Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a foodstuff or chewing gum comprising the step of adding to a foodstuff or chewing gum an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of a product comprising a major proportion of compounds defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein the dashed line is either a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and each of the R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 represents hydrogen or methyl with the proviso that one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 is methyl and each of the other of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not both methyl; wherein R.sub.5 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Novel odorant and/or flavorant mixtures are provided by fermentation of ionone type compounds with microorganisms of the genera Botryodiplodia, Botryosphaeria, or Lasiodiplodia.

Abstract: Flavorants comprising 2,4,4-trimethyl-3-(buta-1,3-dienyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one.

Abstract: Described are hot beverage mix compositions which on admixing with a heated edible liquid yield a high flavor intensity release substantially evenly and uniformly over an extended use period, the hot beverage mix containing a mixture of (i) a non-confined flavor oil; (ii) a flavor oil which is physically entrapped in solid particles; and (iii) a suspending agent such as hydroxypropyl cellulose; the non-confined flavor oil, the entrapped flavor oil and the suspension agent being premixed prior to addition to said beverage mix.

Abstract: An improvement in the process for the gasification of a solid fuel wherein the solid fuel is at least partially oxidized at a temperature above the melting point of ash of the solid fuel and at a pressure of 10-200 bar where the resultant synthesis gas is thereafter cooled in the presence of combustion residues of the solid fuel, and the combustion residues are thereafter discharged directly, the improvement residing in carrying out the gasification in a gasification zone disposed vertically over and in fluid communication with a radiation zone comprising cooling surfaces, the radiation zone have disposed at the bottom thereof and in fluid communication with the radiation zone a water containing bath. The radiation zone is cylindrical or conical, widens by 0 to 15 degrees towards the bottom, is made in a finned wall construction with a relation of height to diameter of .ltoreq.6:1 and comprises cooling surfaces.

Abstract: Prefried, frozen food products, primarily seafood products are made in the form of a composite extrudate including a central core and an outer layer surrounding the core. The central core consists predominantly of coarsely ground seafood, such as clam meat, and the outer layer comprises the same seafood more finely ground and mixed with a binder. The extruded products suitably cut to length may be battered and breaded prior to prefrying and freezing.

Abstract: An improved process is provided for treating skinned peanuts with an edible powder. In the improved process, peanuts including those peanuts which have split into halves are rotated relative to each other while associated with a substantially dry edible powder until the flat faces of half peanuts have an edible powder adhering thereto and two half peanuts become bonded together face to face to form a whole peanut. A tumbler having a drum disposed to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis and having a roughened interior surface is preferably used for rotating the peanuts.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for separating the meat of an olive into two end portions and preparing such an olive for packing. This method and apparatus provides for receiving an olive and producing a cut substantially through the meat in a plane transverse to an axis extending through the ends of the olive, thus defining a pair of olive meat end portions each extending around and adhered to a portion of the olive pit, with the receiving and cut-producing structure being configured to restrain movement of the olive end portion along the axis while permitting movement of the pit of the olive along that axis. Also provided are first and second punches each aligned with and mounted for reciprocation along the axis between two sets of respective positions, in one set the punches being outside the respective ends of the olive meat end portions and in the other set of positions the punches extending at least partially through the olive meat end portions sufficient to dislodge the pit from the end portions.

Abstract: A process for decaffeinating green coffee comprising treating green coffee with at least one acetal of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each a methyl group or an ethyl group, as an organic solvent, and removing solvent residues by steaming the treated green coffee.

Abstract: New tricyclic carbonyl derivative, viz. cis-10,10-dimethyl-tricyclo[7.1.1.0.sup.2,7 ]undec-2-en-4-one, and its use as flavoring and perfuming material.

Abstract: Method for processing and manufacture of chicken feed in using hatchery waste products, egg shells, dead chickens and spoiled eggs, blood, offal, by-products of waste water treatment, and fat in which there is a tank to provide intake and mix the various ingredients of a chicken feed, feeding mixed ingredients to cooker or dryer tanks or ovens over a vacuum line, and providing for ancillary or auxiliary venting through a vacuum blood storage tank, and in which hatchery waste and other material can be conveniently inmixed into a receiver tank in mixing ingredients for cooking into a chicken or animal feed.

