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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416752 | Method of fortifying seeds with an essential fatty acid, fortified seed and food product A method is provided for fortifying a seed, grain, nut, bean, or the like with an essential fatty acid such as docosahexaenoic acid or eicosapentaenoic acid. Using the method, it is possible to produce seeds that can be used as a dietary source of that essential fat... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393551 | Denatured carob flour (DCF) with a low content of soluble tannins and sugars, meant for human consumption and process to obtain it The present invention provides an improved denatured carob flour, which includes 2 to 15% sugars, 0.2 to 1.5% cyclitols (pinitol), 2 to 10% lignins, 10 to 30% celluloses, 3 to 20% hemicelluloses, 1 to 6% pectins, 25 to 55% condensed tannins, 3 to 9% protein and less... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393550 | Method for reducing acrylamide formation in thermally processed foods A process and apparatus for a method for reducing the amount of acrylamide in thermally processed foods. This invention permits the production of foods having significantly reduced levels of acrylamide. The method relies on the manipulation of various unit operation... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360504 | Radiopaque animal chew An animal chew toy comprising a radiopaque polymer. The radiopaque polymer may comprise a polymer that is inherently radiopaque or a polymer that has been made radiopaque by the addition of an additive that provides radiopaque characteristics. The radiopaque polymer... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332188 | Animal chew containing fermented soyfood The present invention relates to an enriched animal chew toy comprising a resin a fermented soy nutraceutical. Optionally the nutraceutical may contain enzymes or coenzymes. Also, the enriched animal chew toy may be formed by mixing a resin with the fermented soy nu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7288275 | Apparatus and process for forming pet treats An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter, vegetable or plant matter, is mixed with a binder. The mixture is then su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238381 | System for microorganism control A method of infrared heat-processing of nuts (e.g., almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts and mixtures thereof) in order to reduce the microorganism level thereof is provided wherein the nuts are sequentially mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7087260 | Animal chew toy with flossing ribs/projections An edible animal chew toy which provides a dental benefit when chewed. The chewing action of the animal causes ribs and/or protrusions on the chew toy, in close proximity to the area being chewed, to floss the sides of the animal's teeth and gums. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083819 | Process for manufacturing a soy protein concentrate having high isoflavone content A method for manufacturing a soy protein concentrate having a low non-digestible oligosaccharide and high isoflavone content. The soy protein may have high saponin content. The method includes the use of a membrane in an ultrafiltration process to separate non-diges... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074444 | Method for producing a dehydrated whole food product A method of preparing a reconstitutable, dehydrated whole bean product is shown. The method calls for utilizing a combination convection/microwave heating chamber to dry cooked whole beans in such a way as to preserve the integrity of the beans and, thus, significan... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063868 | Method of removing molded natural resins from molds utilizing lifter bars A process of injection molding a natural resin into a mold cavity including lifter bars as part of the ejection system for extracting the molded animal chew of the mold cavity. The lifter bars are provided with a contacting area having a relatively high surface area... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029716 | Method and system for producing a dehydrated whole food product A method for producing a reconstitutable dehydrated food product, an apparatus for producing such a product, and a product produced thereby are described. The method calls for using a stationary vessel to separately hydrate at least two batches of raw beans with cir... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008662 | Producing method and producing apparatus of rice with germinated germs Warm and wet air are applied to brown rice with germinated germs, produced by adding water to the brown rice, for removing water attached to a surface of the rice. A surface of the germinated brown rice is polished by a rice-polishing machine while remaining the ger... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6916497 | Health chew toy A vitamin and/or mineral and/or herbal enriched molded animal chew toy. The vitamins, minerals and/or herbal additives are incorporated into the molded chew toy under conditions that minimize thermal degradation of such additives. Suitable resins include starch, cas... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6861085 | Process for preparing a storage-stable brown stock The invention relates to a process for preparing a storage-stable brown stock from meat extract and vegetable juice and other customary additives. In a first reaction, a liquid mixture having a solids content of 65-85%, preferably 75-80% by weight, of meat extract, ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6797292 | Method for producing meal containing mannose A method for producing meal containing mannose, wherein powder particles containing cellulose and/or hemicellulose is mixed with the wet composition obtained by having a mannnan degrading enzyme function to Arecaceae plant-derived meals such as copra meal and/or pal... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6740348 | Press-formed grain snacks and process therefor Grain-rich snacks are produced by forming a pasty mixture comprising grain and a minor proportion of egg white, press-forming the pasty mixture to yield formed snacks, and contacting the formed snacks with superheated steam to set the egg white as binder of the snac... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6685981 | Device and process for manufacturing candy The invention involves a process and a device for manufacturing a raw liquid confection mixture, whereby sugar containing dry components and liquid components are supplied from out of a dosing device into a mixing device. The mixing device involves a shea... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6667069 | Methods for processing oat groats to have a toast flavor attributable to enhanced maillard products and products made by the methods Processes directed to increasing the solution mobility, solution concentration, and/or solution kinetics with respect to at least simple sugars within the groat to increase the availability of the simple sugars to react with nitrogen containing compounds,... