Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products inventions 09/07

20070224310 - Compressed gum: The present invention generally relates to a granulated chewing gum composition which may be compressed, and to a process for the preparation thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to such a granulated chewing gum composition which comprises a solid hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, as well as to a process for... Agent: Senniger Powers (wwy)

20070224311 - Process for the preparation of compressed gum: The present invention generally relates to a granulated chewing gum composition which may be compressed, and to a process for the preparation thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to such a granulated chewing gum composition which comprises a solid hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, as well as to a process for... Agent: Senniger Powers (wwy)

20070224312 - Sealed package for multiple products: A multi-package for containing a plurality of discrete products, includes a wrapper defined by a pair by spaced apart planar surfaces. The planar surfaces enclosed the product in spaced apart relationship. The surfaces are sealed to each other at locations between the spaced apart products to individually enclose each of... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070224313 - Sugarfree wine: The present invention provides a sugarless red or white wine with palatable sweetness derived from xylitol added to a concentration from about 1 to about 15 grams per gallon after the completion of the fermentation process. Optionally the wine also contains less than 10 ppm sulfites, but has not been... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070224314 - Process for producing fermented milk and fermented milk: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a fermented milk, in which fermentation is accelerated without using a fermentation accelerator or the like and a novel fermented milk obtained by the production method having a hard texture that does not collapse during the distribution... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224315 - Extracting enzymes from raw materials: The present technology relates to a method for extracting enzymes from an enzyme-containing raw material, an enzyme composition obtainable by the method, and to the use of the enzyme composition for the hydrolysis of proteins or as a food supplement. Further, the present technology relates to a method for producing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070224316 - Alcoholic beverage dispensing system: An alcoholic beverage dispensing system comprising a mother bag having and a plurality of pouches contained within the mother bag. One or more of the pouches includes an alcoholic beverage.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070224317 - Mixed fruit concentrates againts constipation and method for preparation thereof: The present invention discloses the manufacturing process of mixed fruit concentrate through the mixture of cooked fruits directly or indirectly in vapor, with special nutritional characteristics, for the attainment of formulations of Intestinal Regulating Products, with the intention to take care of the segment of consumers with intestinal constipation and... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070224318 - Method for producing a feed comprising artemia nauplii: The invention relates to a feed for aquatic organisms that comprises Artemia nauplii and to a method for producing such feed. To enable the feed to be stored for a long time, the feed is contained in a hermetically sealed packaging and the nauplii are subjected to a physical sterilisation... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224319 - System with capsule having sealing means: A beverage forming system that includes a capsule for containing beverage ingredients and having an outer surface; a capsule-based beverage producing device provided with a member for injecting a liquid under pressure into the capsule, a member for draining a beverage from the capsule, and an enclosing member transferable from... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070224320 - Betaine dry product for use in animal feeds: A method of producing a betaine-rich animal feed product, comprising the steps of: providing a betaine-rich aqueous solution by chromatographic separation of sugar beet molasses; providing a dried sugar beet pulp by drying sugar beet pulp at a temperature below 400° C; mixing the aqueous solution and the dried sugar... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070224323 - Sugar replacement and baked goods and caramels using the sugar replacement: A sugar replacement includes a mixture of agave inulin and agave fructose. The agave inulin forms from 40 to 90 percent by weight of the sugar replacement. The agave fructose forms a remainder (10 to 60 percent by weight) of the sugar replacement. The sugar replacement has reduced calories and... Agent: Robert C. Kain, Jr.

