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Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products April category listing, related patent applications 04/09

20090110768 - Microbiocidal control in the processing of meat-producing four-legged animals: Methods of processing four-legged slaughter animals for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s) are described. The methods comprise: I) contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, such contacting occurring... Agent: Mcglinchey Stafford, PLLC Attn:IPGroup

20090110770 - Galactosidase with alpha-galactosyltransferase activity: The present invention concerns a β-galactosidase with transgalactosylating activity isolated from Bifidobacterium bifidum. The β-galactosidase is capable of converting lactose to a mixture of oligosaccharides which are β-linked and unexpectedly produces the α-linked disaccharide galactobiose. The mixture may be incorporated into numerous food products or animal feeds for improving gut... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090110769 - Process for producing fermented beverages using fermentation raw material solutions of low maltotriose ratio: To attain this object, the proportion of trisaccharides in the assimilable sugars in the fermentation raw material solution or fermenting solution is adjusted, such that the yet-to-be assimilated sugars which remain in the fermenting step will not consist mainly of trisaccharides. Specifically, fermentation is performed while the proportion of trisaccharides... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090110771 - Sugar free low calorie syrup and the manufacturing method thereof: The invention concerns sugar-free syrup of low calories and a method of producing the same, which syrup is of low calories and is a healthy substitute of sugar because it has almost no calories but contains a lot of edible fiber. To this end, the sugar-free syrup of low calories... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20090110772 - Water solubilization of cellulosics and related compounds: The present invention is directed toward a method of solubilizing melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material. The method includes providing melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material and providing an oxoacid ester of phosphorus or a mixture of an oxoacid of phosphorus and an alcohol. A blend of the melaninic, ligninic,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090110773 - Fruit snack with probiotics and method of manufacturing a fruit snack with probiotics: A fruit snack with probiotics that is stable at room temperature is manufactured by combining various ingredients including fruit juices/purees to produce a slurry and cooking the slurry to produce a center that contains a high moisture content. The fruit snack center is covered with a barrier layer which in... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20090110774 - High antioxidant levels in cocoa-based beverages: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a ready-to-drink cocoa beverage containing high levels of beneficial cocoa polyphenols in a milk or soymilk base. The method incorporates an ultra high temperature treatment followed by a homogenization step. Cocoa powder levels can be selected from about 3.5% to... Agent: Wiley Rein LLP

20090110775 - Disposable cartridge for use in a beverage maker, comprising a novably arranged needle member: A disposable cartridge (1) for use in a beverage maker comprises a container (10) for containing at least one beverage ingredient and a connector (20) for establishing a connection between the cartridge (1) and a beverage maker. The connector (20) comprises a hollow needle member (22) having a blunt end... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090110776 - Stand-alone hot-preparation device for convenience food products, particularly instant hot beverage maker: a heat exchanger unit that is heatable by the heat source, with the aid of which the preparation liquid is transportable under evaporation from the supply container via a length of tubing to the preparation chamber under activation of the food product reservoir.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090110777 - Visual vacuum indicator: A packaging system for roast and ground coffee is disclosed. The packaging system can comprise a container, an overcap, and a visual indicator. The visual indicator can indicate a pressure difference between the inside of the packaging system and the outside of the packaging system by moving from a concave... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090110778 - Multi-component food or feed product: Shelf-stable food or animal feed products are disclosed. The products have a substantially cereal based outer shell at least partially surrounding a core, which may be hollow, or filled at least partially with a granular component, a gaseous component, or coextruded with two or more components to form a food... Agent: Wendell Ray Guffey Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc.

20090110779 - Batter coated food pieces: A batter slurry, for coating food pieces so as to enhance crispness hold time for extended periods in take-out food conditions, comprising, as a percentage of a dry batter used to make the slurry, 97.4 to 99.8% by weight of a batter base selected from a modified food starch batter... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090110780 - Laminated baked snack bar: A laminated baked snack bar includes a layer of low moisture filling laminated between two thin layers of dough. The dough layers of the snack bar have a crunchy, cracker-like texture while the filling layer remains soft. The total thickness of the baked snack bar is preferably less than 7... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20090110781 - Seasoned food substrates: A seasoned snack food with a protective coating is provided. The protective coating provides the consumer with reduced tactile messiness, and dissolves quickly in the mouth resulting in rapid flavor delivery.... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090110782 - Cup: A cup (2) for the storage and dispensing of a liquid is disclosed. The cup (2) comprises an inner cup (4), the open end of which is closed by an hermetic seal (8), and a sleeve (6) around the inner cup (4). The sleeve (6) engages with the inner cup... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090110783 - Microwaveable edamame bowl: Edamame within a microwave bowl is introduced for preparation of an edamame food product. The pod count of the edamame product is within a range of about 145 to 170 pods per 500 grams of the edamame product. A volume of moisture is added into the microwaveable bowl with the... Agent: Mark A Oathout

20090110785 - Package for cooking by microwave oven: Provided is a package for cooking in a microwave oven, in which a synthetic resin container body having a flange part is filled with contents and a lid is heat-sealed to the flange part to seal the package hermetically. Independent concave parts sandwiching a heat-sealed part are provided in a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090110784 - Packaging container for microwave oven and process for manufacturing the same: Provided are a packaging container for a microwave oven that excels in the sealing performance between a container body and lid, and that at heating/cooking by a microwave oven, maintains the internal pressure of the container for a given period of time to thereby enhance the taste of contents through... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090110786 - Food container and method of storing food: A container for foods. The container includes a hollow body (1) having an opening (3) and a piston (7) located within the body (1), wherein the container is constructed and arranged such that, in use, the piston (7) moves within the body (1) in response to a consumer sucking the... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20090110787 - Additive delivery laminate containing styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymer: An additive delivery laminate is suitable for packaging a food product which is cooked in the package, with an additive transferring from the laminate to the food product. The additive delivery laminate has a substrate and an additive delivery layer. The additive delivery layer contains styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymer and additive granules... Agent: Rupert B. Hurley Jr. Sealed Air Corporation

