Abstract: A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least two active components with an encapsulating material for managing the release of the two actives relative to each other when used in an edible composition.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a low calorie composite sweetener as a sugar alternative. The invention further provides a low calorie composite sweetener that can be used in many products. The low calorie composite sweetener is useful as non-caloric sweeteners in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectionaries, bakeries, cookies, chewing gums, and alike.

Abstract: A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least one active component with an encapsulating material for delivering the active component when the active component is included in an edible composition and the edible composition is consumed.

Abstract: A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least one active component with an encapsulating material for delivering the active component when the active component is included in an edible composition and the edible composition is consumed.

Abstract: A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least one active component with an encapsulating material for delivering the active component upon consumption of the edible composition.

Abstract: The invention pertains to softgel capsules that have an iridescent appearance and contain one or more dietary supplements and to their methods of manufacture. The softgel capsule comprises a shell for containing one or more dietary supplements, the shell comprised of a gelatinized gelatin and an iridescent mica-based mineral pigment that imparts an iridescent appearance to the shell; and one or more dietary supplements contained within the shell. Iridescent mica-based pigments are incorporated into a gelatin softgel capsule in a unique formulation.

Abstract: A reinforced edible image-substrate for decorating foodstuffs capable of having high-resolution images printed thereon and also capable of retaining multi-dimensional shapes is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the reinforced edible image-substrate includes an edible paper base layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and an edible image-substrate coating disposed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the edible paper base layer. It is an object of the reinforced edible image-substrate disclosed herein to be capable of accepting high-resolution images, to be sufficiently stiff to retain multi-dimensional shapes without collapsing, and also to be sufficiently flexible to be capable of being bent, folded, and/or creased while maintaining sufficient integrity to retain desired multi-dimensional shapes.

Abstract: A composition having from 45% to 90%, by weight, of a first portion and from 10% to 55%, by weight, a second portion. The first portion has a lower melting point than the second portion. The first portion can have a higher water activity than the second portion. The first portion contains a sensitive ingredient which can be a Probiotic. The composition can be a supplement intended to be given to a pet.

Abstract: The invention provides multi-textured animal treats and methods for making the multi-textured animal treats. In a general aspect, the multi-textured animal treat includes a hard component comprising a mechanical joint and one or more soft components fixedly attached to the mechanical joint and wrapped around the hard component. The soft components can include an adhesive or a combination of adhesives and mechanical joints for providing an additional attachment mechanism to the hard component.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process to preserve a water-containing product such as a foodstuff, which comprises adding natamycin and nisin to the product, whereby at least 90% (w/v) of natamycin is dissolved and/or less than 10% (w/v) of natamycin is present in crystal form.

Abstract: Chewable compositions including an inner or center portion in the form of a liquid, semi-liquid, or gel and at least one inner functional component and including an outer or shell portion comprised of a hydrocolloid base including at least one outer functional component, wherein the inner portion is surrounded by the outer portion. In some examples, a first water activity of die shell portion and a second water activity of die center portion are similar. In some examples, the inner functional component includes a dietary supplement or drug. In still further examples, the inner portion has a volume ranging between 0.25 ml and 1.25 ml, the outer portion houses the inner portion and protects the inner functional component from exposure to oxygen and moisture, and a first density of the outer portion and a second density of the inner portion are substantially different.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a candy in which a crystalline candy containing xylitol and a noncrystalline sugar-free candy are combined and, particularly, the crystalline candy and the noncrystalline sugar-free candy are combined side-by-side and the junction part has a continuous, smooth and novel appearance and texture; and a technique for efficiently producing the same. A flowable crystalline candy dough, containing as carbohydrate, 66 to 99% by weight of xylitol and 34 to 1% by weight of another sugar alcohol and a flowable noncrystalline sugar-free candy dough are simultaneously deposited.

Abstract: The various non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a protein-based binder or coating system for particulate- and/or powder-type food systems, for example, to form nutritive ready-to-eat food bars, protein bars, snack pieces, or cereal clusters, where the binder comprises a modified wheat protein isolate. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to food compositions comprising a modified wheat protein isolate binder, and at least one of food particulates; powdered food ingredients, such as protein powders; and combinations thereof. In addition, methods for forming the various non-limiting embodiments of the food compositions and the modified wheat protein isolate binder systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention is to provide a candy composition in which a sugar alcohol is used as a main raw material and which is comparable in intensity of sweetness and quality of sweetness to sugar as well as a candy manufactured using the same. The above object can be accomplished by providing a deliciously sweet candy composition which comprises sugar alcohol as a main raw material and comprises high sweetness intensity sweetener (E), flavoring components (A) maltol and (B) furaneol as essential components, each in an effective amount, and an effective amount of at least one component selected from among flavoring components (C) cyclotene and (D) menthyl acetate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a coffee composition, in particular, an instant coffee composition which can provide a three-layered coffee drink in one step. The coffee composition having coffee, a foaming agent, a protein source and at least 1.3 wt % (based on the total weight of the composition) of a kappa-carrageenan, iota-carrageenan or mixture thereof. The disclosure also relates to a method for the preparation of such a composition and such a drink.

