Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products inventions 12/07

20070298143 - Retarder-to-oven laminated dough: A laminated dough having alternating layers of layer dough and shortening that can be frozen, stored, thawed in a retarder, and baked in an oven absent a distinct proofing step. The laminated dough includes vital wheat gluten of at least about 3% by weight of the layer dough. The elevated... Agent: General Mills, Inc.

20070298147 - Method and apparatus for tracking processed meat provided to the public from the time the raw meat was handled by an initial production facility: Method and apparatus for tracking processed meat provided to the public from the time the raw meat was handled by an initial production facility.... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20070298142 - Morinda citrifolia enhanced products for administration to animals: Both liquid and dry form Morinda citrifolia enhanced animal food products are provides. Both contain pasteurized fruit puree and other M. citifolia plant products.... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070298145 - Enzymes: The present invention relates to enzymes and processes. In particular, there is described a host cell transformed or transfected with a nucleic acid encoding a bacterial phytase enzyme and variants thereof.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070298144 - Method for protecting bioactive food ingredients using decoy ingredients: The invention concerns a food product containing one or more living microorganisms and at least one bioactive food ingredient of interest, wherein said bioactive food ingredient(s) of interest are protected: physically, said bioactive food ingredient(s) of interest being preferably encapsulated; and/or by means of at least one decoy food ingredient... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070298146 - Bone metabolism improving agent: A bone metabolism improving agent characterized by containing as the active ingredient fermented soybean milk which is obtained by fermenting soybean milk with a lactic acid bacterium or a bifidobacterium. The bone metabolism improving agent is efficacious in treating and preventing diseases in association with lowered bone metabolism such as... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298148 - Treatment device and method for treating food products with conditioned air: A treatment device (10) for treating food products with conditioned air comprises a housing (12) with a product inlet (20) and product outlet (22), which housing (12) defines a treatment chamber (26, 28). The device (10) comprises at least one conveyor means (24) for conveying the products through the treatment... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298149 - Animal feedstuff dyeing and animal drugs: The invention relates to the use of effect-producing pigments based on plate-shaped substrates for dyeing animal feedstuffs and animal drugs.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070298150 - Food and beverage preservative: Preservative compositions which include vegetable cellulose fiber such that the composition has a pH of at least about 6.6 are provided. Methods for manufacturing such preservative compositions are also provided.... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070298151 - Flavour modulating substances: The present invention in a first aspect relates to novel flavour modulating substances according to formula (I) or formula (II) or edible salts thereof or both: R1—CR2(OR3)—CO—NR4—CHR5R6 (I). It was found that substances represented by formula (I) or formula (II) can advantageously be used to impart desirable flavour, especially taste... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070298152 - Functional sugar replacement: The present invention is related to a functional food ingredient, which replaces sugar on a 1/1 weight and/or volume basis in food recipes containing sucrose, with a substantial caloric reduction in view. More than an ingredient, it has to be seen as a functional ingredient, since it possesses some health... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070298153 - Method for the production of snacks and product thus obtained: This invention refers to a method for producing integrally flavored non-fried snacks, as well as the preparation thereof, in which upon internally flavoring the pellet, flavors prevail, since a cold-extrusion process similar to that used for producing pastes is used, wherein the temperature does not exceed 100° C., thereby flavors... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070298154 - Flavored solid-form food product and method of preparation: The present invention provides a flavored solid-form food product that is easily dispersible in aqueous liquids comprising an edible fat; an edible starchy material; a flavoring agent; a solidifying agent; an aqueous liquid; and optionally an edible bicarbonate. The invention also provides a method for preparing a method of preparing... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20070298155 - Heat-stable high-amylopectin starch: The invention relates to starch used in the baking-industry. Creams, (fruit-) fillings, toppings, glazes and other bakery products are often thickened by the inclusion of a certain amount of starch as binder, filling or thickening agent, for example providing gel-strength, viscosity, glaze, texture or creaminess to the cream or filling.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070298156 - Concentrated omega-3 fatty acids and mixtures containing them: A stable aqueous emulsion comprising water, a blend of esters including esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as omega-3 fatty acids, emulsifiers and stabilizers is disclosed. The emulsion may be used as a beverage or as an additive that may be added to a beverage or a food product. The... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070298157 - Enzymatic oil-degumming method: A process of enzymatic degumming edible oils, comprising treating edible oil with a lipid acyltransferase so as to transfer an acyl group from a major part of the phospholipid to one or more acyl acceptors, wherein the acyl acceptor may be any compound comprising a hydroxyl group. In one embodiment... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070292563 - Bakery products, processes for improving bakery products and baking ingredient, and method of using betaine in baking: The present invention relates to an improved bakery product containing a combination of betaine and enzyme in an effective amount to improve the textural properties of a bakery product when baked. The improved properties are selected among increased softness, reduced staling, increased shelf-life, and combination thereof. The present invention relates... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070292565 - Luis picado \"sicilian edger\": This invention, a Sicilian Edger is a tool for the pizza industry to save time and improve quality of its pizza products. It is a square tool, with a handle, that pushes the air out of the center of a Sicilian pizza pie, causing the outer edge or perimeter rise,... Agent: Luis Picado