20090110788 - Utilizing motor current variations to control mixer operation: A mixing system comprising a bowl, mixing element and motor. A mixing element is located within the bowl and is driven by a motor to impart mechanical energy to the foodstuff being mixed upon contact. A method for predicting instantaneous loading on the mixing system motor. A method for increasing... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090110789 - Antioxidant drink for dietary supplementation: An antioxidant drink for dietary supplementation is described. The drink contains a broad spectrum of herbal antioxidants, including powders, concentrates, and extracts from green, purple, orange, and red fruits and vegetables. The supplement additionally may contain sweeteners, masking agents, and anti-bitterness agents to provide a palatable composition.... Agent: Alan J. Howarth

20090110790 - Cake removal plate: A square shaped cake removal having four outer edges of approximately twelve (12) inches in length and formed of a single piece of material with a uniform thickness throughout of approximately ½ inch to 1 full inch. The material further including a centrally located aperture cut into and through the... Agent: Zuber & Taillieu LLP

20090110791 - Produce processor: A process for treating a farm product by heating and cooling, said treatment may include pasteurization of a product within the container in which they are to be sold by placing sealed containers containing the products within a process tank causing the products to move within the containers to enhance... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20090110792 - Super critical fluid extraction and fractionation of bran extraction materials: Generally, a bran processing system for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of bran extraction material from bran and fractionation of the bran extraction material. Specifically, a bran processing system for the isolation of a bran extraction material fraction enriched in ferulate-phytosterol esters or oryzanol.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20090110793 - Maple tree sap reverse osmosis device: A maple sap reverse osmosis device has a support rack configured and sized to rest atop a tank. The support rack supporting a reverse osmosis device. The reverse osmosis device has a pump line and a dump line both located within the tub. The pump line being located at an... Agent: Inventarium

20090110794 - Device and method for heating food products: The invention relates to a device for heating the outside of food particles, comprising a substantially cylindrical tube extending with a substantially horizontal axis, heating means for heating the tube on the outside, drive means for driving the tube in rotation about its axis, supply means for supplying food particles... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090110795 - Food portions for snack trays: A snack-slice loaf of a food product and a method for providing food portions for snack trays in which the snack-slice loaf may include multiple overlying subunits. The overlying subunits are produced by sectioning a food block using cutting and sub-cutting, or perforation. The sectioned subunits can directly be placed... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090110796 - Aromatic neomenthylamides as flavoring substances: s

20090110797 - Dispersible compositions comprising cocoa powder and processes for producing: The present teaching relates generally to cocoa products. In one embodiment, a composition comprises a sweetener, a digestion resistant soluble fiber, a cocoa powder, and a dispersing agent. In the composition, the sweetener, the digestion resistant soluble fiber, the cocoa powder and the dispersing agent are present in such amounts... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20090110799 - Method for modification of pectin and application thereof: This invention modifies pectin, and improves, by the use of the modified pectin, physical properties of a subject composition, such as dispersion stability, emulsifying activity/emulsion stability, water holding property (syneresis inhibiting property), texture, viscosity development property, and gelling property. Pectin is modified by heating a raw material pectin in the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090110798 - Process for obtaining pectin: There is described a method for obtaining pectin from a pectin-containing material that involves treating the pectin-containing material with an enzyme that causes the pectin to be released from the pectin-containing material. Suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, cellulase enzymes, hemicellulase enzymes, and mixtures thereof. Ethanol and isopropanol... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20090110800 - Food compositions incorporating additional long chain fatty acids: The present invention relates to the improvement of food items through the increased utilization of plant-derived stearidonic acid in a composition that also lowers linolenic acid content. Many long chain fatty acids have been classified as being Omega 3 and have been shown to provide several health benefits, including heart... Agent: Monsanto Company

20090110801 - Process for the preparation of a spreadable dispersion: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090110802 - Method for preparing plasticised wheat gluten compositions for petfood and pet treat applications: A method for manufacturing plasticised gluten compositions for pet food and pet treat applications, the method comprising the steps of: mixing at least gluten and a plasticiser wherein the mixing equipment is set to a value below 500C and the SME (Specific Mechanical Energy) applied to the mix is less... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104308 - Methods and an apparatus for controlling concentrations of substances within wine: A method is provided for exchanging substances being in a gaseous state between at least two fluids, namely a first fluid and a second fluid. The method is comprising the steps of using wine as the first fluid, using CO2 as the second fluid, adjusting a pressure difference between first... Agent: Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law

20090104309 - Method of treating coffee cherries using hot water: A method of treating coffee cherry is provided, whereby the quality of coffee cherry stored after harvesting can be improved. Namely, the method of treating coffee cherry comprises a refining step for separating green coffee beans from coffee cherry, wherein a hot-water treating step for treating the coffee cherry using... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090104310 - Method of treating green coffee beans under ph regulation: A method of treating green coffee beans is provided that can prevent contamination by acetic-acid producing bacteria when implementing a fermentation treatment on green coffee beans using microorganisms and that can impart new and favorable flavor and aroma to a coffee drink. This object can be achieved by a method... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090104311 - Active ingredient depot: The active ingredient depot, in one embodiment, is a closed double-walled tube having at least one pressure-sensitive outlet at one end in the form of one of a membrane, a diaphragm and a valve; and an active substance embedded therein. In another embodiment, the active ingredient depot, is an encapsulation,... Agent: Francis C. Hand Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart &

20090104314 - Edible, biodegradable pet food container and packaging method: One embodiment of the present invention is an edible non-human animal container or pet food container comprising water, pregelatinized and native starch, a cross-linker natural fibers, a wax emulsion, a mold release agent, a flavoring agent, and a coloring agent, food grade materials, and wherein the container is of a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090104312 - Neutralized juice-based beverages and method of making same: The present disclosure is directed to a neutralized juice base comprising at least one acidic juice neutralized with at least one alkaline additive, wherein the neutralized juice base has a pH ranging from about 5.0 to about 6.1. The present disclosure is also directed to a beverage composition comprising at... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090104313 - Nutrient-enhanced alcoholic beverage formulations and methods of making the same: An alcoholic beverage is disclosed having an alcoholic formulation and a vitamin selected from thiamine (B1), allithiamine and combinations thereof. The alcoholic formulation can be beer, wine, liquor/spirits or mixer formulations for mixing with liquor/spirits. Also disclosed are methods for adding nutrients to alcoholic beverage formulations.... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20090104315 - Methods for enhancing the palatability of compositions for consumption by animals: Methods for enhancing the palatability of compositions for consumption by an animal by adding a palatability enhancing amount of at least one methionine compound and optional inactive yeast to the compositions. The methionine compound, and optional yeast, is added to the compositions in an amount of at least about 0.01%... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20090104316 - Frozen product: A microwavable product capable from a frozen state of its gas and ice including composition, whilst still in all or part of its container in which it has been frozen or been held frozen, of being microwave heated to a foamy hot beverage, the composition having a stabiliser and at... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090104317 - Combinations of atmosphere control members: Combinations of atmosphere control members are used to control the atmosphere within a sealed container which contains a respiring biological material. The combination makes use of a first ACM having a first R ratio (the ratio of carbon dioxide permeability to oxygen permeability) and a second ACM having a second... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20090104318 - Process for producing food with multicolored pattern: A process for producing a food product with multicolored decorative pattern, including introducing two or more colored fluid food materials in a single mold so as to attain formation of various patterns/configurations. In the filling of two or more colored fluid food materials in the mold through injection, neighboring materials... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20090104319 - Fruit product and method of manufacture of the fruit product: A fruit product that is a fruit-gel matrix that is formed into pieces. The product is a shelf-stable item that contains preferably at least 85%, and more preferably about 95%, fruit solids. The product is intended to be a nutritious snack or meal accompaniment. While containing a high percentage of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090104320 - Stabilization of milk-based products: Dairy-derived food products, particularly beverages, such as milk/juice blends, yogurt-based drinks, fermented milk beverages, and soft drinks, are disclosed. These compositions contain a stabilizing mixture comprising metal (in the form of ions, salts or oxides) such as zinc or magnesium, either alone or together with an adjunct component such as... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20090104321 - Method for producing roasted grain extract and method for producing processed roasted grain product: This production method includes a roasting step (S10) of roasting a grain (unpolished rice 1) while the grain remains in a granular form, an impregnating step (S20) of impregnating the roasted grain with an impregnation liquid LQ1 (water) so that an inside 1b of the grain is swollen and the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090104322 - Stabilization of dicarbonate diesters with protonic acids: By using protonic acids, diesters of dicarbonic acid may be stabilized against thermal and chemical decomposition over a relatively long period. Mixtures of diesters of dicarbonic acid and protonic acids are outstandingly suitable for preserving foods.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090104323 - Method of making a black-ginseng and a condensed black-ginseng and a black-ginseng preserved in honey: Disclosed are methods for manufacturing black ginseng, black ginseng extracts, and honey-soaked black ginseng confectionary, featuring conducting nine rounds of a maturing process subsequent to a steaming process, without a drying process therebetween. The black ginseng products can be commercially favorable commodities competing with conventional ginseng and red ginseng products,... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090104324 - Inflatable insulating food substance container holder: An inflatable insulating food substance container holder including a plurality of substantially vertically oriented sub-chambers.... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090104325 - Method of reducing oil content in dry distillers grain with solubles (ddgs): Method of reducing residual oil in DDGS by pulverizing and pelletizing the DDGS followed by extraction with an organic solvent.... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20090104326 - Sweetener compositions: A solid sweetening composition having erythritol and a secondary sweetener in a single solid matrix, a method of making the solid sweetening composition and methods of sweetening a comestible.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090104327 - Anti-microbial injection for web packaging pasteurization system: Systems and methods for antimicrobial injection in a web packaging pasteurization system are provided. A pressurized mixture of pasteurizing medium and at least one antimicrobial agent is applied to the surfaces of a food product. According to a preferred embodiment, the at least one microbial agent is injected into and... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090104328 - Poultry press: An apparatus for flattening one or more cuts of poultry to prepare at least one of the cuts to be cooked may have at least one roller turner, one or more roller supports, a first roller mounted on at least one of the roller supports and adapted to be turned... Agent: Matthew E. Burr

20090104329 - Method for heating a meal and cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner: A method for heating a meal in a closed cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner. Said elevated cooking appliance comprises at least one muffle which comprises a muffle opening and which defines a cooking area, a base door which closes the muffle opening and a ceramic hob... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090104330 - Reduced sodium salty taste composition, process for its preparation and food systems containing such composition: A reduced sodium salty taste composition for reduction of sodium chloride in food contains sodium chloride, at least one of a food acid and a salt of a food acid, at least one of an amino acids and a salt of an amino acid, and can additionally contain potassium chloride,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090104331 - Inulin powders and compositions thereof: Inulin powders in which at least a majority of the inulin is in the form of small particles having dimension less than about 30 micrometers in their largest dimension. Inulin powders that have greater solubility than corresponding non-powdered inulin. Powdered sweeteners containing inulin with sucralose in which the sucralose has... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090104332 - Method for manufacturing a snack, a snack, and food like a snack: Disclosed herein are snacks comprising a material comprising bread, wherein the material has a thickness not less than 1.0 mm and not more than 5.0 mm; and a moisture content not less than 1.0 mass % and not more than 5.9 mass %. The snacks have curled outer edges. Also... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090104334 - Dietary fiber-enriching agent and dietary fiber-enriched food: The invention provides a water-soluble dietary fiber enriching agent comprising a modified starch which contains dietary fibers in an amount not more than 5% by mass measured by Prosky's method and a low-molecular weight water-soluble dietary fiber in an amount not less than 25% by mass. The water-soluble dietary fiber... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090104333 - Rice snack chip with high rate of visual inclusions made on tortilla sheeting equipment: A method and formulation are disclosed for using a mixture of inulin and surfactant to overcome adhesive and viscoelastic problems associated with using tortilla sheeters for processing rice-based dough to make rice crisps. The inulin decreases viscoelasticity whereas the surfactant decreases adhesiveness. The additive decouples the relationship between water content... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090104335 - Healthy food product: Food product comprising a peptide, said peptide being characterized by having a number of amino acids from 4 to 20, and having a net positive charge of 1 or higher as determined by summation of the charges of the individual amino acids of the peptide at pH 6.5, with the... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090104336 - Pump unit and disposable cartridge for use in a beverage maker: A disposable cartridge (10), which is suitable for use in a process of preparing a beverage, comprises a pump unit (1). A duct system (30) of the pump unit (1) has a first duct (31) and a second duct (32) which merges into the first duct (31), wherein an angle... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090104337 - Process for producing purified green tea extract: d