Abstract: The wet pet food product of the present invention has more appeal to a consumer and ease of access for a pet. The wet pet food product contains a base food; a first layer; optionally a coating associated with said base food; and wherein said first layer is bonded with the base food.

Abstract: Textured, co-deposited, freeze-dried food products are provided, as well as methods of making same. In a general embodiment, the food products have a first component and a second component that are disposed adjacent one another. The first and second components may be the same or different materials and may have any number of distinguishable characteristics including, but not limited to, flavor, color, texture, optical properties, etc. The food products are subjected to a sublimation step during manufacturing to remove excess water in the food product to provide a freeze-dried food product.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the oil droplets of a diameter in the range of 5 nm to hundreds of micrometers exhibit a nano-sized self-assembled structurization with hydrophilic domains having a diameter size in the range of 0.5 to 200 nm, due to the presence of a lipophilic additive and the oil-in-water emulsion contains an active element being present in the range comprised between 0.00001 and 79% based on the total composition.

Abstract: The present invention concerns flavoring substance-included compounds comprising or consisting of a polymer part and certain included flavoring substances. These flavoring substance-included compounds may be present in the form of mixtures with accompanying substances and possibly water. The present invention also concerns a method for producing flavoring substance-included compounds, the use of flavoring substance-included compounds according to the invention as a means of flavoring preparations or semi-finished products for nourishment or pleasure and corresponding preparations and semi-finished products for nourishment or pleasure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a cooked multilayered food product, the method comprises the steps of: providing a food base product; and subjecting the food base product to a cooking extrusion process through a multilayer shaped extrusion die providing a cooked multilayered food product with controlled expansion.

Abstract: A composition comprising a physically discrete pet food oral intake composition coated with a physically stable film, the film comprising a component which is a) capable of carrying a beneficial agent to a site in the pet wherein the benefit agent is effective in producing a beneficial effect or b) capable of releasing the benefit agent into the mouth or alimentary canal with the benefit agent traveling to a site in the pet wherein the benefit agent is effective in producing a beneficial effect.

Abstract: A pet food product with multiple layers and at least one of the layers includes protrusions that extend into another layer. The protrusions provide a mechanical interlock between layers providing increased resistance to delamination while the pet food product is being masticated. One of the layers may primarily provide palatability while another layer may provide therapy such as dental cleaning. The ability to resist delamination during mastication may result in prolonged delivery of the therapy as the pet chews on the pet food product to experience the palatability of the palatable layer.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a novel coating system, coated compositions with such a coating system, as well as to the use of such compositions in the production food, feed, dietary supplements and/or pharmaceutical products, as well as to food, feed, dietary supplements and/or pharmaceutical products comprising such compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a protein-based encapsulate, said method comprising: providing an aqueous solution of a protein that is capable of forming disulfide cross-links; submitting said aqueous solution to a protein activation treatment to produce an aqueous suspension of activated protein aggregates, said suspension having a reactivity of at least 5.0 ?mol thiol groups per gram of activated protein aggregates as determined in the Ellman's assay; dispensing said aqueous suspension in a gas or a water-immiscible liquid to produce suspension droplets having a diameter of 0.1-500 ?m; and forming disulfide cross-links between the activated protein aggregates by contacting the activated protein aggregates with an oxidizing agent, optionally after said activated protein aggregates have been partially cross-linked by forming disulfide cross-links by means of heat treatment or by pressurization to a pressure in excess of 50 MPa.

Abstract: This process is designed to coat fresh chicken eggs with polyethylene glycol-lactide. The process reduces possible microbial content which may be inside fresh eggs while preventing the contamination of the eggs after being laid. It also extends the shelf life while maintaining the quality of the eggs. In addition, the PEG coating lowers the rate of fractures related to the egg shell while being handled, whether that be during storage, when the eggs are transported, or when the eggs are transferred to a market display.