20070292559 - Tracking meat goods to country of origin: Processing and packaging for perishable goods, such as beef, in a conduit wherein oxygen is substantially excluded and suitable gases such as carbon dioxide are provided at a suitable pressure and in such a manner as to increase the quantity of the gases dissolved in the perishable goods to extend... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070292560 - Green tea formulations and methods of preparation: Green tea formulations and methods for the preparation thereof are disclosed and described. Generally speaking, the method of preparation includes the mixing of fresh tea leaves in an amount of cold water, followed by pulverization of the leaves to release their intracellular material from the cells of the green tea... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070292561 - Ami-deficient streptococcus thermophilus strains with reduced post-acidification: The invention relates to Ami-deficient wild-type strains of Streptococcus thermophilus with reduced post-acidification. The invention also relates to the use of said strains for the preparation of fermented food products and to the fermented food products thus prepared.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070292562 - Aqueous stabilization of liquid dough conditioning composition: The present invention relates to a liquid composition and, more particularly, to a dough conditioner, comprising one or more enzymes, an oxidant such as ascorbic acid and a water soluble antioxidant such as sodium metabisulphite. The invention also relates to a process for preparing said liquid composition as well as... Agent: Baker & Hostetler Suite 1100

20070292564 - High dry matter suspension for liquid animal feed: Described are stable, starch-rich liquid animal feed suspensions having a high dry matter content and which do not require added heat or suspension agents for starch gelatinization and stabilization of the suspensions. Enzymatic hydrolysis and mechanical grinding are used to release starch and produce a gel-like suspension from a starting... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070292566 - Edible spoon for administering liquid medications: A lollipop with a conventional stem or handle and an edible part in the shape of a spoon for administering liquid medications is provided. The lollipop is used to administer liquid medications to children, developmentally challenged adults, or adults who dislike the taste of liquid medications. The lollipop spoons can... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070292567 - E-beam cured packaging structure, packages, and methods of making: Flexible retort packaging structures, including retort pouches and methods of making both the packaging structures and pouches, wherein an otherwise conventional flexible retort substrate is surface printed, the printed image is optionally overcoated with a protective overcoating material. The printing is accordingly located outwardly of the outer structural layer of... Agent: Wilhelm Law Service, S.c.

20070292568 - Dynamic modified atmosphere package system: A dynamic modified atmosphere package system providing a package comprising, according to one embodiment, a sealable container having a first interior space for holding a quantity of product and a second interior space separated from the first interior space, the sealable container configured so that a liquid is able to... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070292569 - Packaging material for food items containing permeating oils: A packaging material for oily or greasy food items includes one or more features for resisting penetration, masking penetration, or for a combination of resisting and masking penetration by the oily or greasy substance.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070292570 - Improved can processing: In a first aspect the invention comprises an apparatus for heat-treating products, comprising: a retort into which the products to be treated are receivable; heating means for heating the retort; coolant spray means for spraying a liquid coolant onto products received in the retort; and shielding means to substantially prevent... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070292571 - Magnetic device and method for treating perishable items such as food or ice: A method and device for treating a perishable object, the method exposing the perishable object to a south magnetic field created by magnetic interference of a plurality of magnets. The device comprising a panel defining a portion of a space for containing the perishable object, the plurality of magnets housed... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070292572 - Preparing oil seed for ruminant feed: Compositions of ruminant feed and feed components are disclosed, as well as methods for preparing oil seeds for ruminant feed. Oil seeds may subjected to heat and an aqueous alkaline solution until the seed coat is substantially broken, exhibiting splits, cracks, wrinkles, and deformations. Preferably, the heat is applied until... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20070292573 - Food product with edible images and apparatus for and methods of preparation: A topical high resolution image of edible ink and having a resolution of at least 100 dots per inch is applied to a top major surface of a length of food (14) in the form of a thin fruit based paste or confection slurry by a digital imaging printer (130).... Agent: General Mills, Inc.