20090104339 - Method for preparing calcium gluconate: The invention provides for a method for the preparation of a gluconic acid from glucose. It is an aspect of the invention to provide a method that comprises the use of enzymes. The method according to the invention can be applied with great benefit to the production of calcium gluconate... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090104338 - Vegetable and/or fruit beverage composition: e

20090104340 - Natural bean-curd and its preparation method: The present invention relates to natural and functional bean-curd having good storage stability and comprising various nutrients contained in Japanese apricots and red algae as well as those of soybean, which is—prepared by using fruit vinegar and red algae as natural coagulant. In the present invention, red algae and fruit... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090098239 - Ready-to-eat feed for domestic pets: A new finished feed for domestic pets is proposed, containing at least one guanidinoacetic acid component as the active component with regard to nutritional physiology. The new finished feed which preferably has a water content of >8% by weight, can be produced in an extremely economical manner, wherein the main... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090098240 - Human milk oligosaccharides to promote growth of beneficial gut bacteria: The present invention provides prebiotic and probiotic compositions containing human milk oligosaccharides and methods of use that selectively promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090098241 - Resin encapsulated food acid: The present invention relates to confectionary compositions comprising one or more encapsulation delivery systems containing food acids and natural resins. The invention furthermore relates to the encapsulation delivery system as such as well as to methods of preparing the encapsulation delivery system and the confectionary composition.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090098242 - Transparent confectionery product: By applying a transparent gum base comprising module, also referred throughout the application as a transparent module (TM), a whole new experience is present for the consumer. In some embodiments the confectionery may act and feel like an ordinary confectionery from the moment it is placed in the mouth but... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20090098244 - Microorganism for biological detoxification of mycotoxins, namely ochratoxins and/or zearalenons, as well as method and use thereof: A microorganism for the biological inactivation or detoxification of mycotoxins, in particular ochratoxins, which is selected from bacteria and/or yeasts, which cleaves the phenylalanine group of the mycotoxins, in particular ochratoxins, as well as a method for biologically inactivating or detoxifying mycotoxins, in particular ochratoxins, in food products and animal... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090098243 - Overexpressed and purified aspergillus ficuum oxidase and nucleic acid encoding the same: m

20090098245 - Foodstuff: There is provided use of a conversion agent to prepare from a food material a foodstuff comprising at least one functional ingredient, wherein the at least one functional ingredient has been generated from at least one constituent of the food material by the conversion agent.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090098246 - Fermented soy sauce with less soy sauce flavor and process for producing the same: It is intended to provide a means for obtaining a novel soy sauce with less soy sauce smell and having a rich flavor although it is a brewed soy sauce. More particularly, it is intended to provide a process for producing such a brewed soy sauce, comprising: preparing a soy... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090098247 - Lactic acid-fermented soybean liquid composition and method for production thereof: The lactic acid-fermented soybean liquid composition according to the present invention is obtained by adding lactic acid bacteria to a soybean liquid in which the content of the soybean particles having a particle size of 50 μm or larger is less than 5%, and subjecting the resulting composition to lactic... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090098248 - Novel process for enzymatic acrylamide reduction in food products: to an intermediate form of said food product in said production process whereby the asparaginase and at least one hydrolyzing enzyme are added prior to said heating step in an amount that is effective in reducing the level of acrylamide of the food product in comparison to a food product... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090098249 - Variant buttiauxella sp. phytases having altered properties: The present invention relates to variant phytase enzymes having altered properties.... Agent: Jennifer A. Haynes Genencor Division

