are raised upwardly out of the molds.

Abstract: Carbonated aqueous liquids can be prepared at ambient pressure with activiated charcoals containing adsorbed carbon dioxide and a coating of a small organic compound such as a di or tricarboxylic acid, a C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 fatty acid or a monocyclic terpene or related compound.

Abstract: This invention relates to a foodstuff which contains an amount of an ethyl-methylthio substituted alkyl ester having the following structure: ##STR1## wherein R and R' independently is either hydrogen or an alkyl group of from one to three carbon atoms and n is either zero or one.The ethyl-methylthio substituted alkyl ester will augment or enhance a fruity, vegetable or green pine needle flavor to the foodstuff.

Abstract: A wide variety of meat-like textures are simulated by a process requiring the unidirectional freezing of an aqueous mixture of protein and alginate to form vertically-aligned protein fibers, slicing the frozen mass to form fiber bundles, gelling the alginate in each bundle to reinforce the well-defined fiber structure, permanently heat-setting the protein fiber structure and then adjusting the texture with a sequestering agent. The resulting product has certain textural and nutritional properties of natural meat and can be flavored, colored, texturized, shaped, molded, cooked and substituted for meat.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for isolating and concentrating a natural colorant of bland taste found in plants containing betanin. The process involves adjusting the pH of an aqueous extract of the betanin-containing plant to the isoelectric point of betanin, contacting the pH-adjusted extract with a non-ionic adsorbent to concentrate the betanin pigment on the adsorbent, eluting the adsorbent to remove the betanin pigment, and separating the pigment from the eluting agent.

Abstract: Spirulina blue, which is not soluble at low pH, is subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis in an aqueous alkaline medium. The pH of the aqueous system is lowered and the liquid phase is dried to produce a blue dye in dry form which is soluble at low pH. The blue dye is useful as a blue colorant in food products, particularly food products, such as beverages, in which acid solubility is desired.

Abstract: Enchancement of the flavor of foodstuffs is achieved by the addition of cis-4-heptenol. This unsaturated alcohol is represented by the chemical structure:CH.sub.3 --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 OHThe flavoring agent imparts a pleasant seafood flavor and aroma to comestibles.

Abstract: A shrimp analog product with the taste, texture and appearance of real shrimp is prepared by: extracting from a fish the myofibrillar proteins; solubilizing the myofibrillar proteins with salt; adding to the solubilized protein a starch, flavor and an organic acid to form a paste; heat setting the paste to set the paste and denature the protein; shredding the heat set paste into filaments; mixing the filaments with a protein based binder followed by molding the mixture into shrimp-like pieces; and setting the filament-binder matrix to provide a cohesive shrimp analog product.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an improved process for preparing a dog food comprising farinaceous and meaty ingredients.This invention recognizes for the first time that the palatability of dog food can be improved when at least a portion of the farinaceous ingredients are subjected to both an amylase and protease enzyme digestion and intermixing an enzymatically modified proteinaceous material to form a reaction slurry mixture. The resulting combined reaction slurry mixture can be incorporated into the dog food by coating it on the surface or admixing it with the other dog food ingredients and thereby incorporating it internally. Preferably, the combined reaction slurry is admixed with the other ingredients to form a plastic mass which is then shaped and expanded by extrusion.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an improved process for preparing a dog food comprising farinaceous and meaty ingredients.This invention recognizes for the first time that the palatability of dog food can be improved when at least a portion of the farinaceous ingredients are subjected to both an amylase and protease enzyme digestion and intermixing an enzymatically modified proteinaceous material to form a reaction slurry mixture. The resulting combined reaction slurry mixture can be incorporated into the dog food by coating it on the surface or admixing it with the other dog food ingredients and thereby incorporating it internally. Preferably, the combined reaction slurry is admixed with the other ingredients to form a plastic mass which is then shaped and expanded by extrusion.

Abstract: Microporous particles of vegetable material are obtained by spraying an aqueous solution of a vegetable material into an anhydrous solvent, such as ethanol or by boiling particles of spray dried vegetable material in these solvents.

Abstract: A sugar-free, low-calorie chewing gum utilizing polydextrose as the sole soluble bulking agent. A non-sweet chewing gum with a snack-type flavor or a low-calorie sweetened gum with aspartame or saccharin.