20070292574 - Carbonation vessel: A carbonation vessel comprising a container for holding a quantity of fruits or vegetables, an insert pan separating a lower space within the container from an upper space and having a gas vent for allowing gas to flow from the upper space to the lower space, a lid covering the... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070292575 - Machinery and method for manufacturing shaped pita bread: The present invention is a machine and method for producing shaped pieces of dough for manufacturing shaped bakery products. The machine is a “stand alone” machine that can be inserted into any new or existing automatic or semi-automatic production line for producing baked products. The machine is a shaping machine... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070292576 - Process for preparing granules of hydrophilic active principle by extrusion: The present invention relates to a process for preparing cores of granules intended for animal nutrition, the said cores comprising: a hydrophilic active principle present in an active content of greater than or equal to 60% by weight, at least one meltable binder, at least one plasticizer, the said process... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070292577 - Process for milling cocoa shells and granular edible product thereof: A process for preparation of milled cocoa shell including grinding cocoa shell in a single unit operation in a short-duration manner without the need for moving mechanical parts. The milled cocoa shell product obtained from the grinding treatment has reduced heat degradation and avoids equipment maintenance concerns otherwise associated with... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070292578 - Personal drink blender system with a single use ribbed interlocking drink container: A personal drink blender system with an interlocking ribbed disposable container for permitting a user to dispose of the cup and its constituent parts after a single use. The drink blender system with an interlocking ribbed disposable container includes a cup defining an interior for receiving the contents of the... Agent: Robert Baschnagel Iii

20070292579 - Micro-organism for decontaminating fumonisins and its use, method for decontaminating fumonisins, and feed additive containing said micro-oragnism: The invention relates to a micro-organism for decontaminating fumonisins and fumonisin derivatives and to the use of bacteria or yeasts, alone or in a combination of two or more strains for decontaminating fumonisins and fumonisin derivatives in foodstuffs and/or feed. The invention also relates to a method for decontaminating fumonisins... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070292580 - Treatment of animal carcasses: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070292581 - Lipoxygenase: The inventors have found a novel fungal lipoxygenase from Manaporthe salvinii and determined its sequence. They have sequenced the gene and cloned it into E. coli and deposited the clone. Oligonucleotides probes based on the sequence information are useful for screening a eukaryotic library to obtain a lipoxygenase. The lipoxygenase... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20070292582 - Rebaudioside a composition and method for purifying rebaudioside a: Exemplary embodiments of this invention encompass a method for purifying crude rebaudioside A. In particular, this invention relates to a method for purifying crude rebaudioside A compositions comprising purities from approximately 40% to approximately 95% rebaudioside A to obtain a substantially pure rebaudioside A product with a single crystallization step.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070292583 - Production of stabilized whole grain wheat flour and products thereof: A stabilized bran component and a stabilized whole grain wheat flour containing the component are produced by subjecting a bran-enriched coarse fraction which contains bran, germ and starch to grinding or milling to reduce grittiness of the coarse fraction without substantially damaging the starch due to abrasion. The coarse fraction... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070292584 - Capsule with foam conditioning feature: A device for preparing a whipped food, including a container portion that contains a food component and that is configured for receiving a fluid for mixing with the food component to produce a fluid mixture. A film conditioning conduit is associated with the container portion to receive the fluid mixture... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070292585 - Method of forming a non-fractionated, room- temperature pourable butter: A method of forming a fat product, the method entailing heating a first material to a first temperature to form a first intermediate, the first material comprising fat and the first temperature adequate to remove any memory of crystallization from the fat; rapidly cooling the first intermediate to a second... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070292587 - Deep-frozen finished product of the type soup, puree or sauce and method for the manufacture of such a deep-frozen finished product: The invention relates firstly to a deep-frozen finished product of the type soup, purée or sauce, wherein the ingredients of the deep-frozen finished product comprise deep-frozen ingredients, wherein at least some of the deep-frozen ingredients are cold processed to a cold emulsion. Secondly the invention relates to a method for... Agent: James C. Wray Suite 300