20090098250 - Method for formulating and aseptically filling liquid products: An apparatus and method are provided for formulating and aseptically filling liquid products. A first liquid source includes at least one first liquid component; a second liquid source includes at least one second liquid component; and a container includes a body defining an empty, sterile storage chamber therein that is... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20090098251 - Process for treatment of biomass feedstocks: A method and apparatus for continuously treating a moist biomass feedstock is disclosed. The method includes treating a biomass feedstock with a swelling agent in a pressurized first vessel, transferring the feedstock to a second vessel at a lower operating pressure than the first vessel such that the biomass fibers... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090098252 - Thermally stable, high tensile strength encapsulation compositions for actives: Some embodiments provide a composition including active region which includes an active such as sucralose and at least one coating layer contiguous with the active region. The coating layer includes a polymer and sucralose; wherein the coating layer either partially or completely surrounds and encapsulates the active region... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090098253 - Single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium cup system with integral pressed ground coffee for placing in the cavity of an espresso coffee maker: Given the figures referred to, it may be seen how the invention consists of a single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium cup or bowl system (1), with a porous filter in the lower part (2), pressed ground coffee in the inside (3), lid and upper porous filter.... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20090098254 - Methods and compositions for improving sensory and shelf life characteristics of raw meat products: The invention is generally related to methods and compositions for improving sensory and shelf life characteristics of raw meat products. More specifically, the invention relates to meat marinade compositions comprising a plant extract product comprising at least one bioflavonoid compound, and optionally, an organic acid suitable for use on a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090098256 - Coating compositions for dough-based goods including doughnuts and other products: A food product including an edible substrate at least partially derived from dough or batter is provided. Such a food product includes a first water-soluble coating. The first coating includes a starch, a starch derivative, or a mixture thereof. The first coating at least partially covers the surface of the... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090098255 - Moisture barrier composition for biscuits: An at least partial, typically non-continuous, moisture barrier coating composition applied to the external surface of biscuits, such as scones or muffins. Use of the composition achieves significantly improved flavor, moisture retention in the interior of the biscuit, and a significantly improved biscuit exterior.... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090098257 - Self-venting microwavable packaging film; package using the film; and, methods: A package for microwave heating is provided. The package comprises a packaging film including an outer structural film having at least one set of perforations therethrough, and, an inner heat sealable film capable of being hermetically sealed to itself to form an inner package volume having no perforations therethrough that... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090098258 - Disposable butter dish: The invention includes a disposable container with a lid and a base. The base includes an amount of seal-forming liquid, such as water. The lid includes a butter reservoir and cooperates with the base to enclose the butter reservoir and the water. The water and the butter reservoir form a... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20090098259 - Sanitizing salad spinner and methods: Methods and apparatus for the sanitation and surface disinfection of edible produce such as lettuce, spinach and other leafy vegetables and fruits and vegetables such as apples, plums, pears, tomatoes having a protective skin. A centrifuge for receiving washed produce may be selectively spun to remove excess washing fluid, irradiated... Agent: Rogers & Killeen

20090098260 - Dehydrated potato flakes: Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flakes are prepared such that the physical properties in the flake are controlled during processing. The resulting flakes can be used to prepare a more cohesive, non-adhesive,... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090098261 - A preparation method of protein extracts from rice bran: In addition, the present invention provides a method of recycling rice bran, which is wasted as a by-product, by adding values to the rice bran. And simultaneously the present invention provides a possibility of developing new product which can meet the customers' needs for safety in proteineous materials.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090098262 - Optionally modified/insoluble vegetable gums for removing natural or synthetic organic impurities from liquid media contaminated therewith: Unwanted natural and synthetic organic impurities are removed from liquid media contaminated therewith, e.g., liquids and beverages intended for human consumption, or industrial/wastewaters, by introducing into such media a thus effective amount of an optionally modified/insoluble cationic vegetable gum containing one or more cationic or cationizable substituents, maintaining the cationic... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090098263 - Device and method for rotary fluidized bed in a succession of cylindrical chambers: The invention concerns a device and a method for rotary fluidized bed for catalytic polymerization, drying and other treatments of solid particles or for catalytic transformation of fluids, wherein a cylindrical reactor (1), in which the fluids are injected (7) tangentially to its cylindrical wall, is divided into a succession... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090098264 - Method for roasting coffee beans: In a method for roasting coffee beans, in a first stage the coffee beans are roasted for 4 to 6 minutes at a temperature of about 205° C. for removing residual moisture and subsequently the coffee beans are cooled with an air mist spray at approximately 10° C to 15°... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090098266 - Method and apparatus for separating, purifying, promoting interaction and improving combustion: An apparatus and method for separating joined components, purifying liquid, promoting interaction between two or more components and improving combustion. The apparatus has a housing, a rotor inside of the housing, a plurality of protrusions extending from the rotor, a shaft coupled with the rotor and a prime mover for... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090098265 - Method for production of masa: A method of producing masa which reduces the material and time required, including the amount of water required for processing, the amount of calcium and lime required, energy and space consumption, and processing time. The process preferably includes debranning the corn kernels, collecting the bran, subjecting the debranned corn kernels... Agent: Crain, Caton & James

20090098267 - Use of inorganic phosphate compounds as palatability enhancers of flavours generated by thermal reactions in wet pet foodstuffs: The present invention concerns means and methods for obtaining an edible or drinkable wet pet foodstuff having enhanced palatability, by heating an edible or drinkable foodstuff preparation comprising: —at least one inorganic phosphate compound, preferably at least one inorganic pyrophosphate; and—at least one thermal reaction-generated flavour and/or aminoacid and reducing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090098268 - Liquid seasoning: e

20090098269 - Method of preparing a baked or fried product from leavened dough: A method of preparing a baked or fined product from leavened dough, includes a) forming a dough by combining flour, water, a slow reacting leavening system including a leavening acid and a leavening base and optionally one or more other bakery ingredients, the slow reacting leavening system containing (a) a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090098270 - System for gluten replacement in food products: The present invention is a system for replacing gluten in food products. In certain embodiments, the gluten replacement system of the present invention utilizes gluten-free ingredients that mimic the functions of gluten in a dough and in a final product made from the dough. The gluten replacement system can be... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20090098271 - Method of producing processed barley product: The present invention provides a mean of solving the problem of production of a novel processed product of barleys and wheat having scorch smell and cereal odor suppressed and being capable of imparting taste richness, body taste, crispness and dry feeling to beverage and food products by producing husks of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090098272 - Nutritional beverages: One aspect of the invention relates to a sterilized nutritional beverage product comprising: • from 0.5-8.0 wt. % protein; • from 0.1-10 wt. % of dispersed fat; • from 0.2-4.0 wt. % of starch component; • from 0.01-2.0 wt. % of fatty acid emulsifier; • from 0.01-2.5 wt. % of... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090098273 - Dehulling wheat grains using ozone: e

