Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing stabilized buckwheat starches comprising a specific heat treatment. The present invention also relates to stabilized buckwheat starches obtainable by said process, as well as the use of said stabilized buckwheat starches for the preparation of a food product.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for producing a mung bean protein isolate having high functionality for a broad range of food applications. In some embodiments, the methods for producing the isolate comprise one or more steps selected from: (a) extracting one or more mung bean proteins from a mung bean protein source in an aqueous solution, for example, at a pH between about 6.5-10.0; (b) purifying protein from the extract using at least one of two methods: (i) precipitating protein from the extract at a pH near the isoelectric point of a globulin-rich fraction, for example a pH between about 5.0-6.0; and/or (ii) fractionating and concentrating protein from the extract using filtration such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration or ion-exchange chromatography; and (c) recovering purified protein isolate.

Abstract: A gluten-free baking mix comprising at least one gluten-free starch source and at least one gluten-free pentosan source, wherein the ratio of starch to pentosan corresponds to 8:1 to 30:1 and the pentosan source is selected from synthetically produced pentosans, pentosans purified from plant parts, ground oil seeds, particularly corn oil pressing residues, rapeseed oil pressing residues, sunflower oil pressing residues and linseed oil pressing residues, ground plant parts having a high pentosan content, particularly corn husks, corn bran, rice husks, sunflower seeds, linseed, hempseed, soy flour, coffee bean flour and carrot flour, and from ground oil plant parts having a high pentosan content and mixtures thereof is disclosed herein.

Abstract: This application relates to compositions comprising whole-tissue potato products with enhanced resistant starch (RS) content and reduced estimated glycemic index values. Methods of preparing and using whole-tissue potato products with enhanced resistant starch (RS) content and glycemic index values are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low carbohydrate bakery item that does not contain any traditional flour, such as white or wheat flour. Instead, the bakery product has other ingredients that allow the bakery product to have similar characteristics, including taste and texture, as a traditional bakery item. The dough created for the bakery products has a consistency that allows it to be processed using traditional commercial bakery equipment, which typically cannot be used with other low carbohydrate bakery products because of the toughness of the dough.

Abstract: A food composition or dough mixture and method. An alginate gel food composition or dough mixture is provided. In some embodiments, the composition includes water, alginate, and a polysaccharide textural modifier. In other embodiments, the composition further includes flour which may be present in reduced amounts compared to conventional dough-based food compositions. The composition is formed by mixing the components to form a dough mixture and contacting the dough mixture in a cation bath.

Abstract: An all-purpose gluten-free flour blend for use by persons with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, food allergies, autism spectrum disorder, and others wishing to eliminate gluten from their diet. An embodiment of an ail-purpose gluten-free flour blend may comprise specified amounts of gluten-free whole-grain flours, other gluten-free flours, gluten-free starches, and may also include gluten-free gums and/or gluten-free vitamins and minerals. An example of this unique blend may approximate the taste, weight, texture, and performance of wheat flour. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, the flour may be used as a cup for cup substitute for all-purpose wheat flour in most conventional recipes.

Abstract: The present application describes methods for reducing oil uptake of fried foods, comprising adding water to a batter mix comprising flour, at least one seasoning, optionally, a leavening agent, and granulated or agglomerated methylcellulose, provided that the methylcellulose has been granulated or agglomerated with a sufficient amount of carboxymethylcellulose as binder, to form a batter; contacting a food with the batter to prepare a battered food; and frying the battered food.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are non-egg compositions that can be used as egg substitutes. The disclosure is directed to egg substitutes and methods of manufacturing the same, and compositions comprising the egg substitutes, including edible compositions such as baked goods and edible emulsions.

Abstract: To reduce the glycemic load in the daily nutrition of diabetics, obese and for weight-reducing diets, this invention claims cooking or baking processes and other procedures for food—rich in carbohydrates—in which the structure of the raw complex carbohydrates is mostly preserved and/or short saccharides are encapsulated. This objective is attained by reducing the magnitude of the complex carbohydrate fractioning by the undesired effect of adiabatic heating during grain grinding, or during conventional cooking and also through the encapsulation of already processed monosaccharide's, disaccharides or broken carbohydrate chains in capsules within denaturalized protein matrixes, in order to make their digestion deeper and longer. These processes and procedures allow the ingestion of less restricted portions of food, very similar to the conventional ones while due to their prolonged digestion, naturally limiting the immediate production of glucose (Glycemic Index).