20070292586 - Method for producing dishes served in sauce: A method for producing dishes served in sauce containing food products such as vegetables, fruits, dairy products and meets, whereby preserving them for several months without adding preservatives and/or coloring agents and without sterilization. This method consists of: proceeding with cooking in a pot, fresh ingredients mixed with seasoning products... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070292588 - Fluorescent beverage and method: A fluorescent beverage is provided in which one or more nontoxic and safe colored fluorescent dyes are added to a beverage. When exposed to ultraviolet light, the beverage will fluoresce or glow to create an attractive advertising display for the beverage. The beverage is preferably colorless. The beverage can be... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070292589 - Method for reducing acrylamide formation in thermally processed foods: In fabricated, thermally processed snack foods, the addition of one of a select group of amino acids to the recipe for the food inhibits the formation of acrylamide during the thermal processing. The amino acid can come from the group of cysteine, lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic... Agent: Carstens, Yee & Cahoon, L.L.P.

20070292590 - Dried meat products including at least one stimulant: An exemplary dried, meat-based product includes meat and plant seed where the plant seed comprises at least approximately 3% caffeine by weight. For example, an exemplary product includes guaraná plant seed. According to various products and processes, plant seed may be provided as a powder.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070292591 - Bean curd and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed herein are a bean curd and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises washing and immersing soy beans in water; mixing the soy beans with clean water, grinding the soy beans and removing dregs to produce a bean paste; simmering the bean paste; straining soymilk from the bean paste;... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070292592 - Salt replacing composition, process for its preparation and food systems containing such composition: A salt replacing composition for replacing sodium chloride in food contains a major amount of potassium chloride, in combination with ammonium chloride, sucrose, one or more of disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, an organic acid, and a salt of glutamic acid. A reduced sodium chloride composition contains the salt replacing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070292593 - Ingredient systems comprising trehalose, food products containing trehalose, and methods of making same: Methods for reducing the sodium content of finished food products comprising adding trehalose to suitable food products in an amount ranging from greater than 0% to less than 1.5% by weight of the finished food product and by optionally further adding sodium and or potassium. Ingredient systems for achieving salt... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070292594 - Plant material pet treat: The present invention relates to a moist pet treat and a method for making the pet treat. In particular, the pet treat is formed from a textured plant based protein material and a humectant.... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20070286925 - Composition for improving eye health: The present invention relates to a composition for promoting eye health in a companion animal. The composition comprising: at least one polyphenol selected from the group consisting of rosemary, rosemary extract, coffeic acid, coffee extract, turmeric extract, cucurmin, blueberry extract, grapeseed extract, rosemarinic acid, tea extract, and mixtures thereof.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070286926 - Continuous formation of center-filled gum: The present invention provides a method for continuously producing pieces of liquid-filled gum material, including applying an anti-sticking agent to the rope of liquid-filled gum material before it is individually cut into pieces. The invention further provides for a liquid-filled chewing gum including a liquid-fill composition, and a gum region... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070286927 - Low-density non-sbr chewing gum: An aerated low-density gum piece is formed of a substantially homogeneous mixture consisting essentially of: (a) non-styrene butadiene gum base consisting essentially of: 2 to 20 wt. % of a synthetic elastomer selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, isoprene isobutylene, isoprene isobutylene copolymer, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof, up to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070286928 - Product packaging and methods of making the same: The present invention relates to the packaging of products in order to protect the products from the deleterious effects of heat and/or moisture. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a thermoformable container wherein a moisture-absorbing material is incorporated into or on to the interior surface of the container.... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070286929 - Light generating edible product: A light generating edible product is described. The product comprises an edible portion, some or all of which is contained within a dispenser which comprises a light generating device. The light generating device can be activated directly by the user, or can be activated by the actions of the user... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070286930 - Carotenoid-containing emulsion composition, process for its production, and food and cosmetic product containing the same: A carotenoid-containing emulsion composition comprises carotenoid, wherein the composition further comprises: at least one water-soluble emulsifier in an aqueous phase; and tocopherol and lecithin in an oil phase.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070286931 - Flavor-retention agent: The invention provides a flavor-retention agent which is harmless to the environment and the human body and exhibits excellent ability to prevent deterioration of flavors. The flavor-retention agent contains an active ingredient which is obtained by subjecting a raw material such as leaves and/or tubers of a potato plant to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070286932 - Natural preservatives for preservation of perishable products: The present invention relates to a preservative system and method for the improvement and/or stabilization of perishable food compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to a natural preservative for improving the shelf-stability of a pet composition.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070286933 - Refrigerator stable pressurized baking batter: In various embodiments of the present invention, a bakable batter mixed using cold process conditions and provided in a pressurized can, can be used to bake a variety of food products. In various embodiments of the present invention, a bakable batter mixed under inert atmosphere conditions and provided in a... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070286934 - Frozen confections and method of manufacturing same: A frozen confection having improved nutritional value namely improved protein, omega essential fatty acids, energy and mineral and vitamin levels. An improved method of manufacture of a frozen confection that is simplified and does not require pasteurization thereby providing improved shelf life.... Agent: Miller Thomson LLP