20090098274 - Whey protein-containing granules and method of producing the same: Disclosed are whey protein-containing granules which can dissolve a whey protein into water without forming insoluble lumps thereby making a solution containing the dissolved whey protein clear without turbidity, and a method for producing the same. The whey protein-containing granules are composed of a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having HLB... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090092704 - Granular feed supplement: A ruminant feed composition, having a granulated core having at least one active substance and at least one layer of a coating material surrounding the core.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090092703 - Phytase-expressing transgenic plants: Disclosed are a transgenic plant and a transformed plant cell containing a heterologous nucleic acid that includes a sweet potato sporamin SPO promoter operably linked to a sequence encoding a polypeptide. Also disclosed are uses of the plant or cell.... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090092705 - Liquid-filled chewing gum composition: The present invention provides a chewing or bubble gum composition which includes a liquid fill composition and a gum region which includes a gum base surrounding the liquid fill, wherein the gum region includes a polyol composition including at least one polyol and having a water solubility of less than... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090092706 - Food product and process for preparing it: Starch containing food products having controlled energy release properties are provided, wherein at least 25% by weight of the starch is contained within intact plant cells.... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090092707 - Polypeptides of alicyclobacillus sp.: a

20090092708 - Method and system for preserving food: The present invention includes a method for extending the shelf-life of one or more foods by exposure to one or more pulses of microwave radiation for at least seven (7) seconds. The present invention may also be used to reduce pathogenic organisms in food. The one or more foods may... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20090092709 - Clear filtered nutritional supplement beverage and filtration method: The present invention provides a dietary supplement, and method for making the same, comprising a glucosamine-based beverage that has the physical appearance of water, or that otherwise appears substantially transparent in its final form. The method for making the glucosamine-based beverage includes passing an aqueous glucosamine-containing solution through a multiple-step... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090092710 - Nutritional supplement: The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement, comprising plant material of Mascagnia eggersiana, subspecies, ecotypes or a combination thereof. Preferably, the nutritional supplement is at least in part a shaped product.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090092711 - Instant beverage product: An instant beverage product includes a disposable cup, a soluble ingredient disposed in a bottom portion of the disposable cup, and a sealing layer sealed at an inner surface of the disposable cup at the bottom portion thereof to seal and enclose the soluble ingredient in said disposable cup, wherein... Agent: Andy Ninh

20090092712 - Controlled viscosity oil composition and method of making: The present invention relates to a sprayable oil composition comprising a blend of an oil, an edible solvent selected from the group consisting of triacetin, tripropionin, tributyrin, and ethyl acetate; and a preferably an emulsifier such as a lecithin. Advantageously, the viscosity of the blend can be controlled without interesterification... Agent: Jones Day

20090092713 - Edible products with low content of saturated and trans unsaturated fats: The present invention relates to a structured, fat continuous edible product, wherein the edible product contains, expressed on total product basis, less than 35 wt. % of saturated fatty acids, between 20 and 100 wt. % of a triglyceride composition, between 0 and 80 wt. % of a filler material... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090092714 - Coaxial multi-component roastable food item: A multi-component food item and method of fabricating it to be roastable. A first food component is formed and processed to make a core that is a substantially rigid support structure having a center axis; and a different food component is coaxially coated on a coatable portion of the core... Agent: D.a. Stauffer Patent Services LLC

20090092715 - System for real-time characterization of ruminant feed rations: A computer-based system for characterizing in real time the nutritional components of one of more ingredients for a ruminant feed ration, including dry matter, NDF, NDFd, lignified NDF ratio, peNDF, percent starch, IVSD, and particle size for a forage material; and IVSD and particle size for a grain material. The... Agent: Moss & Barnett P.A.

20090092716 - Gluten-free baked products and methods of preparation of same: The present invention provides an ingredient delivery system and methods of producing a gluten-free bakery product using an oven to produce quality gluten-free bakery products made by this method.... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20090092717 - Meat processing: The present invention relates to the use of carbon monoxide as a process aid to ameliorate the loss of red color of fat-beef-trimmings while they are heat treated to produce finely textured beef. Finely textured beef, sometimes known as fat reduced beef, is produced from trimmings. The finely textured beef... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20090092718 - Ultra-high temperature oven for processing fish and seafood: An oven and method of processing products such as fish and shellfish are disclosed. The oven may include a chamber that may be heated to ultra-high temperatures, such as within a range of about 600-2500° F. (315-1371° C.). A burner may heat the chamber from an exterior of the chamber... Agent: Alan J. Howarth

20090092719 - Using food serving tray assembly having disposal opening with deep serving wells: Serving food includes arranging, on a hand portable serving tray assembly, food that generates food waste when eaten; and releasably coupling the receptacle platter and serving platter in two different configurations including a serving configuration, wherein the receptacle platter is located below the serving platter and they collectively define a... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090092720 - Multi-functional base for a plastic, wide-mouth, blow-molded container: A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090092721 - Juice extractor: A juice extractor for extracting juice from comestibles, such as fruit or vegetables, includes a cavity in which the comestible is received and a cutter which is moveable between a first position in which the cutter lies outside the cavity and a second position in which the cutter projects into... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090092722 - Juice extractor: A juice extractor for extracting juice from comestibles such as fruit and vegetables includes at least one wall delimiting a cavity for receiving the comestible and that has a longitudinal axis. At least a part of the wall of the cavity is moveable transversely towards the longitudinal axis so as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090092723 - Automatic menu switching: At least one time period is associated with each recipe corresponding to a time when the recipe is associated with a product key. The association is stored in the database and the cooking computer causes the recipe to be associated product key when the real time corresponds to the time... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090092725 - 2-alkoxymethyl-3-isoalkenyl-1-methylcyclopentenes, use thereof, in particular as fragrance substances, corresponding articles and production methods:

20090092724 - Frozen slush drink: A new formulation for frozen slush, flavored drinks is presented. A formulation has been found that will allow the formulation of tea, herbs or other plant extract based frozen slush drinks. The formulation is stable to freezing and thawing. The drink may be locally made and immediately consumed and also... Agent: Law Office Of Mark Wisnosky

20090092726 - Method for preparing precooked frozen shellfish having extended shelf life: A method of preparing precooked frozen shellfish, such as shrimp, crabs and crawfish having an extended shelf life. The shellfish are boiled in an aqueous cleaning solution containing an effective amount of one or more food grade acids and an antioxidant. They are then quenched in an aqueous cleaning solution... Agent: Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'armond, Mccowan & Jarman, L.L.P.