20070224321 - Baked goods comprising high-potency sweetener: The present invention relates generally to baked goods comprising non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different baked goods comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic high potency sweetener and at least one sweet taste... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070224322 - Use of nitrous oxide (n2o) or of a mixture of gases comprising nitrous oxide as sweetener for agrofoods or pharmaceutical products: A method of preparing a product, in particular an agrofoods or pharmaceutical product, which comprises a step consisting of the addition of an agent with a sweetening power, characterized in that the agent with sweetening power consists, entirely or partly, of the incorporation into the product of a gas or... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20070224324 - Generation of starchy products: The current invention relates to non-lumping granular cold water swellable starch that when dispersed in water at a temperature of at least 95° C. develops its full viscosity in less than 30 seconds (at a concentration above 3%) and a process for preparing them. These products can be used in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070224325 - Xylanase: The inventors have identified a xylanase from a bacterial strain of Paenibacillus pabuli and found that the xylanase can increase the shelf life of baked products. More specifically, the xylanase in combination with a maltogenic amylase further improves the softness of bread crumb without having detrimental effects on elasticity.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20070224326 - Flour products having multi-flavor, multi-variety, and rich nutrition: A flour product includes a predetermined of flour powder, a predetermined of nutritional food product mixing with the flour to form a predetermined amount of a pre-mixed flour element, a predetermined amount of water mixing with the pre-mixed flour element to form a flour dough, and a predetermined amount of... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070224327 - Food product comprising fresh fruit: Described is a food product comprising: (a) fresh, whole fruit and/or fresh fruit pieces and (b) an aqueous preparation, which fills partially or completely interstices between the fresh, whole fruit and/or the fresh fruit pieces comprising: (i) in a total weight of more than 25 weight present relative to the... Agent: Ursula B. Day Ursula B. Day, Esq.

20070224328 - Pellet systems for preparing beverages: Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20070224329 - Water contained with mushroom constituent and a producing method thereof, and a water product contained with mushroom constituent: A Phellinus linteus beverage product of the present invention is prepared by the following steps: adding 0.07 0.2 weight parts of Phellinus linteus into 100 weight parts of water; boiling water containing Phellinus linteus for 4 5 hours to obtain Phellinus linteus extract; filtering the Phellinus linteus extract to eliminate... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070224330 - Coffee extracting method and coffee ice cube with preventing flavor losing: A coffee extracting method and ice cube with preventing flavor losing are provided. The method comprises the steps of extracting a concentrated coffee extract from the coffee powder by a coffee extracting machine, and then, placing the concentrated coffee extract under a low temperature environment to result the concentrated coffee... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070224331 - Compositions containing a nopal cactus isolate and method for making same: Compositions and methods of making compositions containing nopal cactus isolates derived from the juice and/or soluble solid fractions of nopal pads. In another aspect, the invention relates to compositions for making coffee, coffee compositions and methods of making such compositions, which contain nopal cactus isolates.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070224332 - Bottleable green tea beverage: With the object of providing a bottleable green tea beverage for selling hot, a bottleable green tea beverage was prepared, which is a bottleable green tea beverage containing a green tea extract obtained by extracting green tea leaves, wherein the content in epigallocatechin gallate and gallocatechin gallate is 380 mg/l... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224333 - Shelled egg staging device, method of storing shelled eggs and method of cooking shelled eggs: A food staging device particularly suited for shelled eggs, a method of storing shelled eggs, and a method of cooking shelled eggs are provided. The shelled egg staging device comprises an elongated body, individual receiving receptacles, a pour spout associated with each receiving receptacle, and a handle. The food staging... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20070224334 - Liquid egg product: A novel food composition is provided in which omega-3 fatty acids, preferably including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), particularly in the form of fish oil, is provided in a liquid egg product.... Agent: Sim & Mcburney

20070224335 - Stable soy protein beverage composition: In a second embodiment, a soy milk beverage is prepared. The soy milk beverage is prepared by combining soybeans having a beta-conglycinin content of from about 40% to about 85% and a glycinin content of from about 5% to about 40%, with water, grinding the soybeans while in the water... Agent: Solae, LLC

20070224336 - Functional food ingredient and process for preparing same:

20070218167 - Formula and process for producing frozen sheeted dough: A process of producing a frozen sheeted dough, which can be prepared without using stress-free sheeting process and transferred directly from the freezer to oven without a proofing step. The process comprises mixing the dough ingredients comprising yeast and chemical leavening agents; resting the dough to form air cell structure;... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20070218164 - Compositions comprising probiotic and sweetener components: Disclosed herein are compositions that may be sufficiently stable such that probiotic microorganisms are present in the compositions at the time of ingestion by a mammal. The compositions comprise: (a) a probiotic component; and (b) a sweetener component; wherein the composition is substantially free of a chewing gum base. Further... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070218165 - Confectionery compositions using nanomaterials: Improved confectionery compositions having nanomaterials and methods regarding same are presented. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a confectionery composition comprising a confectionery center surrounded by a coating containing a nanomaterial such as a nanoclay, a mixture of nanoclay materials, a nanocomposite material and combinations thereof.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070218166 - Test kit and method for the determination of nitrogen components in wine: The invention relates to a test kit based on a dry-chemical determination method and to the method for the rapid determination of the content of yeast-available nitrogen components in must and wine. By means of the method according to the invention, nitrogen is determined in the form of ammonium. It... Agent: Millen ,white , Zelan & Branigan , P.C.

20070218168 - Animal feed and methods for reducing ammonia and phosphorus levels in manure: An animal feed is provided that employs a substantially indigestible cation exchanger capable of binding ammonium cations and an acidogenic substance to acidify an animal's manure and thereby create ammonium cations that can be bound by the cation exchanger. The animal feed reduces ammonia emissions from manure produced by animals... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070218169 - Human breast milk lipid mimetic as dietary supplement: Disclosed is an enzymatically prepared fat base composition comprising a mixture of vegetable-derived triglycerides, characterized in that it has a total palmitic acid residues content of at most 38% of the total fatty acid residues, and in that at least 60%, preferably 62% of the fatty acid moieties at the... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070218170 - Fiber containing alkaline beverage and methods for production thereof: The present invention provides alkaline soluble fiber compositions and methods for preparing the same. Soluble fiber for use in the compositions of the invention is contributed from one or more sources and is preferably inulin, FOS and/or scFOS. In some cases the compositions have a pH of between 8.0 and... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20070218171 - Frozen pet novelties: Frozen pet novelties are provided. A first frozen pet consumable portion surrounds at least one end of a supporting pet consumable portion that supports the first frozen pet consumable portion.... Agent: Amy Mehrle

20070218172 - Novel brownie casing and packaging system: A packaging system for a plurality of brownies comprising a plurality of stackable disk shaped plastic containers, each of said containers having a bottom disk member for holding a brownie and a top disk member for attachment and a fabric sleeve for holding the plurality of containers.... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070218173 - Coextrusion process for producing a meat product: A process for the production of coextruded collagen encased food products, such as meat products, and the resulting meat products. The process includes the extrusion of a meat emulsion with an amount of a collagen gel that includes a cross-linking agent coating the exterior of the meat emulsion. Further, the... Agent: Suiter West Swantz PC Llo

