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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003147 | Method for making dried whey protein product The present invention relates to superior dried whey protein products which have a flavor, aroma and color not possessed by conventionally spray dried whey protein products, as a result of having a lower concentration of oxidative by-products. Also provided are drie... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7838055 | Crystallization of polyol compositions, crystalline polyol composition product and use thereof The present invention relates to a microcrystallized polyol comprising at least two polyols, wherein said polyols are selected from the group consisting of maltitol, xylitol and lactitol and wherein said composition contains at least 25% by weight of each of at leas... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7754264 | Process for preparing nutritional products A process for preparing a dehydrated carbohydrate-containing nutritional product comprises preparing a liquid concentrate with a reduced carbohydrate content, spraying the liquid concentrate into a spray-drier and incorporating the remainder of the carbohydrate cont... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7387808 | Persimmon vinegar powder and process for preparing the same The invention relates to process for preparing persimmon vinegar, in which persimmon extract is added to persimmon concentrate to obtain a mixture and then the mixture is spray dried; and vinegar powder having a taste and a smell convenient to eat, produced by the p... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7363962 | Cold plate for beer dispensing tower A cold plate for a beverage chilling apparatus comprising a plurality of beverage conducting tubes sinuously arranged within a cast aluminum jacket. Interleaved between the beer conducting tubes are coolant conducting lines arranged in heat exchanging relation. The ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322124 | Spray-drying device The invention relates to a spray-drying device (1) having a vertical drying chamber (2), material-atomization means (4) and drying-gas feed (6) means. Filter elements (11) are present in order to filter the fine particles out of th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7276261 | Method for preparing a roller dried protein preparation A method for preparing a dried protein preparation, including roller drying a protein solution having a relatively low protein content of less than 40%, wherein the proteins in the solution are intermolecularly crosslinked by covalent bonds, for example by means of ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267832 | Amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts and method of making and using same Amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts having a mole ratio of calcium to citrate of less than 2.5:2, and powdered beverage mixes and liquid compositions fortified with these amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts as a calcium source, are provided. Liqu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241465 | Process for drying high-lactose aqueous fluids Systems and methods for processing a high-lactose aqueous fluid (HLAF), such as permeate from ultrafiltration of whey fluid, are described. The preferred process includes concentrating HLAF containing from about 1 to about 35% solids, wherein at least 50% of the sol... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220397 | Modified oxygen reduced valve metal oxides Pressed material such as anodes are described and formed from oxygen reduced oxide powders using additives, such as binders and/or lubricants. Methods to form the pressed material are also described, such as with the use of atomizing, spray drying, fluid bed process... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7097736 | Dairy wastewater treatment A process and apparatus for recycling dairy wastewater wherein the wastewater is supplied to at least one first evaporation apparatus to produce a water distillate and sludge. The sludge is then supplied to at least one second evaporation apparatus arranged in serie... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094434 | Composite particles for beverage mixes imparting optical effect in beverages and methods of making same Composite particle comprised of composite particles in which edible core particles are encapsulated with a coating comprising a material that forms a propellant gas when contacted with an edible acid in a solution such that the composite particles independently move... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087262 | Process for manufacturing dehydrated precooked flaked pinto beans A process for manufacturing dehydrated precooked flaked pinto beans begins with cleaning a quantity of beans. The cleaned beans are then pressure cooked. Following cooking, the beans are deposited on a perforated conveyor for transportation through a first dehydrato... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7045003 | Pregelatinized starches and processes for their production The invention relates to a process for producing a pregelatinized starch having good gel-formation properties, in which a) a suspension of starch and water is prepared, b) the suspension prepared in a) is applied t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037708 | Dried microorganism cultures and method for producing same Dry microorganism cultures comprising at least one microorganism species in carrier-bound form are present in the form of particles which a) have a particle size of at least about 0.1 mm and b) are compressed; processes for preparing dry microorganism cultures and t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018667 | Meltable form of sucralose The present invention provides a meltable sucralose and acesulfame-k sweetener. This sweetener may be incorporated in a wide variety of reduced calorie food products such as cooked and hard candies, microwaveable food products, glazed food products, deep fried food ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6841185 | Flavored coffee compositions and methods of making the same The present invention relates to non-segregating flavored coffee compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to novel flavored coffee compositions that minimize or inhibit the segregation and separation of constituent components, and the corresponding... