Abstract: Vehicles for delivery and release of pesticide compositions are provided. In one aspect, the delivery vehicle is a capsule configured to resist release of a pesticide composition before application of the capsule at a locus where pest control is desired. The capsule is further configured to degrade following application at the locus where pest control is desired to facilitate release of the pesticide composition. In one particular but non-limiting form, the capsule includes a shell wall including a relatively high Bloom strength gelatin material and a plasticizer material, and the pesticide composition includes a fumigant such as 1,3-dichloropropene. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the description and drawings.

Abstract: Methods for killing a microbial are provided that include introducing a functionalized amide polymer to a microbe, where the functionalized amide polymer includes a polymer backbone selected from polyesters and polyurethanes; an amide group with a pendant functional group, where the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone; and a net positive charge.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agrochemical composition containing a compound of formula (1), a glutamic acid compound, and a source of magnesium and/or a source of iron. The composition applied e.g. foliarly has demonstrated synergistic benefits that improve crop yields and quality characteristics.

Abstract: A sterilization method is provided which acquires microbicidal activity equivalent to plasma-treated solution or more powerful than the same without the use of a plasma generation device. The sterilization method includes applying liquid containing peroxynitric acid (HOONO2) produced by chemical reaction to an object to be sterilized under acidic conditions of a pH value of 4.8 or lower. The liquid containing the peroxynitric acid is produced by mixing nitrous acid and peroxide together, for example, mixing nitrite and peroxide together.

Abstract: An anti-microbial preservative for use in ophthalmic and dermatologic products. The preservative includes from about 0.005 wt. % to about 0.20 wt. % chlorite compound and from about 0.005 wt. % to about 0.05 wt. % peroxy compound. Additionally, the preservative does not generate chlorine dioxide within the pH range of 5.0-8.8. Also included are an antimicrobial ophthalmic and dermatologic compositions for direct application onto an eye or skin of a living being including from about 0.005 wt. % to about 0.20 wt. % chlorite compound and from about 0.005 wt. % to about 0.05 wt. % peroxy compound. Also included are methods for treating dryness of the eyes and skin disorders (e.g., wounds, burns, infections, ulcerations, psoriasis, etc.) and for disinfecting and cleansing contact lenses while in place upon an eye by applying the composition to the eye or to the contact lens.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses and articles. The articles include a glass, which may include a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In other embodiments, the glasses include as plurality of Cu1+ ions, a degradable phase including B2O3, P2O5 and K2O and a durable phase including SiO2. Other embodiments include glasses having a plurality of Cu1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The article may also include a polymer. The glasses and articles disclosed herein exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing conditions and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

Abstract: A process comprising treating a lignocellulosic material preferably pulp in the presence of a transition metal catalyst with a oxidizing agent selected from a group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid and any combination thereof to form a treated lignocellulosic material having a viscosity equal to or less than about 17 cp and having reducing functional groups selected from the group consisting of aldehyde and aldehyde type functional groups at the C6 and C1 positions but predominating at the C1 position.

Abstract: A composition may be applied to animate and inanimate surfaces to render such surfaces antimicrobial for as long as the composition remains on the surface. The composition contains at least one pathogen-associated virus that is self-regenerating so that a user need not take steps to regenerate the material. The virus is or viruses are contained within a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix has the ability to maintain a desired moisture content to support the regeneration of the virus(es). Various methods of using the composition include the coating of animate and inantimate surfaces to prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

Abstract: The invention relates to synthetic combinations of two or more pure genotypes cloned from the Colombian wild-type Spodoptera frugiperda nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate (NPV003=SfCOL) and to biopesticidal compositions having an active ingredient comprising at least two synthetic combinations and, optionally, a S. frugiperda granulovirus. The compositions of the invention may contain ultraviolet protectants, diluents, coating polymers, surfactants and/or pH regulators and are effective for the biological control of insects in crops, such as corn, rice, cotton, sugarcane and grasses.

Abstract: To provide a method which shows excellent effects in controlling pests in a field of soybean, corn or cotton. A method for controlling weeds in a field of soybean, corn or cotton, wherein the field of soybean, corn or cotton is treated with at least one PPO-inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, saflufenacil, oxyfluorfen, fomesafen-sodium, and the compound of the formula (I): before, at or after seeding with a seed of soybean, corn or cotton treated with one or more nematicides.

