Abstract: A method of providing sushi for consumption. The method includes preparing the sushi; placing the sushi in a humidified refrigerated storage unit at an ambient humidity level over 65% and under 99% and at a temperature between about 0° C. and about 7° C.; preserving for a period under fifteen hours the sushi in the humidified refrigerated storage unit to reduce loss of moisture of the sushi rice of the sushi during the preservation period; and removing the sushi from the humidified refrigerated storage unit prior to being served.

Abstract: Non-meat food products are provided that have the appearance and the texture of cooked meat. Methods for making such non-meat food products are also provided. In an embodiment, a method includes mixing dry ingredients comprising vegetable proteins with wet ingredients including water and/or oil to form a non-meat dough; heating the non-meat dough under pressure; maintaining the pressure while transferring the heated non-meat dough to a cooling device; and gradually cooling the heated non-meat dough while gradually decreasing pressure on the heated non-meat dough, to form a non-meat food product. The mixing can be performed by a batch or continuous mixer; the heating can be performed by a device selected from the group consisting of a high shear emulsifier, a heat exchanger, and a dielectric heater; and the gradual cooling can be performed by a heat exchanger.

Abstract: A frozen noodle product includes: a frozen noodle block, as a main food portion, obtained by freezing and hardening a cooked food; and a sauce portion obtained by freezing and hardening a sauce to be eaten together with the cooked food. The frozen noodle block has a sauce-portion arranging surface on which the sauce portion is arranged. An opening is formed in the sauce-portion arranging surface. The sauce portion is arranged on the frozen noodle block such that the lower end side, which is a part of the sauce portion, is inserted in the opening and the upper end side, which is the remaining part thereof, projects from the sauce-portion arranging surface side.

Abstract: Gluten-free tortillas are made from a composition including a gluten-free flour mixture constituting from 50-60% of weight of the composition, with the gluten-free flour mixture consisting of a combination of rice or tapioca flour, oat flour and quinoa flour. In particular embodiments, the flour mixture includes substantially equal amounts of the rice or tapioca flour, oat flour and quinoa flour by weight of the composition. In addition, the composition includes an enzyme for structural integrity purposes. In embodiments utilizing rice flour in the tri-flour blend, the composition can also comprises about 8% by weight of tapioca starch. Further, the gluten-free tortilla may be soft flat tortilla or a soft shaped tortilla having a formed shape selected from a cup, bowl, U- or square bottomed shaped taco shell, boat, tube, envelope or cone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coating the head of a lollipop with a coating material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing a package of cheese shreds. Cheese shreds and anticaking agent are mixed at a load between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. % in relation to the cheese shreds to form anticake-coated cheese shreds. The anticaking agent comprises 15-30 wt. % reducing sugar; 0.2-0.8 wt. % glucose oxidase; and 0.5-2 wt. % salt chosen from sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. The anticake-coated cheese shreds are then sealed into a package without modifying the atmosphere in the package or using an inert gas flush.

Abstract: A device for processing gluten products includes an extruder. A press forming mold that includes a fixed mold and a movable mold is provided at a discharge end of the extruder. A bowl is provided at an end surface of the fixed mold, and a bowl matched with the bowl of the fixed mold is provided at an end surface of the movable mold. A feeding channel is provided inside the fixed mold. A through hole is provided in the movable mold. An feed tube which is movable relative to the movable mold is arranged in the through hole. A die holder is arranged at the other end surface of the movable mold for holding the feed tube, and is movable with respect to the movable mold. A push-and-pull mechanism is provided at an end of the die holder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method that can be carried out using said device, for producing meat products using pieces of raw meat that are joined together and subsequently cooked and/or that absorb a liquid composition. The device has working surfaces that encompass an inner volume, at least one of said working surfaces having a drive for back-and-forth motion and for pressing the at least one working surface against pieces of raw meat situated in the inner volume that is encompassed by the working surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an anticaking agent for cheese, comprising one or more dairy ingredients; and one or more non-dairy ingredients. When applied the anticaking agent is applied to a divided cheese, it has low visibility on the divided cheese, prevents caking of the divided cheese, and browns similarly to divided cheese without the anticaking agent when baked in an impinger oven at between 425° F. and 450° F. for 5 minutes. Also disclosed are food products containing an anticaking agent described herein, and methods for treating divided cheese for anticaking using an anticaking agent described herein.

Abstract: High Integrity Encapsulation Product with Insoluble Fibers. A particulate extrusion encapsulation product in a glassy state is described including an encapsulate, encapsulated in a glassy matrix. The glassy matrix includes at least one modified starch, at least one carbohydrate and at least one insoluble fiber. The load of the encapsulate is typically from 0.01% to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the encapsulation product. A method of making the particulate extrusion encapsulation product and food products containing the extrusion encapsulation product are also described.

Abstract: Non-meat food products are provided that have the appearance and the texture of cooked meat. Methods for making such non-meat food products are also provided. In an embodiment, a method includes mixing dry ingredients comprising vegetable proteins with wet ingredients including water and/or oil to form a non-meat dough; heating the non-meat dough under pressure; maintaining the pressure while transferring the heated non-meat dough to a cooling device; and gradually cooling the heated non-meat dough while gradually decreasing pressure on the heated non-meat dough, to form a non-meat food product. The mixing can be performed by a batch or continuous mixer; the heating can be performed by a device selected from the group consisting of a high shear emulsifier, a heat exchanger, and a dielectric heater; and the gradual cooling can be performed by a heat exchanger.