Abstract: An improved method for heat treating flour. The resulting flour has increased moisture absorption and increased strength. Dough made from the heat-treated flour has improved performance, and baked goods made from the heat-treated flour have improved properties relative to dough and baked goods made from untreated flour.

Abstract: An animal food has a soft, chewy texture and a low water activity, includes starches such as wheat flour, wheat gluten, glycerin, soy flour, and high fructose corn syrup; a source of protein such as wheat gluten; polyols such as propylene glycol; distilled mono-glycerides; and a source of fat such as animal-based and vegetable-based fats, and preferably has a springiness, resilience, and hardness within a desired range. The animal food is preferably extruded.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes high protein snack chips comprising meat, seafood and/or poultry powder that adds animal-sourced protein and/or flavors without entraining problematic moisture in precursor dough used to make the chips. The present disclosure also encompasses methods for producing high protein snack chips comprising the steps of making dough comprising meat, seafood and/or poultry powder along with various dry, wet and, optionally, fat ingredients, sheeting the dough, optionally baking the sheeted dough, cutting the uncooked or baked sheeted dough into pieces, and baking and/or frying the pieces to produce tasty, reduced fat, crispy, crunchy snack chips.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for making a gluten-free food product, wherein the composition can include, as its main ingredients, one or more types of cheese, one or more types of starch, and one or more types of gluten-free flour, wherein the one or more types of cheese includes 20% to 40% by weight of the composition, the one or more types of starch includes 20% to 40% by weight percent of the composition, and the one or more types of gluten-free flour includes 1% to 10% by weight of the composition. The composition can further include other ingredients for flavor, structure, texture, and the like. In some embodiments, the gluten-free food product can be, for example, a cracker, a cookie, a cake, a chip, a bread-stick, and the like. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods for making gluten-free food products.

Abstract: The application relates to a composition comprising separately by weight from about 20% to about 70% of non-gelatinized starch, from about 5% to about 40% of rice flour, from about 5% to about 30% of high amylose corn starch, and from about 5% to about 40% of heat moisture treated or thermally inhibited flour or starch.

Abstract: Nutritious granular materials of fine particle sizes agglomerated within versatile micropellets are useful for inserting significant amounts of nutritious properties into snack foods. Expandable micropellet-containing formulations provide for introduction of fine particle ingredients such as proteins, minerals and other components or desirable nutrients into food processing lines not typically amenable to the fine particle sizes. Micropellet-containing formulations may consist entirely of micropellets, or may contain an expandable starch such as, for example, corn meal, sheeted doughs, and expanded collet products onto which the micropellets may be basted.

Abstract: An expandable starch-based component is extruded through a random extruder together with a colored component having a color unlike that of said starch-based component. The starch-based component may include cereal grains such as rice or corn meal or components derived therefrom. The colored component may include colored starches such as blue corn meal; seeds; and/or micropellets made from fine particle ingredients. When combined, the components form a color-comprising mixture that can be extruded into colored or colorful collets. The color-comprising mixture comprises between about 2% to about 10% colored component. The produced bi-colored collets may then be cooked, optionally seasoned and packaged for consumption.

Abstract: This invention provides a food product that allows intake of all of the nutritional components of soybeans, has no smell of raw soybeans, has good flavor, is easy to eat, can increase the soybean content, and can be eaten by children and adults. Provided is a hollow confectionery obtained by baking dough comprising soybeans, a starch, and a pregelatinized starch.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for agglomerating starch, to starch obtainable by said method, to a food product comprising said starch, and to the use of said starch. The method of the invention comprises the mixing of starch with an aqueous solution comprising a salt and drying the mixture.

Abstract: An intermediary baking product, such as a dough, which consists of a primary non-grain flour portion and a secondary grain flour portion wherein the non-grain flour portion is at least double the percentage of the grain flour portion. The intermediary baking product having a regular bread-dough-like form.

