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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124155 | Complete fractionation with reverse osmosis in food processing A method for producing fruit or vegetable paste, fruit or vegetable juice concentrate, and similar food products by using Complete Fractionation with Reverse Osmosis. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8071148 | Method for separating cooking oils from snack food products through a quasi-continuous centrifuge action A centrifuge operative in successive low speed and high speed modes serves to remove surface cooking oil from a continuous stream of fragile snack food products wherein the oil removal occurs in the high speed mode and products are discharged from the centrifuge wit... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7645472 | Method for recycling liquids for treating food A return liquid containing particles resulting from treating food is treated to reduce the size of the particles and recycled for further food treatment. Embodiments include injecting a solution into a body of meat, recovering a return solution containing particulat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7585534 | Method for producing concentrated food products with fractionation concentration An improved processing method and system for producing tomato paste and other food products affected by viscosity. Tomatoes are processed into tomato juice. The juice is provided to a decanter that separates or fractionates the juice into two portions—a thicker, m... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7524522 | Kernel fractionation system Specifically, a dry corn fractionation system which operates to produce an endosperm fraction which can be concurrently of greater purity at greater yield than obtainable from corn milling or dry corn milling processes. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7407680 | Method for manufacturing vegetable juice and the like with decreased nitrate ions A carrot is sliced in the longitudinal direction in such a way that the slice surface passes through the core portion, the sliced carrot fragment is blanched and the blanched carrot fragment is extracted to obtain a vegetable extract, so as to manufacture a vegetabl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7378117 | Method for the production of potato juice products by means of food technology The invention relates to a method for the production of potato juice based products by means of food technology, characterized by the following steps; preparing the squeezed potato juice, filtering off the fibers or starch residues by means of a microfilter, prefera... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368140 | Nut fragments and methods of forming nut fragments Raw material nuts may be quenched using an extremely low temperature liquefied gas to produce cracks in the raw material nuts. The cracked raw material nuts may then be crumbled along the cracks to separate the nuts into small nut fragments. After returning the temp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320810 | Food product with high viscosity The present invention relates to food products comprising in percent by weight of dry matter, 0.5-5% of a viscous soluble fibre, 2-20% oat bran concentrate, and 7-35% cereal bran. The specific amount of these constituents provide for a high viscosity and are suitabl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303707 | Processing of ligno-cellulose materials A method of processing lignocellulosic material includes the steps of comminuting the material to a size that it can be processed in a hydrothermal pressure vessel, drying the material in moving air to obtain a specific moisture content, packing the material into th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7235515 | Method of making a lubrication additive A process of making a lubrication additive from an egg having a yolk and egg white includes the step of separating the egg yolk from the egg white. The yolk is heated and a paste is formed from the heated yolk for use as a lubricant or an additive. A lubricating oil... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226778 | Apparatus for natural recycling of protein waste An apparatus and process for naturally recycling poultry carcasses for use as a nutritional supplement, the apparatus generally consists of four modules: an enzymatic digest medium mixing assembly that self adjusts for pH; a mobile grinding assembly mounted on a tru... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226633 | Fractionated soybean proteins and method for producing the same A method for fractionating a soybean protein into highly pure 7S globulin and 11S globulin efficiently in an industrial scale is provided, said method comprising warming a solution containing a soybean protein under a weakly acidic condition followed by fractionatin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217435 | Cherry nutraceutical A concentrated cherry nutraceutical is prepared by extracting cherry juice from cherries and repeatedly freezing the cherry juice and separating cherry juice of increased concentration while maintaining the juice at freezing conditions. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7189306 | Process of treating lignocellulosic material to produce bio-ethanol This invention relates to a process of treating a lignocellulosic material to produce bio-ethanol. The process includes the steps of: (a) exposing the lignocellulosic material to conditions including a pH not less than about 8, and steam at a first pressure, to prod... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189544 | Enzymatic modification of lecithin The disclosure pertains to enzymatic modification of lecithin and to hydrolyzed lecithin products obtained by such modification. One particular implementation provides methods for producing a hydrolyzed lecithin product containing hydrolyzed phospholipids, monoglyce... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169428 | Dairy compositions and method of making The invention relates to a method of separating components from milk, and the apparatus used therefor. The invention also relates to compositions prepared from the separated components. The present invention relates to nutritional milk compositions and products whic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166315 | Tomato fiber composition, uses thereof and process for its preparation The present invention provides a composition comprising dietary fibers with high water holding capacity (WHC) wherein said composition is obtained from tomato pulp which is substantially free of see, peels, carotenoids and lipids and exhibits WHC, in weight ratio, i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157109 | Natural re-hydrating and energizing beverage based on coconut water, fruit juices and incorporated nutritive components A natural re-hydrating and energizing beverage based on coconut water, fruit juices and incorporated nutritive components, to produce a natural isotonic beverage with a striking or gasified aspect in a mixture of coconut water, concentrated fruit juices (pineapple, ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147882 | Process for preparing hypoallergenic and reduced fat foods Common allergenic foods are made hypoallergenic by treatment with super critical fluid or critical liquid gas such as super critical carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen. The treatment of foods with liquid nitrogen or super critical carbon dioxide also enhances the fun... