Abstract: A method of formulating a foodstuff includes determining a target flavour intensity of the foodstuff, determining one or more concentrations of one or more chemical stimuli to achieve the target flavour intensity of the foodstuff according to a flavour model, determining one or more concentrations of one or more ingredients of the foodstuff to achieve the determined concentrations of the one or more chemical stimuli, and formulating the foodstuff according to the determined concentrations of the one or more ingredients. The flavour model includes one or more stimulus intensity functions, each stimulus intensity function defining a relationship between a concentration of a chemical stimulus and a sensory stimulus intensity, and a flavour intensity function defining a relationship between a sensory stimulus intensity and a flavour intensity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for thickening a product by adding a mixture of PME-deactivated and non-PME deactivated vegetables or fruits to the product, as well as to a product and a thickening agent comprising that mixture and their preparation.

Abstract: A liquid sauce, soup or gravy product having high temperature, shear and storage stability and having a smooth texture comprising an aqueous phase and an oil phase. The aqueous phase includes;(a) a dispersed phase of non-starch polysaccharide microgel; and(b) a continuous phase comprising a biopolymer solution.

Abstract: A thickened foodstuff having improved storage stability and retention of smoothness upon reheating which contains a non-pre-gelatinized amylose polymer containing component and a second biopolymer selected from the group consisting of a sheared amylopectin component, iota carrageenan, kappa carrageenan, xanthan, maltodextrins, pectins, alginates, agar, gum arabic, locust bean gum, guar gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, and mixtures thereof; with the amylose polymer containing component present as a dispersed phase.