Abstract: The production of starch containing products such as rice for use in a low glycemic diet as a carbohydrate substitute in diet preparations is disclosed. The preparation may be readily adjusted in form and taste with respect to aroma, texture, consistency, and flavor for utilization in a number of food preparation techniques including baking and frying. The method provides digestible starches from native and commercial starches by controlled heating and/or enzymatic processing and filtration of carbohydrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of food production, in particular the production and provision of a gluten-free baking mix for the preparation of gluten-free baked goods and bread.

Abstract: Improved doughs containing dehydrated potato products, food products made from said doughs, and the methods for making the same are disclosed. Although the improved doughs contain non-ideal dehydrated potato products, processing efficiency and finished product quality are comparable to that of finished products made with doughs containing dehydrated potato products having from 40% to 60% broken cells and from 16% to 27% free amylose.

Abstract: A sweet potato snack chip which is made by cooking dough that contains a sweet potato flour composition that includes sweet potato powder, sweet potato flakes and mixtures of these. The sweet potato snack chip has a chip density of from about 0.6 g/ml to about 2.0 g/ml, and a chip fracture strength of from about 400 gf to about 900 gf. The preferred dough formed from the sweet potato flour composition is sheetable and cohesive. Fabricated snacks made from this dough have desirable taste and texture characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the production of direct expanded farinaceous food products without the use of a drying apparatus such as an oven and without the use of traditionally used sugar to eliminate such drying steps. A farinaceous material combined with a plasticizer component in the form of trehalose is extruded to form a direct expanded shelf-stable snack food product. Snack food products made with trehalose can be incorporated into an outer shell of a composite center-filled or co-extruded product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reduced fat bakery emulsion comprising 39-65 wt. % of a continuous fat phase and 35-61 wt. % of a dispersed aqueous phase, said aqueous phase having the following composition: 60-80 wt. % of water; 18-40 wt. % of maltodextrin with a DE in the range of 1-5; 0-5 wt. % of other hydrocolloids; 0-6 wt. % of dissolved components selected from acids, salts and combinations thereof; 0-2 wt. % of other edible ingredients; said continuous fat phase having the following composition: 94-99.5 wt. % of triglycerides; 0.5-5 wt. % of emulsifier; 0-2 wt. % of other edible ingredients; wherein the fat phase is characterized by the following solid fat profile: 25%?N20?50; 15%?N30?35%; 8%?N35?30%. The bakery emulsion of the present invention enables the preparation of low fat puff pastries of high quality.

Abstract: A method for producing a shelf-stable protein-based pellet that is capable of expansion into a light, crispy snack cake, while providing a good source of protein and calcium. The method, in preferred embodiments, involves making dough from tapioca and potato starches and a milk protein derivative consisting of whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate or calcium caseinate. The mixture is extruded, sliced and dried in a series of dyers. The method produces a shelf-stable pellet having a moisture level of approximately 9-13% by weight which is further processed to produce a puffed dairy protein snack product, having a moisture level typically less than 2%.

Abstract: Feed block containing feed particles, at least one binding agent and liquid wherein the binding agent is selected from the group consisting of cold-water soluble starch or cold-water soluble, vegetable protein; and the feed block contains less than 40% of water by weight. Also described is a method for forming a feed block and an apparatus for manufacturing of the feed block.

Abstract: A reduced digestible carbohydrate food made from a dough and consisting of a pasta, noodle or restructured rice particle, the food having a modified matrix structure that comprises discrete units of starch granules that comprise available carbohydrate, and a protective food film network that includes a non-digestible protective material, which surrounds the discrete units of starch granules to provide protection of a portion of the available carbohydrate from digestion in the small intestine when the reduced digestible carbohydrate food is eaten, the dough comprising a flour and the non-digestible protective material. Reducing the digestion of carbohydrates in a digestible carbohydrate-based material, and reducing the absorption of the digestion product(s) of carbohydrates (that is, simple sugars) within the small intestine. The undigested digestible carbohydrate and the unabsorbed digestion products pass through the small intestines and into the colon, where they are fermented, acting like dietary fibers.