Abstract: A fruit chocolate containing at least one kind of dried or candied fruit in the form of uniformly dispersed fine particles is produced by freezing the dried or candied fruit together with at least one kind of edible oil or fat, or foodstuff containing oil or fat, finely pulverizing this frozen mixture and dispersing the resultant fine particles in a chocolate base to form a fruit-containing chocolate paste. The presence of oil or fat prevents the fine fruit particles from forming sticky agglomerates, so that a sufficient amount of dried or candied fruit can be incorporated into the chocolate to provide both the strong taste and aroma of the fruit and good sweetness, even when the chocolate contains neither sugar nor a sugar substitute.

Abstract: Described for use in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs is a mixture of acetyl indanes and acetyl hydrindacenes containing compounds having the structures: ##STR1## Addition of said mixture of acetyl hydrindacenes and acetyl indanes is indicated to produce in food flavoring, a musky aroma and musky and sweet flavor characteristic useful in pear, peach and apricot flavors.

Abstract: A prepared specialty frozen food product and method. The product is a frozen pizza with a filling-receiving crust portion made from a bread dough and a filling portion received within the crust. The method comprises preparing a bread dough product, subdividing the bread dough into individual dough elements, permitting the dough elements to rise, placing the dough elements within a forming pan having a flat, lower surface portion and an upwardly and outwardly tapering sidewall surface and pressing the dough elements within the pan so as to form the dough elements into flat sheets substantially co-extensive with the lower pan surface portion. Next, the dough sheets are allowed to rise, and are re-pressed so as to further exclude the dough radially. This causes the dough sheet to assume the contours of the pan bottom and sidewall and causes the crust to assume substantially uniform thickness in the bottom and sidewall areas of the pan.

Abstract: Soluble coffee is produced by steaming an elongated bed of roasted and ground coffee at atmospheric pressure or above and collecting an aromatic flavor condensate. Thereafter the steamed bed is swept for at least 15 minutes with a gaseous stream having a superficial velocity through the bed in excess of 3 meters/min. in order to entrain and remove liquid acid components. The coffee is next subjected to aqueous extraction, the extract is then combined with at least a portion of the condensate and dried. The resulting soluble coffee is much reduced in undesirable acid content compared to soluble coffee obtained from steamed coffee which had not been swept with gas.

Abstract: Baked filled pies having a meat filling which are succulent and non-soggy and have a high bacteriological standard, are obtained by dispersing chemically set gel particles, like alkaline earth metal alginate or low-methoxy pectate, into the meat filling in a weight ratio of meat filling to gel particles of 50:50 to 95:5, respectively.

Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of bakery products to be stored in the deep frozen state. Such products are deep frozen in an appropriate plant after the baking process and removed therefrom and thawed out for consumption.According to the invention, before the deep freezing process, a material that maintains and/or increases the moisture content of the crumb is injected through the crust and into the crumb. The weight relationship of the injected material is 4 grams per 100 grams of the product.

Abstract: The subject matter relates to flavoring with a composition of matter consisting essentially of a pyrazine derivative having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein (a) R.sup.1 is a methyl group and R.sup.2 is either an alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms which can be branched at the chain end when said chain has 3 or 4 carbon atoms, or a vinyl, a thienyl-2 or a pyrryl-1 group; or(b) R.sup.1 is an ethyl group and R.sup.2 is an ethyl or a vinyl group.

Abstract: A system and process for relatively quickly applying and evenly distributing accurate amounts of sulfur dioxide to must. The system comprises a sulfur dioxide containment vessel and means for pressurizing the sulfur dioxide in the vessel with an inert gas. Conduit means delivers the sulfur dioxide to a must flow conduit. An inert gas under relatively low pressure is introduced into the conduit for the sulfur dioxide conduit means for ultimate delivery to the must flow conduit. Metering means delivers the precise proportions of sulfur dioxide to the must flow conduit.The process enables the introduction of precise proportions of the sulfur dioxide to the must flow conduit and the introduction of an inert gas under relatively low pressure along with the sulfur dioxide into the must.

Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs comprising adding to a foodstuff an aroma or taste augmenting or enhancing quantity of 5-methyl-3,5-octadien-2-one produced according to the process of reacting 2-methyl-2-pentenal with acetone in the presence of a zinc acetate dihydrate catalyst.