Abstract: Flavor infused cinnamon sticks and a method for making the same. Natural cinnamon sticks are infused with various flavors, flavor pre-cursors, or other agents such as vitamins, sweeteners, or food colorants. The cinnamon sticks provide a natural matrix for carrying the various flavors or other agents, as well as providing a convenient handheld stirrer when used to add flavor to a beverage. Although ground cinnamon produces an intense amount of cinnamon flavor that would dominate over other infused flavors, the cinnamon flavor in intact cinnamon sticks leaches out only slowly, and thus the cinnamon flavor can harmoniously co-exist with the various infused flavors. Various methods of producing the infused cinnamon sticks are also taught.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing protein microparticles in dilute organic acid solutions and in the absence of an alcohol such as ethanol. The microparticles are formed by dissolving a cereal prolamin protein in a concentrated organic acid solution with agitation and then diluting the solution with an aqueous solution. Protein microparticles having vacuoles are thus formed. The protein microparticles may be used to form powders, films, coatings, matrices, scaffolds and the like. Complete films can be formed from the protein microparticles of the invention.

Abstract: A food product with Chia vegetable oil as a source of essential fatty acids, obtained by a simple and effective micro-encapsulation method using spray drying under special conditions. The product is highly soluble and oxidatively stable (by micro-encapsulation), odorless and flavorless, and can be used in food preparations or can be ingested alone.

Abstract: A multi phase soft gelatin dosage form comprising at least one preformed solid dosage form and at least one liquid fill phase. The multi phase soft gelatin dosage forms of the present invention are especially useful to combine at least one solid dosage form and at least one liquid phase for single ingestion. Method and apparatus for manufacturing the multiphase soft gelatin dosage forms are also described. The solid phase, liquid phase or coatings may comprise active pharmaceutical ingredients, nutraceuticals, nutritional supplements, therapeutic substances, functional excipients or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Compositions that include a shelf-life stability component are provided. In some instances, the compositions are ingestible compositions which include the shelf-life stability component and an ingestible component. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making and using the compositions.

Abstract: [Problem] Provision of sustained release microparticles having excellent characteristics, in which the microparticles for supporting a substance or substances can fully control the release of the supported substances, can sufficiently diffuse the supported substances in a medium such as water, and can effect sustained release of more than one kind of the supported substances differing in water solubility, each at the respectively desired rate; and also to provide preparations which contain said sustained release microparticles. [Means of Solution] Sustained release microparticles comprising a supported substance, microgranular form and coating agent, said microgranular form having an average particle size within a range of from 20 to 300 ?m; and preparations which contain the sustained release microparticles.

Abstract: A food product comprises a plasticizer. The plasticizer may be incorporated (internally) into the food, and/or coated (externally) on the food. The food product may further comprise a fat coating. The fat coating may comprise a structurant. A method for softening a food product by adding a plasticizer. A method for making a food appear meaty or lubricious.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion being formed with a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, wherein the capillaries have a non-uniform cross section along their length. The present invention also provides a method of producing the same.

Abstract: An enteric coating composition including about 0.01% to about 10% resin and about 0.01% to about 10% polymer. The enteric coating composition may be applied to a substrate, such as a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, fruit, vegetable, agricultural product, or industrial product, to form an enteric coating on the substrate. Also provided is a multiple-component system having a first component including a resin and a second component including a polymer, wherein mixing the first component and the second component forms an enteric coating composition having about 0.01% to about 10% resin and about 0.01% to about 10% polymer. Methods for coating a substrate with the enteric coating compositions are also provided.

Abstract: A method of preparing genipin-rich materials from the fruit of Genipa americana fruit for their use as a cross-linking agent and as a raw material to produce colors is disclosed. The genipin-rich materials can be used in a broad range of applications including personal care, cosmetics, dietary supplements, packaging, textiles, beverages, foodstuffs, drugs, and animal feeds.

Abstract: A dry film coating composition comprising a cellulose film former, an oligofructose fiber, a plasticizing agent, and a processing aid is disclosed herein. Also provided is a film coating suspension comprising a cellulose film former, an oligofructose fiber, a plasticizing agent, a processing aid, and a solvent. The film coating suspension may be applied to a substrate, such as, for example, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, tablets, capsules, softgels, granules, particles (e.g., micro- and nano-particles), agricultural seeds, and the like to form a dry film coating on the substrate. Methods of coating a substrate with the film coating suspensions are also provided.