20090092727 - Water-dispersible phytosterol-surfactant conglomerate particles: A hot and cold water-dispersible dry-milled composition including phytosterol-surfactant conglomerate (PSC) particles which include a blend of dry microparticulate non-ester phytosterols and a dry binary surfactant. The composition further optionally includes one or more additional dry ingredients such as anti-caking agents, anti-foam agents, natural and artificial sweeteners, non-dairy creamers and... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20090092728 - Apparatus and method for preparing milk under various temperature and consistency conditions in a coffee machine for forming various types of beverages: Apparatus for preparing and dispensing hot or cold milk, in the frothed or non-frothed state, in a coffee machine for preparing various types of beverages based on coffee with milk, said coffee machine comprising a coffee apparatus for producing coffee with an associated coffee dispensing device, a first water heater... Agent: King & Spalding

20090092729 - Oligosaccharide mixture: An oligosaccharide mixture comprising 5-70 wt% of at least one N-acetylated oligosaccharide selected from the group comprising GalN Acα1,3Galβ1,4Glc and Galβ1,6GalN Acα1,3Gal⊕1,4Glc, 20-90 wt % of at least one neutral oligosaccharide selected from the group comprising Galβ1,6Gal, Galβ1,6Glβ1,4Glc Galβ1,6Galβ1,6Glc, Galβ1,Galβ1,3Glc, Galβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc, Galβ1,6Galβ1,6Galβ1,4Glc, Galβ1,6Galβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc, Galβ1,3Galβ1,6Galβ1,4Glc and Galβ1,3Galβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc and 5-50 wt %... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090092730 - Processed cheese without emulsifying salts: The present invention is directed to process cheese type products prepared with calcium-reduced ingredients but without emulsifying salts and methods of producing such process cheese type products without emulsifying salts. The process cheeses of the present invention are advantageously resistant to separation during heating and retain desirable organoleptic properties, such... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090092731 - Process for producing lactose-free milk: e

20090092733 - Compositions for food or beverage with improved hygroscopicity: The present invention provides compositions for food and beverage comprising a hygroscopic powdery material and a sesamin-class compound(s), more specifically powdery compositions for food and beverage comprising a hygroscopic powdery material and a sesamin-class compound(s) mixed with each other wherein the hygroscopic powdery material has improved hygroscopicity as well as... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090092732 - Oil-based processed flavor with cooked note and process for producing the same: A material to be extracted and an edible fat are introduced into an extractor equipped with a device for collecting stream and gases, such as a condenser. The contents are heated, and the resultant extract is cooled. The distillate collected with the condenser during heating is returned to the extractor.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090092734 - Use of extracts of pineapple as flavor intensifiers: The presence of pineapple extracts in food products in combination with at least one other flavoring provides products having intensified flavor but lacking noticeable pineapple flavor. Non-alcoholic products can be used as after dinner drinks, soft drinks and in any manner liqueurs would be used.... Agent: Hendricks And Associates

20090092735 - Method for preparing stable hop powder: This invention features a method of making hop powder containing stable alkaline salts of hop bitter acids and an edible carrier. Also within the scope of this invention is a hop product containing alkaline salts of hop bitter acids and an edible carrier.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090092736 - Method for production of chlorogenic acid-containing material: i

20090092737 - Method for deriving a high-protein powder/ omega 3 oil and double distilled water from any kind of fish or animal ( protein): A method for deriving a protein powder from fish is presented. The method includes obtaining raw fish material and verifying the quality of the fish material. Solvents and concentrates are prepared and ground with the fish material to produce a mixture. The mixture placed in a reactor and baked. A... Agent: Advance International, Inc.

20090092738 - Using food serving tray assembly having disposal opening with deep serving wells: A food serving tray assembly includes a serving platter and a receptacle platter. The serving platter includes a disposal opening and serving wells for receiving food items. The receptacle platter and serving platter releasably couple to one another in a serving configuration and a transport configuration. An improvement includes the... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090087512 - Encapsulated fractions isolated or derived from hops: The invention provides an encapsulation composition comprising a fraction isolated or derived from hops encapsulated in a matrix selected from at least one of the group consisting of a phytosterol and a cyclodextrin.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090087513 - Fiber and fatty acid composition and method of making same: The invention is a mixture of soluble dietary fibers in conjunction with omega three fatty acids designed to add soluble, heart healthy fibers and omega three fatty acids into a balanced diet by food manufacturers incorporating as part of the food matrix, or by end users.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20090087514 - Waterless coffee pouch: A waterless coffee pouch is presented. The waterless coffee pouch includes a piece of permeable material that allows fluids to pass through. A quantity of ground coffee beans is placed on the material where the material is folded to form a pouch to contain the ground coffee beans. The pouch... Agent: Jim Montgomery

20090087515 - Gene encoding acetolactate synthase and use thereof: The present invention relates to an acetolactate synthase gene and use thereof, in particular, a brewery yeast for producing alcoholic beverages with superior flavor, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the present invention relates to a yeast, whose capability of producing... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090087516 - Dried meat product and method for making same: The present dried meat products and method for making dried meat products (dried meat product) does not add any preservative compounds containing nitrates and nitrites to preserve the meat product. The present dried meat product includes a meat tissue that is mixed with a marinade that contain cranberries, starter culture,... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20090087517 - Bacterial growth enhancer: We describe the production and use of an extract obtained from Musa spp., preferably from bananas, in the promotion of growth of Gram-positive bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria. The extract is also useful for growth enhancement of environmentally-stressed Gram negative bacteria. Fermented foods containing such extracts are also described.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090087518 - Heteromorphic lysine feed granules: A heteromorphic granule comprising lysine free base and a lysine salt is disclosed. A fertilizer composition is set forth having cores containing an acid salt of a basic amino acid and effective amounts of first and second layer coatings coated sequentially to the surface of each core. A method for... Agent: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (archer Daniels Midland Company)