Abstract: A substitute emulsifier and texturizer and associated production processes are provided for improved gluten-free and vegan baking. Hydrated chia seeds are used to bind water and emulsify oils in preparing a baked product. The associated production process involves hydrating chia seeds to form a chia seed gel, combining the chia seed gel with a gluten-free flour to make a dough or batter and adding other ingredients as desired for producing a baked product. A variety of baked products can be produced including, for example, pie crusts, breakfast bars, granola bars, cookies, crackers, pretzels, muffins, quick breads, and yeast breads.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a milled cassava product comprising a certain size distribution of milled cassava particle that is especially useful as a substitute for wheat or other gluten-containing flours. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the milled cassava product. Further, the present invention relates to foodstuffs comprising the milled cassava product, especially those that have reduced gluten or are gluten-free.

Abstract: A formed food product including wild blueberry seeds and a method for producing such food product without damaging the wild blueberry germplasm such that seed viability is enhanced. The method contributes to the conservation and sustainable utilization of agricultural biodiversity. The formed food product is interspersed with seeds processed by way of the method to enable natural seed distribution in an edible manufactured food product. The formed food product, even after reaching its expiration date, provides seeds within it that are still be viable and can be extracted for future use.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing an intermediary product in the form of a nut-based pellet that is capable of being stored for up to about six months. To form the nut pellets, a nut dough is passed through an extruder. The extrudate produced is then cut into pellets and dried. Starch pellets can then optionally be mixed with the nut pellets or small nut pieces and cooked to form a snack chip. The snack chip is formed by compressing and cooking the pellet mixture, expanding the pellet mixture, and compressing the pellet mixture again.

Abstract: Lignan Flax Seed Cakes offers consumers a delicious and simple way to consume ground flax seed. This product combines multiple healthy ingredients, such as fruit, oats, and walnuts, with ground flax seed to produce a well-textured and desirable food item. This comestible food product enables individuals to receive a known (controlled) quantity of flax seed, while simultaneously consuming other beneficial ingredients. The enjoyable taste makes it easy to obtain the health benefits provided by flax seed within a consumer's diet.

Abstract: Products that include cassava flour. The products can be dry blends, doughs, and fabricated snack products. The cassava flour can have a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg, can have a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP, can have a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP, and can be formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for replacing gluten in food products. Preferably, the gluten replacement system of the present invention utilizes gluten-free ingredients that mimic the functions of gluten in a dough and in a final product made from the dough. The gluten replacement system can be used to formulate food products that are safe for consumption by those who have a gluten intolerance, allergy or sensitivity, or by those who follow a gluten-free diet. The present invention is also directed to a composition for making a gluten-free product. The composition preferably mimics the functions of gluten in a food product. This composition may include a gluten-free gas-retaining polymer and a gluten-free setting polymer, and it may also include a hydrocolloid or a starch, or both.

Abstract: Improved doughs containing dehydrated potato products, food products made from said doughs, and the methods for making the same are disclosed. Although the improved doughs contain non-ideal dehydrated potato products, processing efficiency and finished product quality are comparable to that of finished products made with doughs containing dehydrated potato products having from 40% to 60% broken cells and from 16% to 27% free amylose.

Abstract: Legumes having a raw moisture content of between about 19% to about 45% are pressure cooked to a moisture content of between about 42% to about 49%. The legumes may also be subjected to a low thermal stress dewatering at less than about 160° F. After grinding, additional ingredients such as starches, fibers, protein, and/or vitamin and mineral fortification can be added prior to forming a legume-based dough. Kneaded or shaped dough can be cooked and seasoned to make a nutritious snack food comprising between about 5 and about 6 grams of protein per one ounce serving, or between about 10%-30% protein.

Abstract: Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flakes are prepared such that the physical properties in the flake are controlled during processing. The resulting flakes can be used to prepare a more cohesive, non-adhesive, machineable dough.

Abstract: Improved doughs containing dehydrated potato products, food products made from said doughs, and the methods for making the same are disclosed. Although the improved doughs contain non-ideal dehydrated potato products, processing efficiency and finished product quality are comparable to that of finished products made with doughs containing dehydrated potato products having from 40% to 60% broken cells and from 16% to 27% free amylose.