Abstract: Edible complex coacervates and aqueous dispersions of complex coacervates are disclosed, that may be utilized to protect a sensitive substance, e.g., fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids or other hydrophobic substances or sensitive hydrophilic substances. The complex coacervates and aqueous dispersions may be utilized in food products. Methods for producing the complex coacervates and aqueous dispersions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to milk-based nutritional compositions for pediatric subjects and to corresponding methods of using the nutritional compositions to promote health and development. The nutritional compositions comprise docosahexaenoic acid, choline and phytonutrients, such as apple extract, grape seed extract, or mixtures thereof. The nutritional compositions are believed to be useful in promoting visual health, gastrointestinal health, immune function and cognitive development and function in infants and children, and the compositions may be administered via a staged nutritional feeding regimen. The disclosure further relates to nutritional compositions that maintain desirable organoleptic properties after addition of phytonutrients to a milk-based matrix and still further relates to methods for producing the same.

Abstract: This chewable capsule has an encapsulating shell and a filling contained within the encapsulating shell, in which outer diameter of the above encapsulating shell ranges from 14 mm to 25 mm, and mass of the above encapsulating shell ranges from 10% to 20% of the total mass of the chewable capsule, the quantity of the above filling contained within the above encapsulating shell ranges from 1400 mg to 3000 mg, and gelatin is contained in the above encapsulating shell.

Abstract: A method for preparing a custom flavored snack food includes the provision of a quantity of a snack food that is at least partially cooked and at least one seasoning powder. The snack food is placed in a coating container with the at least one seasoning powder. The snack food is then coated with the at least one seasoning powder. The snack food coated with the at least one seasoning powder is subsequently heated to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to form the custom flavored snack food. The method may be practiced with a kit having the snack food, the at least one seasoning powder, the coating container, and the heating container. The heating container may have a removable panel that, when removed, provides access to a heating cavity for receiving and heating the coated snack food to form the custom flavored snack food.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary formulations for the slow release of water-soluble active ingredients. Said formulations comprise a coating obtained by evaporation from vinyl polymer dispersions not containing emulsifiers. The formulations can be advantageously included in an edible composition, including confectionery products.

Abstract: The invention concerns a multilayer food product and a method for obtaining a multilayer food product which includes at least one lower layer and one upper layer of thermally stable food components, wherein the lower layer has a low viscosity and the upper layer has a uniform distribution.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a capsule comprising a water-soluble compound suitable for the capsule, a non-water soluble excipient suitable for the capsule; and suitable for the capsule, and a mixture of colorant agents, wherein the color of the capsule may be in the range of 15<L<90; ?30<a<+75; ?37<b<+46 as measured in accordance with the Lab color space. The present invention further includes capsules containing a filling such as food, medicine, cosmetics, agrichemicals, feed or active biological ingredient.

Abstract: An active ingredient delivery system and a method of making or using the same, wherein the delivery system includes an active ingredient and a carrier component of an amorphous metal salt, with the active ingredient at least partly fixed to and partly encapsulated by the carrier component. The active ingredient may be a bitter tasting polyphenol such as a flavonoid.

Abstract: Edible or potable substances can be transported in biodegradable vessel.

Abstract: This invention relates to time-release capsules administered in beverage preparations. The present invention may be used for administration of delayed-release flavor or color enhancement of the beverage preparation. It may also be used for the oral administration of pharmaceutical compounds, vitamins, or other active compounds, including herbal ingredients, to a person or animal in a liquid beverage. This invention solves several problems associated with the blending of complex drinks and taste habituation wherein the taste intensity of a drink decreases with time. It also solves several practical problems associated with administration of compounds to a person or veterinary patient, including reduction of efficacy due to manufacturing issues, suboptimal dissolution in the digestive system, and administration of an unpleasant oral compound in a form that is displeasing to taste.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capsule with a core/shell structure, comprising a core which comprises at least one sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble organic active ingredient, to a method for producing such capsules having a core/shell structure, to the use of the capsules having the core/shell structure and to preparations comprising the capsules having the core/shell structure.

Abstract: Nutritional supplements and methods for making and using such supplements are described. In particular, this application describes nutritional supplements with a first part containing an effective amount of a lipoic acid (such as ALA) and a second part containing an effective amount of a sulfur containing compound that increases the level of cellular glutathione (such as NAC). The first and second parts are kept partially or completely separated from each other, thereby minimizing their reaction and maximizing their effectiveness. Such nutritional supplements can be administered to mammals to increase the levels of glutathione while maintaining or increasing the stability of these two components while they are contained in the supplement. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and molding devices for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff which is suitable for human consumption, in particular from a mass of meat. A mold provided with at least one mold cavity is used. In some embodiments, the base of the mold cavity is adjustable so as to vary the volume of the mold cavity.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a low calorie composite sweetener as a sugar alternative. The invention further provides a low calorie composite sweetener that can be used in many products. The low calorie composite sweetener is useful as non-caloric sweeteners in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectionaries, bakeries, cookies, chewing gums, and alike.