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122218 | Taste enhancer A taste enhancer comprising a high-boiling fraction of cold-pressed citrus oil as an active ingredient. The taste enhancer is environment- and human-friendly and, when added to a food, enhances the tastes inherent to the food, such as volume, juiciness, body, and mi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122216 | Vegetable oil extraction methods This invention relates to methods for treating oil bearing vegetable material, especially oilseeds. Methods of the invention provide for the isolation of certain components of oil bearing vegetable material, including isoflavones, vegetable oil, and a phosphatide fr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108883 | Procedure to obtain a product consisting in a partially low-fat flour with a high content of stabilized, polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially Ω A procedure which comprises a second step of pressing of the Salvia Hispanica L. seeds with temperature control modifying the ratio between the polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants contained as well as obtaining an expeller. The procedure compr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090887 | Oilseed processing Crushed and de-fatted oilseed is extracted with water at neutral, mildly basic or mildly acidic pH; and is filtered. The filter media allows passage of small fragments of solid cell meat into the filtrate. The filtrate is treated with a base to increase pH to over p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074451 | System and method for producing concentrated food products with fractionation concentration An improved processing method and system for producing tomato paste and other food products affected by viscosity. Tomatoes are processed into tomato juice. The juice is provided to a decanter that separates or fractionates the juice into two portions—a thicker, m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060313 | Citrus peel processing system and method A method and system for processing citrus peel to produce food grade products and environmentally safe liquid discharge, by cutting mixing, heating, separating, pressing and drying the citrus peel. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048960 | High lignan flaxseed product and product by process The present invention includes a high lignan concentrate (3% to 5% or greater) flax seed product, and product by process, which can be produced by 1) supplying a uniformly colored quantity of flax seeds with less than 5 percent visually darker seeds; 2) milling the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041328 | Acid oil-in-water emulsified composition Described is an acid oil-in-water emulsified composition comprising an oil phase having a diglycerides content of 30 wt. % or greater and a yolk, wherein a ratio of lysophospholipids to the whole phospholipids is at least 15% in terms of a phosphorus amount. The com... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018665 | Process for separation of whey proteins using a novel anion exchanger The present invention relates to new processes useful for separating whey proteins from whey protein-containing solutions using a novel anion exchanger which comprises a water insoluble, hydrophilic, water swellable, hydroxy (C2–C4) alkylated... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004056 | Cutting machine A Cutting Machine for processing leafy vegetables such as collard greens is provided. The Cutting Machine is adjustable to accommodate vegetables of varying thicknesses. An enclosure with a cover has an input opening in the cover to feed material to be cut between t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977092 | Process for producing acids-enriched juice and acids-reduced juice A method is described for processing fruit or vegetables, e.g., cranberries, into two different juices. One of the two juices has a relatively high level of acids. The other of the two juices has a relatively low level of acids. The method of the invention entails p... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969535 | Method for pitting and slicing olives with spring-loaded, adjustable slicing knife assembly A method and apparatus for pitting olives (or other fruit) and slicing the pitted fruit. In preferred embodiments, a pitting knife and a coring knife horizontally translate each olive to be pitted while the pitting knife, coring knife, and olive revolve together abo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955831 | Protein and lipid sources for use in aquafeeds and animal feeds and a process for their preparation A process for preparation of nutritionally upgraded oilseed meals which are protein and lipid-rich and have a reduced fiber content, and plant oils from oilseeds for use in fish or other non-human animal diets or human foods comprising the steps of: providing a sour... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949265 | Low temperature rendering process A low temperature rendering process for converting animal trimmings to meat product which can be classified as finely textured meal. The low temperature rendering process includes steps of surface treating the trimmings to kill organisms which may be present on the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939573 | Method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products A method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products involves the structure and use of a machine which has a longitudinal movable conveyor surface on the machine; a fluid injection station on the machine for injecting fluid into a meat pr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6884456 | High-mineral oyster extract and a process for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a process for extracting minerals from mineral-rich oysters and furthermore provides an oyster extract containing the minerals, and taurine, glycogen, and nucleotides. First, raw oysters are subjected to hot water extraction to ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875459 | Method and apparatus for separation of milk, colostrum, and whey Apparatus and method for separation of milk and milk products, e.g., involving sequential separation of milk, clostrum, and whey components by cross-flow filtration. The apparatus and method in a preferred aspect employ cross-flow filtration, chromatography and ferm... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6855359 | Soluble isoflavone compositions The present invention provides isoflavone compositions exhibiting improved solubility (e.g., light transmittance), taste, color, and texture characteristics, and methods for making the same. The isoflavone compositions are useful for incorporation in a variety of fo... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6833149 | Method and apparatus for processing vegetable oil miscella, method for conditioning a polymeric microfiltration membrane, membrane, and lecithin product A method for processing vegetable oil miscella is provided. The method includes steps of feeding vegetable oil miscella to a conditioned polymeric microfiltration membrane, and recovering a permeate stream having a decreased weight percent of phospholipids compared ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6827961 | Cheese fractionating process A method for fractionating or separating a cheese uses heat and mixing of the cheese to separate the cheese into three phases. The three phases include a butterfat phase, an aqueous phase, and a cheese product from which some fat and flavor have been removed. The pr... | 12/07/2004 |