Abstract: A dough composition comprising gluten-free cereal flour, a water-soluble cellulose ether, and a low substituted cellulose ether having a molar substitution of 0.05-1.0 is provided. The bread made from the dough composition has a good mouthfeel and a satisfactory volume, retains softness over time, and are eatable by those patients of food allergy to wheat or the like.

Abstract: Improved extruded starch-bearing products (e.g., starches, starch-bearing legumes, starch-bearing grains and formulations containing any of the foregoing) are provided having relatively high cook values and low cold water viscosities. The products are prepared by initial preconditioning to partially cook the starting material(s), followed by low shear extrusion cooking, with a total STE/SME ratio of at least about 4.

Abstract: Provided herein are microalgae-containing baked goods with novel properties compared to preexisting products of the same type. Methods of formulating and manufacturing these foods to deliver reduced fat, reduced cholesterol, and increased fiber content are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include elimination or reduction of eggs, butter, animal fat, and saturated oils in favor of healthy oil-containing microalgae biomass and oils, including the manufacture of foods with lower calories than preexisting products of the same type. Methods of producing raw materials for the manufacture of novel processed baked foods and intermediates such as cake and bead mixes are also provided.

Abstract: The present application describes methods for reducing oil uptake of fried foods, comprising adding water to a batter mix comprising flour, at least one seasoning, optionally, a leavening agent, and granulated or agglomerated methylcellulose, provided that the methylcellulose has been granulated or agglomerated with a sufficient amount of carboxymethylcellulose as binder, to form a batter; contacting a food with the batter to prepare a battered food; and frying the battered food.

Abstract: The present invention discloses formulations for sheeted, baked sweet potato chips that have a light, crispy texture similar to a white potato chip. The ingredients are combined with water and oil to make a dough, which is then sheeted and cut into pieces. The pieces are baked to produce sweet potato snack chips.

Abstract: A process for obtaining fenugreek flour from fenugreek seeds has been developed, and the flour incorporated into baked or other food products. The processed fenugreek flour from boiled seeds was easier to add into food products than whole seeds and did not compromise the food's taste or texture. This fenugreek flour can be included in everyday food items and will allow increased use in fenugreek to aid in the prevention of diabetes and obesity. Using this flour, a fenugreek bread formula was developed, and the bread was produced in a commercial bakery by incorporating fenugreek flour into a standard wheat bread formula. Eight diet controlled diabetic subjects were served wheat bread with about 5% fenugreek, and the consumption of the fenugreek bread was shown to reduce serum insulin indicating the bioactivity of the fenugreek remained in the bread.

Abstract: A composition comprising from about 3% d.s.b. to about 35% d.s.b. of a first starch, wherein the degree of substitution (DS) of the first starch with a hydroxypropyl group is from about 0.1 to about 0.6; from about 10% d.s.b. to about 50% d.s.b. of a second starch; and from about 15% d.s.b. to about 87% d.s.b. of a flour or a meal. A method, comprising extruding a composition as described above and from about 15% total weight to about 25% total weight water at a temperature from room temperature to about 200° C., to yield an extruded composition comprising less than about 5% total weight water.

Abstract: A dough sheet for producing thin, baked chips is obtained continuously by compressing a dough sheet to a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.035 inch between counter-rotating gauge rolls while maintaining the surface of each gauge roll at a temperature of about 85° F. to about 95° F. Maintaining the gauge roll surface temperature at about 85° F. to about 95° F. avoids sticking, tearing, and shredding of the thin dough sheet as it is compressed and transferred by the gauge rolls, even at high production rates or line speeds. A rotary cutter is employed to obtain thin, irregularly shaped, scallop-edged snacks in a variety of shapes from a single dough sheet without producing dough scraps between the pieces.

Abstract: Interacted starch products made up of resistant starch and hydrocolloid are provided which exhibit at least about 20% resistance to ?-amylase digestion. The products are prepared by mixing together quantities of resistant starch and hydrocolloid in water with mixing and optional heating, followed by drying. Foods containing the interacted starch products are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are gluten-free compositions which can be made into a dough. The gluten-free dough can be subjected to a sheeting or pressing process and therefore can be prepared easily in commercial settings. The dough comprises gluten-free flour, modified starch, protein, leavening agents; oil and water.