20070218174 - Method of measuring calorie of object and device of measuring calorie of object: The invention makes it possible to measure a calorie by using near-infrared rays, thereby realizing calorie measurement of an object to be quickly and easily performed using a non-destructive method. A device of measuring calorie of an object includes an object holding unit (1) including a table (2) on which... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070218175 - Oil extraction: This invention features a method of producing a triglyceride solution. The method includes contacting a liquid fatty acid alkyl ester and a substance containing triglyceride so that the triglyceride is dissolved into the fatty acid alkyl ester to form a triglyceride solution.... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20070218176 - Sum of coherent systems (socs) approximation based on object information: A method for determining kernels in a sum of coherent systems (SOCS) approximation is provided. Information for an object to be simulated in a manufacturing process is determined. For example, information based on geometries that are included in a layout or mask is determined. A set of kernels from a... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070218177 - Flavor composition and method of adding flavor to prepared foods: A liquid flavor composition used to add flavor to prepared foods includes water, salt, a preservative and flavoring present in an amount of at least 8% by weight.... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20070218178 - Mint composition: The present invention relates to a mint composition, which comprises a mint substance and a 1,3,5,8-undecatetraene; and a fragrance-added or flavored product containing the mint composition. The mint composition has enhanced diffusing property and intensity of fragrance or flavor showing a high impact, shows excellent natural feeling and taste and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070218179 - Use of 3-substituted thiophenes as odorants and flavourings: The use is described of a compound of formula (I) wherein R represents a C1-C4 alkyl or a C1-C5 acyl residue as an odorant or flavoring or as a flavor enhancer.... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070218180 - Chilled or shelfstable pasty concentrated composition: The present invention concerns a chilled or shelfstable pasty concentrated composition comprising starch dispersed in an aqueous base and an oily or fatty base, the aqueous base containing at least one dissolved aw depressing agent and Maillard reaction components.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070218181 - Beverage whitening composition and method: A beverage whitening composition for replacing cream or milk in a reduced volume comprising: cream having a higher butter fat content than the cream or milk to be replaced; milk having a lower butter fat content than the cream or milk to be replaced; and serum solids, such as skim... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070218185 - Edible oil containing statins: Edible oil containing statin comprising at least 90% of di- and/or triglycerides, preferably containing at least 4 mg/g statin.... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070218184 - Method for obtaining glycolipid from grain, material for cosmetic containing the same, and cosmetic and food: A method for efficiently manufacturing a vegetable glycosphingolipid having reduced unpleasant odor using a barley-derived starting material is provided. The method for manufacturing a vegetable glycosphingolipid according to the present invention comprises an extraction step (2) for preparing a mixture with a non-halogenated alcohol-based solvent and heating the staring material... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218182 - Novel fat powders: The present invention relates to fat products based on whole egg or egg yolk which have a high content of triglycerides and/or phospholipids of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids having at least 20 carbon atoms and of specific unsaturated C18 fatty acids. These products are distinguished by a low carbohydrate content... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070218183 - Oil composition of conjugated linoleic acid: A novel oil composition comprises an interesterified structured lipid component, the component being an interesterifcation reaction product of an amount of a medium chain triglyceride, an amount of a long chain domestic oil, and an amount of a conjugated linoleic acid material. The structured lipid component can be used in... Agent: Jones Day