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6645546 | Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6627244 | Green tea composition and molding matter thereof, and process for producing them A green tea composition comprising 100 parts by weight of green tea leaf, and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of trehalose; a process for producing a green tea composition, comprising the steps of heat-treating fresh tea leaf, drying the heat-treated leaf, and... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572907 | Method for drying walnuts A method for drying nuts that includes removing, acids, particularly tannins, and stopping enzymatic activity within the nut prior to drying provides a novel approach to processing nuts that has many useful characteristics. In one embodiment, walnuts are ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558722 | Use of powdered gum in making a coating for a confection A coating process for coating a plurality of centers comprising the steps of: (a) tumbling a plurality of centers in a rotating pan; (b) wetting said plurality of centers with a grossing syrup; (c) distributing said grossing syrup amongst individual cente... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6541056 | Malted beverage powder and process The present invention relates to a malted beverage powder and a process for preparing it. In the process of the present invention, liquid beverage ingredients and a first portion of dry malted beverage ingredients are wet mixed to provide a wet mixture ha... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527868 | Dextrose in powder form and a process for the preparation thereof The invention relates to a dextrose in powder form, characterised in that it has a dextrose content at least equal to 99%, an crystalline form content at least equal to 95%, a water content at most equal to 1% and a compressibility, determined acc... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6491962 | Process of collecting young leaves of rice plant and its processing method, processed goods and foods The present invention relates to the healthy supplementary foods and the technology for making them by enabling the efficient collection of young leaves of rice plant rich in nutrition and processing without losing nutrition characteristic of young leaves... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440449 | Methods of infusing phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, and other compositions into food products This invention provides methods of infusing compositions including phytochemicals, nutraceuticals such as vitamins, herbal extracts, and medicinals into food products, including, e.g., juices, fruits, vegetables, and meats, etc. The resulting infused food... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6387435 | Method of processing multiple whole grain mixtures and products therefrom A waxy hull-less barley product is described having a moisture content of from 50-75%. The product is prepared by cooking the grains in water for 15-120 minutes at a temperature of 75-150° C. Next, the grains are rinsed with cool water to remove excess s... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6322835 | Low density fructan composition and method for preparing same A low density fructan having a loose density equal or less than 0.35 g/ml to a composition which comprises intimately associated with the fructan one or more of maltodextrins, polydextrose, sucrose, polyols and high intensity sweeteners. Also provided is ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6287626 | Method of processing multiple whole grain mixtures and products therefrom A whole grain product is described having a moisture content of from 40-80%. The product is prepared by cooking the grains in water for 5-90 minutes at a temperature of 80-150° C. Next, the grains are rinsed with cool water to remove excess starch and st... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284299 | Method for processing oat groats to enhance desired maillard products to promote desired toast flavor in the groats and products made by the methods Processes directed to increasing the solution mobility, solution concentration, and/or solution kinetics with respect to at least simple sugars within the groat to increase the availability of the simple sugars to react with nitrogen containing compounds,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6224931 | Method of producing dry noodles A method of production of dried noodles, in which the dried noodles are fried noodles of the type which are prepared by adding hot water, etc. or by cooking, or hot air-dried or freeze-dried type noodles, whereby the noodles are treated with water-soluble... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6174725 | Altering wheat dough viscoelasticity with modified glutenins The invention provides methods and compositions for producing dough, preferably wheat dough, with particular viscoelastic properties and the use of such dough in products such as breads and noodles. Viscoelastic variation is effected by using flour milled... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6159516 | Method of molding edible starch A process for forming starch into a molded article using melt processing techniques which process comprises combining starch and water to form a mixture wherein the water content is in the range of about 20.0 to 40.0% by weight with respect to that of the... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6126979 | Method for making fast dissolving bouillon cubes A method for producing a fast dissolving low fat bouillon cube includes providing a bouillon powder which is free-flowing to a die having a residual of water on a surface. The bouillon powder is compressed at low pressure, thereby forming a fast dissolvin... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120811 | Microgranule for food/feed applications and process of making A microgranular enzyme composition having an average particle size of from about 20 to 400 microns is disclosed. The microgranular composition has low dusting, high blendability and quick dispersion characteristics particularly beneficial to the food and/... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6103283 | Process for producing milk infused cereal grain ready-to-eat products The present invention relates to a process for producing a ready-to-eat cereal and fluid-milk breakfast food product having a firm surface and an interior comprised of fully cooked, soft and moist, fluid-milk-infused cereal grains joined together. The cer... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6063429 | Method of making a food product from citrus pulp A method for making a food product for human consumption includes the steps of reducing a particle size of pasteurized citrus pulp cells to a predetermined particle size distribution. The reduced-size cells are blended with a sweetener and a concentrate h... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6033693 | Calcium product and a raw material for the product and processes for their preparation This invention provides a calcium product which can be absorbed into the living body at a high ratio and which is prepared by extracting calcium from ashes using an acidic aqueous solution, the ashes containing small amounts of oxalic acid and phytic acid... | 03/07/2000 |