20070286935 - Bioactive compositions, natural methods of producing them and computational methods for designing natural production processes: The present invention is directed to procedures for the controlled natural bioprocessing of naturally occurring biological molecules by processing activities present in select organisms, extracts of such organisms or other natural processing agents. The invention also covers the methods for developing these procedures and compositions prepared by the procedures.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070286936 - Low fat frozen confectionery product: A low fat dairy frozen confectionery product is provided having 3% or less fat which product comprises an ice structuring protein (ISP).... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070286937 - Milk powder: A method of improving the flow properties or cold solubility of a milk powder and use of the modified powder in beverage distribution machine for delivering, in particular, cold beverages. The method includes controlling glycation of proteins in the range of 10 to 35% blocked lysine and lactose crystallization between... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070286938 - Process for producing enzyme-treated tea extract, enzyme-treated natural tea aroma and enzyme-treated natural tea aroma concentrated extract, and enzyme-treated tea extract, enzyme-treated natural tea aroma and enzyme-treated natural tea aroma concentrate: The present invention relates to a process for producing an enzyme-treated tea extract, which comprises allowing at least one selected from an enzyme and/or a group of enzymes capable of producing a green aroma compound to act on a tea extract, a tea slurry and/or a tea leaf; and a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

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20070286939 - Shea butter alkoxylated phosphate esters: Novel shea butter polyoxyalkylene glycol phosphate esters prepared by the reaction of a polyoxyethylene glycol (PEG) or polyoxypropylene glycol (PPG) or mixtures thereof with shea butter, preferably mild-processed shea butter (MPSB), followed by phosphation under specific mild-processing conditions. These materials are useful as cosmetic and personal care ingredients, allowing for... Agent: Louis C. Paul & Associates, PLLC

20070281052 - Reduced pressure distillation of an alcoholic mixture: The present invention relates to a method for distilling an alcoholic mixture under reduced pressure, wherein a portion of the fluid alcoholic mixture is distilled at a temperature below about 0° C. such that the fluid alcoholic mixture remains fluid while distilling. The present invention further relates to condensing the... Agent: Jones Day

20070281054 - Organic powder nutritional formula containing select carbohydrate combinations: Disclosed are organic powder nutritional formulas, including infant formulas, comprising organic lipid, organic protein, and organic carbohydrate, wherein the organic carbohydrate is a blend containing at least one carbohydrate selected from organic maltodextrin, organic corn syrup solids, and organic corn syrup, and at least one carbohydrate selected from organic sucrose... Agent: Ross Products Division Of Abbott Laboratories Department 108140-ds/1

20070281053 - Processed cheese with improved firmness using cross-linking enzymes: A method of making a processed cheese with improved firmness comprises mixing a protein cross-linking enzyme and optionally first other ingredients with a cheese material having a pH of less than 5.6, a moisture content of less than 60% and preferably containing one or more coagulating agents, to form a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Utah Office

20070281055 - Protein ingredient with improved sensory quality and nutritionals with improved flavor containing same: Disclosed are food products comprising a clean milk protein and/or other clean protein ingredients, and one or more other food ingredients, wherein the food product has a concentration of off-note contaminant markers (OCM) per kg of milk protein of 1100 μg or less, and/or a concentration of off-note contaminant markers... Agent: Ross Products Division Of Abbott Laboratories Department 108140-ds/1

20070281056 - Premixes, flour enriched with same, mineral supplemented foodstuffs and methods of manufacture thereof: Premixes, flour enriched with same, mineral supplemented foodstuffs and methods of manufacture thereof. The present invention relates to a premix for addition to foodstuffs and more particularly farinaceous products and bread. Use of the premix in foodstuffs enables their nutritional and mineral content to be enhanced providing health benefits and... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070281057 - Container for pizzas: The separation between the protrusions (2) at the center of the base (1) is lower than the separation between the protrusions (2) at the edge of the base (1). The container can also comprise a lid (3) engageable to said base (1), said lid (3) comprising at least one hole... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20070281058 - Utility package for heating or cooling liquids and food: A self-heating package with an inner and outer bag. Heating is provided from the inner bag to the content in the outer bag. The package may be supported by an external box or a utility bag. Additional foam layer is provided to insulate the self-heating package. The utility bag may... Agent: Philip K. Yu