20070218186 - Cooking process of walnut porridge of which discoloration is inhibited: The present invention disclose a method for preventing discoloration of walnut during cooking by adding caustic soda, a cooking process of walnut porridge of which discoloration is inhibited, and walnut porridge prepared by the same. The addition of the caustic soda neutralizes tannic acid contained in the inner shell of... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070218187 - Sesame oil and process for producing the same: The purpose of the present invention is to provide refined sesame oil comprising a lot of lignans that have various excellent physiological properties from sesame seeds having a high lignan content. The present invention relates to refined sesame oil having a sesamin content of 1% by weight or more and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070218188 - Method for the manufacturing of a soy protein-based preparation: Method for the manufacturing of a soy protein-based preparation comprising hydration of soy proteins and thickener agent in two different recipients, and soy protein-based preparations obtained by said method, and use of said preparations to be introduced in acidic products.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070218189 - Reduction inhibitory agent for active oxygen eliminating-activity: (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of saccharides and edible fibers; a method for inhibiting the reduction of active oxygen eliminating activity, comprising a step of incorporating at least one percent (w/w) of a cyclotetrasaccharide having a basic cyclic structure in Chemical Formula 1 to a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070212446 - Antimicrobial acidifying feed product and method of its production: The invention concerns an antimicrobial acidifying feed product comprising a core and a coating, the core comprising a porous carrier and at least one acid and the coating comprising at least one organic acid, or a salt, ester or glyceride of said acid(s), wherein the pKa-value of at least one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070212447 - Food ingredient including enriched free amino acids and their production method: The present invention provides a food ingredient including elevated content of free amino acids such as glutamine, valine, isoleucine, leucine and arginine in whole meal of a seed of wheat or barley, ground products of a seed of wheat or barley during maturation period from immediately after the heading until... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070212448 - Total enteral nutritious composition: The invention provides a total enteral nutritious composition containing proteins, sugars, fats, minerals and vitamins, which improves serum albumin and ameliorates bedsores. The total enteral nutritious composition has a zinc/copper weight ratio of 10-25, and a zinc content of 1.5 mg or greater, a copper content of 0.075-0.15 mg, a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070212450 - Food product comprising a mixture of calcium salts or a calcium double salt: The invention pertains to a food product that is suitable for heat processing, which comprises a mixture of calcium salts of a first and a second anion or a calcium double salt having a first and a second anion, which mixture of calcium salts or which calcium double salt has... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070212449 - Reduction of the titratable acidity and the prevention of tooth and other bone degeneration: The present invention provides compositions of inositol and derivatives and their salts and related compounds which reduce titratable acidity and the erosive potential of a variety of beverages and foodstuffs. Further, as a result of its protective action towards acid attack on dental enamel (hydroxyapatite), its addition to foodstuffs has... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070212451 - Protein containing molded food products: Novel, edible, pressure molded proteinaceous wafer, waffle, inclusion ingredient, and cookie food products are derived utilizing an engineered batter formulation including proteinaceous materials, water, oils/fats, flavors, and select percentages of carbohydrates. The batter has a specific mass balance ratio that allows the wafers to be consistently manufactured on process equipment... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20070212452 - Food additives, foods and methods of making foods: The invention provides a method of preparing a processed food for heating or cooking in a microwave oven, the method comprising including in the food a suitable amount of a bean powder selected from the group consisting of lima bean powder and deodorised bean powders. The invention also provides a... Agent: Robert C Klinger Jackson Walker

20070212453 - Botanical dispersions: Dispersions of particulates of botanicals in a continuous phase of fat and food products comprising the same are disclosed.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070212454 - Pouch capable of preventing discolorization perception caused due to pigment deposition from contents: Disclosed is a pouch useable in a microwave oven comprising a milk-white film between an outermost layer of the film layers constituting the pouch and a pigment deposition layer formed in the film layers by the pigment infiltration from the contents to be preserved in the pouch, in order to... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070212455 - Device for dispensing of a flavoring substance: Disclosed is a device for the dispensing of a liquid-phase or emulsion-based flavoring substance throughout a of a food product.... Agent: Mitchell James Duffy

20070212456 - Pet chews having internal and external materials of different rigidity: The present invention relates to an animal chew toy and a method of providing an animal chew toy wherein the toy has a body portion and a core portion. The core portion includes a first material including a central portion and a plurality of projections extending from the central portion.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070212457 - Process for washing and sterilising food products, particularly vegetables, and relevant apparatus: e

20070212458 - Natural red pigment and food product and food material containing the pigment: The present inventors found that a natural red pigment can be obtained from hemoglobin and myoglobin whose metalloporphyrin moiety is zinc protoporphyrin, and made meat products, whale meat products, fish meat products and fish paste products that were colored with the natural red pigment. Consequently, it was possible to obtain... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070212460 - Compositions containing sucralose and application thereof: Novel utilization of sucralose which is a high intense sweetener. Compositions containing sucralose including: sweetening compositions having excellent sweetness qualities based on the characteristics of sucralose; foods with a masked unpleasant smell and unpleasant taste; performance food compositions (viscous food compositions, gel food compositions, emulsified food compositions); foods with improved... Agent: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC

20070212459 - Process for antimicrobial treatment of fresh produce, particularly mushrooms: Preservative compositions using toxicologically acceptable ingredients, and employing a pH of 9.0 or above for at least part of the process, for reducing the initial population and controlling the growth of spoilage bacteria and human pathogens and for preventing unwanted color changes in fresh and processed produce, particularly mushrooms. Aqueous... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pennsylvania State University

20070212461 - Microbial oxygen absorber: Improved packaging and method for prolonging the shelf life and quality of packaged foods.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070212462 - Method for improving microbial and flavor stabilities of beverages: A method for preparing a shelf stable beverage is provided that includes blending ε-poly-L-lysine with a beverage and then pasteurizing at lower temperatures without a need of ultra high temperature treatment. The method is effective for providing a shelf stable beverage with improved microbial stability and better color and flavor... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070212463 - Tomatillo husking machine: A tomatillo husk removing apparatus comprises a plurality of counter-rotating rollers which seize tomatillo husks while supporting tomatillo fruits thereon thereby removing the tomatillo husks from the tomatillo fruits.... Agent: Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070212464 - Device and method for rolling cold cuts: The invention relates to a device for rolling sliced food including a first end and a second end. The device encompasses an optional means for bending the first end of the sliced food item, at least one means for conveying the sliced food item, and a means which is located... Agent: Perman & Green

20070212465 - Methods and apparatus for processing food: A method for processing food using a tray having a plurality of substantially similarly-sized compartments. The method includes at least partially filling at least two of the plurality of substantially similarly-sized tray compartments with an organic food, and flash-freezing the organic food within the plurality of substantially similarly-sized tray compartments.... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070212466 - Frozen food product: The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of frozen instant cooking pasta from elongated dried pasta products that substantially retains the pre-processing length of the dried pasta comprising the steps of: (i) dividing an elongated dried pasta products into one or more portions, each portion having a desired... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070212467 - Procedure to manufacture a texturized, thermo-resistant and thermo-irreversible gel composed of vegetable and/or animals fats and the product made with this procedure: The Invention describes a manufacturing process, the resulting product and its usages: a thermo-resistant, thermo-irreversible gel made from vegetable and/or animal fat(s). An initial plastic emulsion is made by emulsifying Component A, characterized in being lipophilic and amphipathic (vegetable and/or animal fat(s) and oil(s) blended with solubilized milk proteins), with... Agent: Invention Quebec Inc

20070212468 - Methods and apparatuses for making compositions comprising an acid and an acid degradable component and/or compositions comprising a plurality of selectable components: A method and apparatus for making a composition comprising storing at least one acid in an acid storage container, storing at least one acid-degradable component in a component storage container, and mixing the at least one acid from the acid storage container and the at least one acid-degradable component from... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070212469 - Food containment cooking device: A multi-purpose device for holding food items for cooking, storage and other purposes is disclosed. One use of the device is for the poaching of one or more eggs. The device is formed and dimensioned to float in boiling water without tipping over and spilling an egg contained within.... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070212471 - Preparation and preservation method of a vegetable-based food product capable of being fried at a later stage: The invention relates to a preparation and preservation method of a vegetable-based food product, capable of being fried at a later stage, prior to the consumption thereof, such as a doughnut. The method includes: crushing one or several frozen vegetables; preparing pieces of one or several frozen vegetables; mixing the... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070212470 - Therapeutic uses of an anti-cancer composition derived from rice bran: A nutritional fiber derived from stabilized rice bran is described, as well as the use thereof for the prevention and treatment of several GI disorders, bowel disorders, as a laxative, in weight loss diets, as a therapeutic diet for reducing cholesterol and blood glucose levels, for dissolving and preventing kidney... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070212472 - Soybean flour and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a method for producing soybean flour consisting of soybeans. said method comprising the followving steps: a) the soybeans are husked to a husking degree of more than 97%; b) the husked soybeans are ground to a particle-size distribution whereby more than 60% of the soybean particles... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070212473 - Pet's chew: The invention relates to a pet's chew prepared from natural materials of renewable sources. The chew is both edible and biodegradable, and is furthermore both tough and flexible, and maintains these characteristics over a much longer time than chew known in the art.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070212474 - Frozen cat food: Frozen cat food that contains only whole food ingredients. The whole food ingredients include fresh human-grade meat and/or poultry food products, mollusk, vegetables and fruit, and additional ingredients such as wheat germ, wheat germ oil, lecithin, and rice bran. The food ingredients are raw, with the exception of mollusk, which... Agent: Bohan, Mathers & Associates, LLC