Abstract: Animal-attractant lure compound includes a semi-solid moldable compound having an elastic consistency, said mass including a silicone polymer material that includes a viscoelastic liquid. The compound is capable of being selectively adhered to environmental structure to which it is applied. The compound may include an animal-attractant scent impregnated therein or applied by a hunter. The compound may be a polysiloxane.

Abstract: A method for dispensing a mixture to a forming line includes using a hopper to produce individual batches that are fed to the forming line. A given amount of mixture is uploaded in succession, and the hopper is actuated so as to produce from the aforesaid given amount of mixture a maximum number of batches less than or equal to four.

Abstract: A method for making wood-fired pizzas at a customer designated location for an event comprises assembling a portable wood stove at the location, setting up a customized pizza assembly station adjacent the assembled stove and then individually making TO ORDER pizza pies for rapidly baking in that wood fired stove. After everyone's had their fill, the stove can be cooled, disassembled and carted off to its next event location for customized wood-fired pizza making for that event's attendees.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a food product includes depositing a first foodstuff; transporting the first foodstuff in a first driven direction; depositing a second foodstuff upon a portion of an upper surface of the first foodstuff; transporting the first foodstuff with the second foodstuff deposited thereupon in the first driven direction; separating the first foodstuff with the second foodstuff metered thereupon into a plurality of sheet segments; serially transporting each sheet segment of the plurality of sheet segments from the first driven direction to a second driven direction that is transverse to the first driven direction; compressing the serially transported sheet segments for forming a plurality of thickness segments including the first foodstuff and the second foodstuff that define an elongated, food product body; separating the elongated, food product body into a plurality of food product body units; and finishing the plurality of food product body units.

Abstract: A tortilla formed by a process that includes scraping at a least a layer of dough from the dough form used to prepare the tortilla, and a fried tortilla product formed using the same. The process yields a fried product that exhibits an unexpectedly different surface profile and texture as well as enhanced flavor.

Abstract: The invention includes a method of manufacturing a probiotic fortified food product characterised by the step of applying a composition inoculated with at least one probiotic organism to at least one portion of the surface of the food product, wherein the composition includes a base which is fully milk derived and/or includes components inherently found in milk.

Abstract: A skinning knife includes a handle and a blade carrier coupled to the handle, the blade carrier including a mount having a mounting surface, a boss extending outward from the mounting surface, and a spring including a front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion. The skinning knife also includes a blade including a sharpened edge, a body, and a slot formed through the body, where the slot extends in a longitudinal direction from a front end to a rear end and includes a narrow portion of a first width and a wide portion of a second width greater than the first width. The blade is releaseably secured to the blade carrier by interaction between the boss and the spring of the blade carrier and the slot of the blade.

Abstract: A casing brake assembly is provided for applying a frictional force to a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing being arranged on a filling tube of a production apparatus, like a clipping machine, which is used in the production of sausage-shaped products, like sausages, and for limiting the movement of said tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing at least while being filled. The casing brake assembly comprises tubular support means for supporting at least one brake element having an at least approximately ring-shaped design. The casing brake assembly further comprises a tubular bushing for accommodating the tubular support means and the at least one brake element, and an attachment device including an at least approximately tubular accommodation portion for accommodating the tubular bushing, and at least one attachment portion configured for attaching the casing brake assembly to the production apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products, like sausages, by filling a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing with filling material and closing said filled tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing. The clipping machine includes a filling tube through which the filling material is fed into said tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing which is stored on said filling tube, a casing brake assembly arranged on the filling tube for limiting the movement of the tubular packaging casing at least while being filled, gathering means for gathering said filled tubular packaging casing and for forming a plait-like portion thereto, and a clipping device for applying at least one closure means, like a closure clip, to the plait-like portion formed on the filled tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing in a closing region.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for processing a defeathered whole leg poultry product, wherein the method comprises the following steps: —providing a leg product which comprises: —a thigh, —a drumstick, —a knee joint, —while the leg product is suspended from a carrier of a conveyor, making a transverse cut at the knee joint, which transverse cut is made from the rear side of the leg product towards the knee cap, said cut having a cut end which is located adjacent to the rear of the knee cap so that the thigh and the drumstick remain connected to each other and the knee cap remains intact, by which cut a drumstick side cut plane and a thigh side cut plane are created, —while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, removing the thigh bone from the thigh meat via the thigh side cut plane of the transverse cut, —while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, severing the knee meat from the knee cap while keeping the knee meat and the thigh meat connected to e