20070281059 - Carbonated beverage national school lunch meal: A process for preparing, designing, making and flavoring a shelf stable carbonated beverage by taking a commercial brand name product and improving it by adding foodstuff nutrients to make it an American meal. When combined they meet the predetermined requirements of the National School Lunch Program, the United States Department... Agent: Leon Curtis Smith

20070281060 - Process for the disinfection and/or preservation of harvested plant material: Process for the disinfection and/or preservation of harvested plant material by contacting the harvested plant material with a liquid composition containing at least one peroxygen compound and at least one preservative.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281061 - Food decontamination method: A food decontamination method is provided for removing contaminants from edible biological tissue such as fish. The method includes extracting the contaminant(s) from raw or cooked biological tissue with about 0.1N or greater acid solution and then neutralizing the acid solution. The contaminants removed include mercury and other inorganic contaminants,... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070281062 - Process for neutralizing enzymes in corn: A method of making an enhanced corn masa by roasting corn kernels to neutralize the corn seed prior to cooking and soaking the corn in lime. Roasting of the corn kernels provides numerous benefits including the ability to dial in a roasted flavor with the use of blends of roasted... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070281063 - Instant sauces for food use: The present invention relates to an instant sauce comprising 1 to 20% by weight of a basic mixture, 8 to 60% by weight of potato products and 20 to 91% by weight of a mixture of high granulometry ingredients, characterised in that said basic mixture comprises a mixture of at... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070281064 - High fiber, reduced effective carbohydrate corn-based food formulations: High fiber, reduced effective carbohydrate formulations useful for preparing food products such as tortillas, tortilla chips, taco shells, corn based snacks, breakfast cereal, and the like comprising about 10-80% masa corn flour; about 10-60% ground corn bran; about 1-20% pre-gelatinized flour and/or pre-gelatinized starch; about 0-60% ground corn germ; about... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070281065 - Kappa-2 carrageenan composition and products made therefrom: The present invention is directed to a kappa-2 carrageenan composition comprising: (i) kappa-2 carrageenan, (ii) at least 70% sodium by weight of all cations in the composition; and (iii) free salt present in an amount of 0-25% by weight of the composition; wherein the composition has a viscosity of 20... Agent: Patent Administrator Fmc Corporation

20070281066 - Non-dairy beverage product comprising calcium lactobionate: The present invention relates to a non-dairy beverage product enriched in calcium with calcium lactobionate.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070281067 - Method and device for creating frozen pellets of a foodstuff: In one embodiment, a method of forming frozen ice cream pellets includes supplying an ice cream premix into a loading vessel; loading a loading cylinder with the ice cream premix from the loading vessel, the loading cylinder being connected to the loading vessel; applying a machine-controllable force to expel the... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property Dept.

20070281068 - Organic ready-to-feed liquid nutritional formula containing select carbohydrate combinations: Disclosed are organic ready-to-feed liquid nutritional formulas, including infant formulas, comprising organic lipid, organic protein, and organic carbohydrate, wherein the organic carbohydrate is a blend containing at least one carbohydrate selected from organic maltodextrin, organic corn syrup solids, and organic corn syrup, and at least one carbohydrate selected from organic... Agent: William J. Winter Ross Products Division Of Abbot Laboratories

20070281069 - Caffeinated coffee drink: A beverage and beverage product are disclosed. The beverage product may include a chocolate-flavored milk mixture, and a caffeine additive. Typically, the beverage does not include coffee, tea or cola. The chocolate-flavored milk mixture typically includes milk and cocoa powder. A variety of other ingredients may be added, such as... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070281070 - Sterilization solution and method for manufacturing sterilization solution: An inactivation effect of GSE on Norovirus is revealed and a sterilization solution suitable for inactivating Norovirus is provided. The sterilization solution has an effect of inactivating Calicivirus, and is prepared by dissolving a grapefruit seed extract (hereafter abbreviated as GSE) into water, adding phytic acid, and adding brewer's alcohol.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.