20070212475 - Starch treatment process: High amylose starches are treated to retain resistance while improving water binding properties. Starch functionality is varied by pre-processing of starches by heating and microfluidisation, to create changes in product viscosity, resistant starch content, particle size and molecular weight. The treated starches produce food grade resistant starches which have the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070212476 - Sintered powder confection: A sintered powdered confection and methods for making the same are provided.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070207237 - Method of production of beer for distribution: A method for distributed production of beer includes the steps of: producing multiple barrels of hopped wort in a brew kettle; chilling the hopped wort and transferring it to a transportation vessel on a vehicle; transporting the chilled hopped wort to a brew pub; transferring the hopped wort into a... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20070207238 - Method of manufcturing liquid koji: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid koji to be used in the production of a fermented food or drink, particularly a liquid koji having glucoamylase and acid-stable α-amylase with high enzymatic activities, which can be used in the brewing of shochu. The present invention provides... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070207239 - Flavor pouch: A flavor pouch includes a porous covering that encloses a carrier having a flavorant. The carrier may be solid or particulate. Flavorants may be one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, ginger, pepper extract, exotic flavors, ethnic flavors and the like. Where... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070207240 - High moisture, high fiber baked products and doughs thereof, and methods: A high moisture, high fiber baked product is provided comprising a high moisture baked component, such as a bread component, comprising a crystalline polysaccharide of a type and amount effective to increase total dietary fiber content retention and reduce firmness as determined by penetration and compression force, of the high... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070207241 - Combination and method for the preparation of a drink: Combination consisting of a container (1) as well as a drink concentrate placed therein. The container can be opened easily without tools and the quantity of drink concentrate precisely corresponds to a single portion. In this way the user can prepare his or her own drink, for example by combination... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070207242 - Quality control system: A quality control system for continuous control of meat products is described where the system comprises a conveyor (1) onto which the meat products are placed and conveyed, where non-contact means (4) for registering the fat and/or protein and/or moisture content of the meat products is provided for continuous registration... Agent: James C. Wray

20070207244 - Methods of separating fat from non-soy plant materials and compositions produced therefrom: Disclosed are methods for separating non-soy plant materials to produce a fat-enriched fraction, a reduced-fat plant extract, reduced-fat plant protein compositions, a crude oil, plant gums, a degummed oil and a protein-fat sediment. Also disclosed are food products containing or prepared from the reduced-fat extracts, fat-enriched fraction, gums, oils, protein-fat... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070207243 - Preservation of jerusalem artichoke tubers and roots: The simple version of the process of storage of Jerusalem Artichoke rubbers, or roots, is as follows. The Jerusalem Artichoke plant is harvested by cutting down the stalk and removing the stalks from over the tubers or roots. Then, the tubers are dug out of the ground, as is done... Agent: Fritz B. Harris

20070207245 - Method of creating perforations in a dough layer: Manually lowering the entire perforator on a dough layer with the aid of handles such that the weight of the entire perforator pressuring the tips of the nail like objects to penetrate through the dough layer thus producing several fine perforations in 2-3 seconds. Place the users palm(s) on the... Agent: Sail Katta Reddy