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fish bone removal apparatus comprising a frame (1), a picking member (9) rotatably mounted in relation to the frame about a rotational axis (3), and an actuator arranged to rotate the picking member in a rotational direction. The picking member comprises a first and a second rotating element (10, 12) arranged to form a wedge-shaped gap (24) between them for receiving a bone. The wedge-shaped gap is tapered in a direction opposite the rotational direction of the picking member. The first rotating element is disc shaped and has two parallel radial surfaces and an outer circumferential surface (11c). The second rotating element (12) comprises a bent elongated body having a periphery with a bending radius corresponding to the bending radius of a periphery of the first rotating element, two radial surfaces and an outer circumferential surface (22).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a composition for feeding an infant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a nutritional composition for feeding an infant comprising a stem-cell deficient first component and a second component comprising breast milk stem cells (BSCs). The second component is added to the first component, and the BSCs partially or fully replenish the stem-cell deficient first component with respect to BSCs. In some embodiments the first component is stem-cell deficient human breast milk and the second component comprises BSCs from the infant's mother's own milk. The compositions of the present disclosure have been developed primarily as a personalized, nutritional composition providing the beneficial effects of an infant's mother's own BSCs to the infant while not being able to receive the full benefits of being breastfed directly. The present disclosure also relates to a composition for feeding an infant and to processes of their production.

Abstract: A method of preparing a less sodium food product involves forming a reaction mixture of one or more of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate and combining a food ingredient with the emulsifying salt mixture. A reduced sodium process cheese product is formed of a sol to gel conversion fat stabilized via a hydrated protein matrix by a combination of potassium caseinate and sodium caseinate in which the caseinates are derived from an emulsifying salt mixture of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate, which, prior to reaction, accounts for at least about 2.5 and up to about 8.32 percent by weight of a total weight of the process cheese product. The emulsifying salt mixture formed of the reaction mixture remains in solution at ambient conditions for at least two weeks prior to incorporation with a food ingredient.

Abstract: A soy-based cheese is described that includes microbial cultures or acid. The soy-based cheese is meltable and can be sliced, grated or cubed and used in place of American process cheese. The soy-based cheese can be plant-based.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an efficient and large-scale process to produce a medium-chain triglyceride composition with >95% content for C8 (caprylic acid), C10 (capric acid) and C12 (lauric acid), with the content of lauric acid at about 5% or more. The process involves fractionation of fatty acid methyl esters, which are mainly derived from coconut or palm kernel, their esterification to glycerol to synthesize medium-chain triglycerides, and refining them to significantly increase purity and make them fit for human consumption. Such composition can have important uses in food and its preparation, health supplements, cosmetics, and medicine, among others.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coffee honey obtained through a method of concentrating and conserving the mucilage of coffee beans, in order to make use of coffee processing industry by-products. Said coffee honey is suitable for use in products for human or animal consumption, drugs, or cosmetics, and reduces the pollution of the environment by avoiding the waste of coffee by-products.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat resistant fat based confection wherein at least a portion of a natural and/or artificial sweetener or milk or cocoa solids component thereof has an average particle size of greater than 50 microns. Premixes are also provided including the unmilled sweetener or milk or cocoa solid and a polyol are also provided, and in those embodiments wherein the premixes are used to prepare the fat based confection, heat resistance of the same may be further enhanced. Methods of making the fat based confection, with or without using the premix, are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoregulated device for modifying the consistency of a starting composition that comprises a preparation at least partially mixed with a liquid. For this purpose, the device is configured to accommodate a reservoir (3; 203; 303; 403; 503; 603; 703) containing the starting composition and possessing two opposing faces, at least one of which comprises a flexible section, the device comprising a thermoregulated element (2; 202; 302; 402) having a predefined contact surface arranged to come into contact with one of the opposing faces of the reservoir (3; 203; 303; 403; 503), as well as stirring means for mixing the composition in the reservoir (3; 203; 303; 403).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, inter alia, processes and apparatuses for rapid freezing of consumable and non-consumable products. In certain embodiments, the processes and apparatuses of the present disclosure yield the rapidly frozen consumable and non-consumable products using the expansion of dense gas. The present disclosure also provides consumable and non-consumable products produced by the processes and apparatuses disclosed herein.

