Abstract: A process produces a water, juice, and/or milk-based ready-to-drink jellified product including at least two separate homogeneous gel masses, and adjacent separate gel masses have different gel strengths. The process includes the steps of, in order: separately preparing at least two liquefied gel compositions, each containing an aqueous and/or juicy and/or dairy base mixed with carrageenan and galactomannan; separately preheating each of the compositions; separately mixing each of the liquefied gel compositions; separately cooling down each of the liquefied gel compositions, while keeping a constant agitation of the mass of each of the liquefied gel compositions; and sequentially dosing each of the liquefied gel compositions into a container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing a water, juice, and/or milk-based ready-to-drink jellified product comprising at least two separate homogeneous gel masses, wherein adjacent separate gel masses have different gel strengths, characterized in that it comprises the steps of in order: (i) separately preparing at least two liquefied gel compositions, each comprising an aqueous, and/or juicy, and/or dairy base, mixed with carrageenan and galactomannan, (ii) separately preheating each of the compositions, (iii) separately mixing each of the liquefied gel compositions, (iv) separately cooling down each of the liquefied gel compositions, while keeping a constant agitation of the mass of each of the liquefied gel compositions, (vi) sequentially dosing each of the liquefied gel compositions into a container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a water, juice, and/or milk-based jellified ready-to-drink product characterized in that it comprises at least two separate homogeneous gel masses, wherein adjacent separate gel masses have different gel strengths.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing a water, juice, and/or milk-based ready-to-drink jellified product comprising at least two separate homogeneous gel masses, wherein adjacent separate gel masses have different gel strengths, characterized in that it comprises the steps of in order: (i) separately preparing at least two liquefied gel compositions, each comprising an aqueous, and/or juicy, and/or dairy base, mixed with carrageenan and galactomannan, (ii) separately preheating each of the compositions, (iii) separately mixing each of the liquefied gel compositions, (iv) separately cooling down each of the liquefied gel compositions, while keeping a constant agitation of the mass of each of the liquefied gel compositions, (vi) sequentially dosing each of the liquefied gel compositions into a container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite food product characterized in that it comprises in combination: (i) an outer shell made of a jellified composition, (ii) at least one edible inclusion made of:—a fermented or non-fermented milk-based product, and/or—a puree, spread, pasta, filling composition, cream, foamed composition or mousse comprising chocolate, coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, vegetable, meat, fish, cereals, or a combination thereof. Said invention further relates to a process for preparing such a composite food product.

Abstract: A process for preparing a texturizing powder by creating a mixture of egg and milk protein components, pasteurizing the mixture at a temperature that is sufficiently high to eliminate bacteria, and drying the pasteurized mixture to form a powder that retains the functional and organoleptic properties of the egg when reconstituted in an aqueous medium is provided. A texturizing powder and edible compositions including the powder are also described.

Abstract: Casein based puffed products, their preparation and their use in food products. These casein based puffed product include a matrix made of extruded and expanded casein salt and additional nutritional elements which are dispersed throughout the matrix mass. They can be used for providing or delivering additional nutritional elements within the food products, for example as inclusions in food products such as dry food products like cereal flakes or bars, chocolate or confectionery, or wet food products such as ice-creams, milk based desserts or chilled dairy products like yogurts, curds or fresh cheese. A process for their preparation and food products comprising the casein based puffed product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for preparing a texturizing powder by creating a mixture of egg and milk protein components, pasteurizing the mixture at a temperature that is sufficiently high to eliminate bacteria, and drying the pasteurized mixture to form a powder that retains the functional and organoleptic properties of the egg when reconstituted in an aqueous medium is provided. A texturizing powder and edible compositions including the powder are also described.

Abstract: An egg-based powder is made available as a gelling and emulsifying component in fermented foods of the drinks, dessert, fromage frais and set or creamy yogurt type and is remarkable in that the entire properties of the eggs are preserved while ensuring the absence of salmonella by using only natural components.

Abstract: An egg-based powder is made available as a gelling and emulsifying component in fermented foods of the drinks, dessert, fromage frais and set or creamy yogurt type and is remarkable in that the entire properties of the eggs are preserved while ensuring the absence of salmonella by using only natural components.

Abstract: A texturizing product for dairy products including yogurt and fresh cheese is prepared by adding a quantity of sweet whey proteins to a milk-based raw material to prepare a mixture having a casein:whey protein ratio of from 70:30 to 40:60 and by preparing the mixture so that it has a pH of from 6.1 to 6.7, and then the mixture is heated to obtain a casein and whey protein co-precipitate-containing mixture which then is subjected to shear to obtain the texturizing product. The texturizing product, such as in a dehydrated form, is combined with a milk for preparing a yogurt or fresh cheese.

Abstract: The texture of meat is improved by incorporating a marinade containing denatured whey proteins into raw meat, said whey proteins being present in an amount of from 0.5% to 2.5% by weight based on the weight of the raw meat.

Abstract: A rennet casein-based puffed product is prepared by coagulating casein with rennet and adjusting the pH to from 5.1 to 5.7, drying it under controlled conditions, extruding it at a dry matter content of from 81% to 85% by weight and subjecting it to subatmospheric pressure. The product may be consumed as such, may be organoleptically modified, or may serve as a texturing, flavoring, or decorative agent in the preparation of culinary and confectionery-chocolate products.

Abstract: A vegetable extract in the form of grains which dissolve instantaneously in water and which have a porous, continuous structure, a smooth surface and an apparent density of from 50 to 300 g/l.A process for the production of a vegetable extract as described above, which comprises extruding a vegetable extract in powder or paste form into a chamber where a subatmospheric pressure prevails, and cutting the extruded product into fragments.

Abstract: A dehydrated food product in the form of grains which dissolve instantly in water and which have a porous, continuous structure, a smooth surface and an apparent density of from 30 to 600 g/l the product is prepared by which comprises extruding a thermoplastic starting material in powder or paste form into a chamber where a sub-atmospheric pressure prevails, and cutting the extruded product into fragments.