20070207246 - Method of sucralose synthesis yield: An improvement method of sucralose synthesis yield, it takes azo reagent as catalyst, acetic acid as acylating reagent and synthesizes the cane sugar into sugar-6-acetate under proper dissolvent; then the sugar-6-acetate and proper chlorinated reagent are synthesized into sucralose-6-acetate under non-proton polar solvent with TCA as catalyst. At last, the... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070207247 - Preparation of dough or baked products: The addition to dough of a combination of two lipolytic enzymes with different substrate specificities produces a synergistic effect on the dough or on a baked product made from the dough, particularly a larger loaf volume of the baked product and/or a better shape retention during baking.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20070207248 - Food compositions: A foodstuff composition is described which contains form 50 to 90% by weight of inulin or fructooligosaccharides, from 10 to 40% by weight of gelling fibres, and from 1 to 10% by weight of water-insoluble fibres. This composition may be mixed with soft wheat flour and/or durum wheat flour and... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070207249 - Methods for improving the storage and handling characteristics of condensed whey permeate: A method of improving the storage and handling characteristics of a condensed whey permeate (“CWP”) comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a CWP that: (i) has a total solids content in the range of about 20% to about 75% by weight and has a water content in the range of... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20070207250 - Frying fats and oils: Compositions suitable for use as a frying fat or oil may be derived from palm oil by a process comprising interesterification and comprise triglycerides. The compositions may have a content of saturated fatty acids having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms (SAFA) of at least 53% by weight, and a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070207251 - Color stable meat product for an egg product: The present invention is directed to a color stable meat product for storage in an egg product and the method of making such products by adding a color agent to a raw meat or by adding a color coating to a processed and/or cooked meat.... Agent: Suiter West Swantz PC Llo

20070207252 - Method for making a food product from a hulled grain kernel: A method for making a food product from a hulled grain kernel is provided. A hulled grain comprising a pericarp structure and interior endosperm having an internal moisture content is modified, such as by boiling, soaking or steaming, to achieve a predetermined moisture content sufficient to inhibit but not prevent... Agent: Timothy Meamber

20070207253 - Method of inhibiting 2,3-butanedione formation from processed cacao bean product: The present invention has objects to provide a method of inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation in order to produce a satisfactorily flavorful processed cacao bean product and an agent for inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation which is used for the method, and solves the above objects by providing a method of inhibiting... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070207254 - Methods of separating fat from soy materials and compositions produced therefrom: Disclosed are methods for separating a fat-enriched fraction and a reduced-fat extract from soy materials. Also disclosed are a fat-enriched fraction, a crude oil, a degummed oil, soy gums, a reduced-fat soy extract, reduced-fat soy protein compositions and food products comprising the reduced-fat extracts or reduced-fat protein compositions.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070207255 - Plant-derived protein compositions: Disclosed are plant protein compositions prepared from a non-hexane, non-alcohol treated plant material having a Protein Dispersibility Index of at least 65%. Also disclosed are plant protein compositions prepared from a high pressure liquid extracted plant material having a Protein Dispersibility Index of at least 65%. The plant protein compositions... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070207256 - Synthetic biodegradable northern quahog shell for food preparation, food presentation, and food storgae: A simulation of a Northern Quahog shell is provided for use in preparing, serving, and/or storing food. The shell is made from biodegradable materials, and includes two half-shells joined together by a functioning hinge portion. The shell also includes alignment notches so as to assure a perfectly aligned and tight... Agent: Russ Weinzimmer

20070207258 - Pasteurized refrigerated liquid egg and stable meat product and a method for making such a product: The present invention is directed to a food product containing a liquid egg product and a stable meat product that retains its color, flavor, and/or texture while being stored for an extended period of time in the characteristic altering environment of the liquid egg product and a method of making... Agent: Suiter West Swantz PC Llo

20070207257 - Stable meat product for a food product environment and a method for making such a product: The present invention is directed to a stable meat product and method of making such a product by mixing a raw communicated meat with a salt mix and a carotenoid stabilizing composition to form a complex that after thermal processing allows the meat product to retain its interior and exterior... Agent: Suiter West Swantz PC Llo