Abstract: A soft serve dispensing machine includes a refrigerator cabinet. A door is hinged to the refrigerator cabinet. A freezer compartment is defined in the refrigerator cabinet and receives a soft serve product mix. Product pumps are linked with the soft serve product mix for moving the product to a dispensing portion of the soft serve dispensing machine. The product pumps are positioned proximate the front portion of the refrigerator cabinet and above the freezer compartment. A removable inner door panel is moveable between stored and deployed positions. In the deployed position, the door is in an open position and the inner door panel is attached to the refrigerator cabinet and defines a seal relative to the refrigerator cabinet and cold air within the freezer compartment is maintained in the freezer compartment while the product pumps are accessed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for a pet food palatant composition including mixed alkali metal pyrophosphates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a meat-based animal feed concentrate. The invention also relates to a meat-based animal feed concentrate which can be obtained according to the claimed method, to a meat-based animal drink, to the use of the meat-based animal drink for carnivorous household pets and to a packaging unit for the meat-based animal feed concentrate and/or the meat-based animal drink.

Abstract: A process of making a pet food include providing a core pellet; providing at least one coating material; applying the coating material to the core pellet to form a coated kibble using a continuous fluidizing mixer; wherein application of the coating material occurs at a Froude number range of from about 0.8 to about 3 and a Peclet number greater than about 6.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing baked animal feed containing an animal feed meat product which is, optionally, in pieces. The invention also relates to baked animal feed obtained according to said method, to the use of the claimed baked animal feed as animal feed for carnivorous animals.

Abstract: The invention provides composition and methods for improving hydration and water intake in an animal. In one embodiment, a hydration composition can comprise water and a hydration additive, where the hydration additive consists essentially of a sugar alcohol and a protein, where the sugar alcohol includes glycerol and the protein includes whey. Additionally, a method of improving hydration and water intake in an animal can comprise administering the hydration composition with water to the animal.

Abstract: A frame operable to hold a stencil taut and secure for decorating a food product such as a cookie, baked good or the like. An embodiment of the frame is comprised of a bottom sub-frame having a first height, and a top sub-frame having a second height that is less than the first height, such that the bottom sub-frame accommodates one size of cookie when the bottom sub-frame is placed around the cookie and when the frame is flipped 180 degrees along a lateral axis, it accommodates a thinner cookie when the top sub-frame is placed around a cookie.

Abstract: A pre-packaged mixture of ingredients for making a beverage and method of making is provided. The mixture includes muddled ingredients, including, at least in part, pre-washed, pre-sized fresh ingredient(s), and optionally, additional ingredients. The muddled, and optional ingredients are package in measured amounts, such for preparing a single beverage and/or for preparing a bulk quantity of beverages. The mixture is an all-inclusive mix to which a prescribed amount of alcohol can be added or directly included in the mix to provide a finished, fresh adult beverage.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition having whitening and brightening effect and the use thereof, the composition comprising: 1) Osmanthus; 2) Olive; and 3) PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX, PLATYCODONIS RADIX, GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX ET RHIZOMA, SIRAITIAE FRUCTUS and ANGELICAE DAHURICAE RADIX. The composition may be applied to food products. Raw materials used in the composition of the present invention are all common food ingredients and have high safety. Unlike skin whitening products for external use, the composition is eaten as ordinary food, and has the skin whitening and brightening effect all over the body after being eaten. In addition, the composition of the present invention has a natural flower aroma of osmanthus fragrans flower, and a refreshing mouthfeel. The composition has gentle drug properties and is suitable for people with different constitutions.

Abstract: Methods for recombinant production of vanillin and compositions containing vanillin are provided by this invention.