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6824800 | Method of preparing a powder composition A powder composition, characterized in that the powder composition includes delipidated egg yolk particles and a functional food material, the functional food material being impregnated in pores of the delipidated egg yolk particles; a method for preparing a powder ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6808732 | Process for producing a dehydrated food product from a wet plant material The invention relates to a process for producing a dehydrated food product from a wet plant material (MH), in particular in juice or purée form, by drying the said material in the form of a thin layer (CF) on a hot wall. This process is remarkable by the fact that ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6780450 | Process for the preparation of milk powder A process for the production of a fat-containing milk powder by preparing a liquid milk, feeding the prepared liquid milk into an evaporator having at least one stage to obtain a pre-concentrate, homogenizing the pre-concentrate, further evaporating the homogenized ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764706 | Process for the crystallization of xylitol The invention relates to a novel process for the crystallization of xylitol by contacting a xylitol solution with particulate xylitol suspended in a gas, drying the material to produce a multitude of microrystals and conditioning the material into an agglomerated pr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6726951 | Egg concentrate product and methods for making and utilizing the same A method is described for producing a dehydrated egg product, which method including obtaining a liquid egg product having a liquid component, which has of liquid whole egg, liquid yolk, liquid albumen or combinations thereof, and a particulate solid component selec... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723359 | Spray-dried compositions and method for their preparation The invention relates to a spray-dried composition comprising an active ingredient dispersed in a carrier comprising a combination of a wall-forming carbohydrate material with from 1 to 30% by weight of agar agar relative to the dried weight of the composition. The ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6444246 | Cake-resistant, hygroscopically sensitive materials and process for producing the same The resistance to caking of normally hygroscopic materials, such as spray-dried hydrolyzed vegetable protein, upon exposure to high humidity conditions may be improved by increasing the average minimum dimension of the hygroscopic material and a carrier m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440478 | Feed block for animals An improved feed block is produced by a novel process in which a fluid mixture comprising molasses, additives and other nutrients is produced into a dehydration vessel operating under a partial vacuum. The fluid mixture is heated to a temperature less tha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6426106 | Method for making a cold water soluble tea extract A method for making a cold water soluble black tea extract. The method involves extracting tea solids from black tea leaves using an extraction liquid to provide a whole tea extract, oxidizing the whole tea extract under superatmospheric pressure and at a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6391361 | Production of protein-containing powdery product A method is provided for producing a powdery product from a protein-containing liquid having a dry solid content, providing (1) a first feeding stream of protein-containing liquid, (2) a second feeding stream having a higher content of dry solids than the... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6358552 | Aroma product resulting from recovery process An aroma product resulting from the recovery of aroma components from coffee. A slurry of coffee grounds in an aqueous liquid is subjected to stripping for stripping aroma components from the slurry. The stripping is carried out using gas in a substantial... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6335045 | Concentration of liquid products A method for concentration of a liquid food product, the liquid product having a dry solid content of a least 40 percent and the liquid food product comprising crystallizable components, comprising the steps of heating the liquid food product to a tempera... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6325859 | Process for preparing beads as food or tobacco additive A method for preparing beads containing at least one active ingredient, such as a flavor, fragrance, vitamin, and/or coloring material, to food or tobacco products, where the active ingredient is released at a controlled rate. Discrete droplets of the act... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6287616 | Cold water soluble creamer A powdered creamer which made up of agglomerated creamer particles. The creamer particles are each made up of a sweetener, a water-dispersible or water-soluble protein and an edible oil having a bland flavor and a melting point below 10° C. The powdered ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6251466 | Particulate natural fruit product and method of making same The present invention relates to a novel method of making a non-liquid fruit product (fruit chip) which has a natural fruit flavor and which can be formed in desired individual or discrete configurations and sizes. A method of making a dry particulate nat... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251464 | Powdered sweetener composition for animal feed A powdered sweetener composition for animal feed containing an intimate mixture with a substantially uniform, non-statistical sweetener/potentiator distribution that is substantially constant in all particles. The particle size of the composition is parti... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6177120 | Dietary low cholesterol whole egg or egg yolk product A dietetic, chloresterol-reduced whole egg or egg yolk product and its method of preparation in which the whole egg or the yolk is dehydrated, a grain size of about 150μ to about 300μ is formed, the grains are suspended in a low-cholesterol liquid food ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177124 | Active-substance concentrate Active-substance concentrate that is a free-flowing powder with a content of active substance amounting to 85 to 98 wt.-%, 3 to 7 wt.-% hydrophobic silicon-dioxide variant and maximally 0.5 wt.-% water is prepared by a suspension being produced from the a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177119 | Self-Whitening coffee and method of manufacture therefor A self-whitening spray dried instant coffee is prepared by spray drying a caseinate-free aqueous emulsion having a pH of 5.5 to 9.0 and consisting essentially of 30-80% water and 20-70% solids, wherein the solids contain, on a dry weight basis, 10-70% sol... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6171622 | Mineral-containing functional beverage and food and method of producing the same A novel mineral-containing functional beverage is produced by adding weathered hermatypic coral to a water solution of an oxide or/and carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, such as calcium or magnesium. In particular, the ratio of the calcium or magnesium... | 01/09/2001 |