Abstract: A coated food product is produced by combining a plurality of dry ingredients to form a dry mix and combining the dry mix with water to form a dough. A plurality of base pieces is formed from the dough. A slurry is prepared by combining at least sucrose, fruit purée and calcium carbonate. The slurry is combined with the plurality of base pieces to coat the plurality of base pieces and form a plurality of coated base pieces. After preparing the slurry and before combining the slurry with the plurality of base pieces, the slurry is stored or held for at least 30 minutes.

Abstract: A frosted cereal product includes a cereal base and a frosting on the cereal base. The frosting is a composition containing a sugar, in an amount of at most 90% by weight (dry matter of the frosting), and a raw starch, in an amount of at least 10% by weight (dry matter of the frosting); the weight ratio between the cereal base and the frosting lies between 1:0.05 and 1:2; and the frosting consists of 1 to 5 layers.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95° C. to about 100° C. Methods of making food products with the pelletized colorant are also disclosed. In embodiments, when the food products are measured on the L*a*b* color space, the food products have an L* value of about 49 to about 57, an a* value of about ?10 to about ?16, and a b* value of from about ?11 to about ?20.5.

Abstract: Tapioca tortillas are formed from creating tortilla bases from a first supply of tapioca and then topping the tortilla bases with a second supply of tapioca in the form of granules. With this arrangement, a lower or bottom surface of the tapioca tortilla is generally smooth, while an upper or top surface is undulated or textured. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the tortilla base is made from about: 55.72% tapioca; 35.94% water; 3.34% glycerin; 1.45% fine salt; 0.89% monoglycerides; 2.23% xanthan gum; 0.28% ?-amylase; 0.10% potassium sorbate; and 0.05% citric acid, while the tapioca granules range in size, such as from 1 mm to less than 250 ?m.

Abstract: An adjusting and control method for 3D printing precise shape forming of instant recuperation mashed potato relates to the field of new food processing technologies. First, a potato is cleaned, peeled, and sliced to be steamed. Subsequently, the steamed potato slices are pulped until a pulp is smooth and shiny. A colloid is added, and after mixing the pulp with the colloid, the mixture is steamed to cook the potato and fully dissolve the colloid. After the mixture is cooled to room temperature, white chocolate powder is added to the mixture. To implement refined printing of recuperation mashed potato, printing temperature, a moving speed of the nozzle, a discharging speed and so on are selected and determined to perform printing. Precision of a print object may reach more than 95%, and the object does not collapse within 40 min to 60 min after being printed.

Abstract: A control method for improving forming and 3D precise printing performance of a thawed surimi system relates to the field of 3D printing food material preparation technologies. In the present invention, steps including thawing, mixing, grinding, performing, printing, setting, and cooking are performed on frozen surimi. A thawed surimi gel system of the present invention can reduce the printing temperature, and increase the discharging rate and the three-dimensional forming rate. In the present invention, an acid-induced surimi gel is formed by adding linseed gum and glucolactone, and the surimi gel has stable viscosity and fluidity. The surimi slurry is minced and does not easily cause blockage, and discharging is smooth. By means of 3D precise printing technology, the surimi gel system of the present invention may be made into a cold dish of fish product that retains original properties and taste of the surimi product.

Abstract: The invention relates to substance mixtures which contain (a) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and (b) at least one bitter principle selected from the group consisting of xanthines, phenolic glycosides, flavanoid glycosides, hydrolysable or non-hydrolysable tannins, flavones and the glycosides thereof, caffeic acid and the esters thereof, terpenoid bitter principles, catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, gallocatechin, gallocatechin-3-gallate, leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan and phenylalanine, protein hydrolysates, peptides and metal salts and their mixtures, and optionally (c) dextrins, with the proviso that the components (a) and (b) are in the weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:1,000.

Abstract: A method for improving the moldability and 3D precision printing performance of a high-fiber dough system by adding functional carbohydrate, and belongs to the technical field of fruit-vegetable food processing. The method includes preparation of aged flour, beating and concentrating of old stalks of asparagus, beating of butter, adding functional carbohydrate to mix materials, 3D printing and the like. Baked aged flour, concentrated asparagus pulp made from the old stalks of asparagus, the butter and the functional carbohydrate are uniformly mixed, and then printed by means of a 3D printer. With carbohydrate being a major ingredient, the 3D printing materials provided contain rich dietary fibers, and can serve as basic food to provide energy for people. The precision of a printed object can be greatly improved by adjusting different printing parameters such as a nozzle diameter, a printing distance and a printing temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food product comprising at least 1.5%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, or more, by weight total ingredients of a low bitter chicory plant material or flour. The present invention also provides a method for obtaining a chicory product with reduced bitterness, comprising blanching chicory roots or root chips, drying the blanched chicory root chips, and optionally grinding the dried chicory root chips and incorporating it into flour, dough, or other food products. Also provided is a method for obtaining a chicory taproot with reduced bitterness, comprising cultivating a chicory plant at a soil nitrogen level of 150 lbs per acre or less in the upper 3 feet of the soil.