Abstract: A soy protein product having a protein content of at least 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., preferably an isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., is formed from the supernatant from the precipitation of a soy protein micellar mass. A calcium salt or other divalent salt is added to the supernatant, before concentration, after initial concentration or after final concentration, to provide a conductivity of about 2 to about 30 mS. Precipitate is removed from the resulting solution and the pH of the clear soy protein solution is optionally adjusted to about 1.5 to about 4.4. The optionally pH-adjusted clear solution is concentrated to a concentration of about 50 to about 400 g/L and the clear concentrated protein solution is optionally diafiltered prior to drying. The soy protein product is soluble in acidic media and produces transparent, heat stable solutions at low pH values and, therefore, may be used for protein fortification of soft drinks and sports drinks.

Abstract: In a freezer having an internal space therein in which a blower and an impingement plate are disposed and through which a conveyor for a food product passes, an impingement apparatus, includes a hood disposed at the internal space for coacting with the blower and the impingement plate, the hood including a sidewall defining a sub-chamber in which the blower is received; and a pipe having an end opening into the sub-chamber for introducing a pulse of cryogen to the sub-chamber for increasing a pressure in the sub-chamber and contacting the impingement plate. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: A method for removing 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) from solution may include contacting an alkaline earth metal silicate with a solution containing 4-MEI and adsorbing at least some of the 4-MEI using the alkaline earth metal silicate. The method may further include removing at least some of the alkaline earth metal silicate having the adsorbed 4-MEI from the solution. The alkaline earth metal silicate may include magnesium silicate or calcium silicate. A method for removing 4-MEI from solution may include contacting an adsorbent clay material with a solution containing 4-MEI and adsorbing at least some of the 4-MEI using the adsorbent clay material. The method may further include removing at least some of the adsorbent clay material having the adsorbed 4-MEI from the solution. The adsorbent clay material may include smectite, bentonite, or an activated or un-activated AOCS day material.

Abstract: A dried noodle having a porosity in a cross-sectional area of the noodle of from 0.1 to 15%, a unit porosity in the cross-sectional area of the noodle of from 0.01 to 1%, a gelatinization degree of 30 to 75% and a porous structure, the dried noodle being produced by a process including (a) preparing a noodle dough comprising a main raw material, water and a powder oil, which is entirely derived from an oil, in an amount of more than 0.5% by weight and less than 6% by weight with respect to a total weight of the main raw material, (b) forming a raw noodle body from the noodle dough, and (c) subjecting the raw noodle body to an airflow at a temperature of 90 to 150° C. to evaporate the water, thereby foaming, drying and gelatinizing the raw noodle body, wherein the entire process does not include steaming.

Abstract: A shelf-stable snack product having visibly impactful vegetable inclusions, a composite dough for forming the shelf-stable snack product, and method of manufacture is disclosed herein. The shelf-stable snack product includes masa and a fresh vegetable ingredient, and a final moisture content in the range of about 1.7-2.5 weight percent. Additionally, the shelf-stable snack product has an l-value no less than a corresponding l-value of a plain version of the shelf-stable snack product lacking the vegetable inclusions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for producing food products, in particular sleeveless products of a specific form with the following steps: entry of form parameters, display of the form of the food product as a function of the entered form parameters as a 2D or 3D graphic, calculation of process parameters as a function of the entered form parameters.

Abstract: Rebaudioside M compositions with improved aqueous solubility and methods for preparing the same are provided herein. The rebaudioside M compositions include (i) disordered crystalline compositions comprising rebaudioside M and rebaudioside D, (ii) spray-dried compositions comprising rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D and steviol glycoside mixtures and/or rebaudioside B and/or NSF-02, (iii) spray-dried compositions comprising rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D and at least one surfactant, polymer, saponin, carbohydrate, polyol, preservative or a combination thereof. Sweetened compositions, such a beverages, containing the rebaudioside M compositions with improved water solubility are also provided herein.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste. The soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste can be obtained by adjusting the ethyl lactate concentration per 1 w/v % of total nitrogen concentration in the soy sauce to 20 ppm or more.

Abstract: A salad making device is able to be used to make a handheld salad for easier consumption instead of the typical salad in a bowl. A wrapper is able to be used to secure the compacted salad materials.

Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for female or male infants up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of alanine, and/or histidine, and/or isoleucine, and/or proline, and/or valine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.

Abstract: A nutrient composition comprises an essential nutrient in which at least one exchangeable H atom is 2H and/or at least one C atom is 13C. The nutrient is thus protected from, inter alia, active oxygen species.