20090087519 - Nutrition products: The present invention provides a nutrition product comprising a first region comprising at least 10% by weight of said first region of one or more oxidisable materials containing monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fatty acids, and a second region comprising 0.002% to 1.0% by weight of said second region of one or... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090087520 - Advertising inserts for fortune cookies and methods for their dissemination: Methods for packaging and distributing fortune cookies for dissemination to a target consumer group also are provided for. The methods comprise providing fortune cookies having an advertising insert which has an advertising message for a target consumer group. The fortune cookies are packed in a shipping carton having a machine... Agent: Keith B. Willhelm, Attorney At Law

20090087521 - Particulate filled edible product and process for making: The subject invention relates to a particulate filled edible product and a method of making the particulate filled edible product. The edible product comprises an edible shell of dough that defines an enclosed cavity having a cavity volume. At least one edible food particulate is disposed within the cavity. The... Agent: Randall L. Shoemaker, Reg. No. 43,118 Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090087522 - Packaged protein-enriched food product: A protein-enriched food product having enhanced texture characteristics combined with ease of use, a method of its manufacture and a method of its packaging is disclosed. The protein-enriched food product comprises a coarsely granulated mixture of cereal pieces combined with a finely granulated high-protein powder mixture. The cereal mixture has... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090087523 - System and method for flaking grains: A system and method are provided for flaking grains. The system and method provide for an automated system to minimize manual intervention, yet optimize a steam flaking process. A calibration technique may be included to assist in automatic adjustment of system parameters to account for less than optimal operating conditions.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090087524 - Foodstuff processing: A method of processing food elements of plant tissue having a cellular structure with substantial starch content comprising arranging the food elements in an aqueous liquid and applying acoustic energy with a selected frequency energy and time profile to modify the cellular structure of a surface portion of the food... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090087525 - Manufacturing of polysaccharide based nutritional supplement: A polysaccharide based nutritional supplement is made of raw materials including agaricus powder, ganoderma powder, ganoderma lucidum natural mushroom powder, yeast, soy isoflavone, water, alcohol, minerals, vitamins, and milk sugar that are uniformly mixed with appropriate proportions and then mixed with a liquid mixture of water and alcohol in appropriate... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090087526 - Alcohol-dipped material, food or drink using the same and method of production thereof: The present invention provides a method of producing an alcohol-dipped material or a food or drink using the same which comprises the following steps: (a) freezing one or more fruits and/or vegetables employed as a raw material; (b) micro grinding the frozen matter; and (c) dipping the micro ground matter... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090087527 - Shredded ready-to-eat cereal with oats: A method of producing cooked cereal grains containing a high level of whole oats for a shredded ready-to-eat cereal. The method begins by disposing a whole grain oat into a mixer. The whole grain oat has an exposed first starch. Next, a second whole grain is disposed into the mixer.... Agent: Randall L. Shoemaker Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090087528 - Method of improving the biocidal efficacy of dry ice: A manufactured dry ice product containing ozone entrapped or absorbed on said dry ice. The dry ice product can be used to chill and preserve food products and provides the added benefit of ozonation of the food product to kill bacteria. Novel processes for ozonating liquid and solid CO2 are... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090087529 - Method for dehydro-roasting: A method for preparing roasted vegetables includes drying a vegetable to reduce the moisture level from 10% to 65% from the starting moisture level of the vegetable. The method for preparing roasted vegetables further includes roasting the vegetable for between about 0.25 seconds to about 15 seconds.... Agent: Merchant & Gould - Conagra

20090087530 - Machine for the production of formed patties with a hand made appearance, and method for interleaving paper and stacking: A cut-off device is used for providing a deposit of known portion weight of the ground meat or paste. This deposit is dropped accurately onto a conveyor belt for transport to a press wheel the height of which, from the conveyor, can be adjusted to provide a finished product of... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20090087531 - Grain hydration and flaking process, apparatus, and product: An apparatus and related method for preparing grain for animal ingestion. The apparatus comprises an elongate cooking vessel having a rounded interior bottom portion and a rotating mixing and impacting assembly which extends longitudinally in the vessel from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof. The mixing and impacting... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20090087532 - Milk frother: Proposed is a milk frother including a milk feed conduit (2), a pump (5) for forwarding the milk, at least one means for heating the milk, as well as a blender element (1) for blending the milk with the frothing medium. The milk is first heated and then air is... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20090087533 - Automatic doughballer and method: The present invention provides a dough dispensing system and a method of dispensing dough. In some embodiments, the method includes the acts of directing dough from a first plurality of dough receptacles to an adjacent second plurality of dough receptacles such that each one of the second plurality of dough... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090087534 - Cooking apparatus: A cooking apparatus, as in a domestic fryer, includes a stacked shell, cooking pot and basket combination. A heater element extends into the cooking pot and has a generally horizontal portion suspended above the pot bottom and supported by a support platform as in a volume reduction step-in region in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090087535 - Method of cooking hollow food items: A cooking method for cooking a hollow food item with a wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior volume, a plurality of skewers supporting the food item be piercing the wall through a stem side of the food item. The skewers maintaining the orientation of... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090087536 - Puffed protein based snack food: A food product and method are provided. The food product is a crisp expanded proteinacious food product characterized by an absence of objectionable protein fiber formation. The product is puffed to provide a low density while providing a good eating texture. The product may be coated to provide additional flavors... Agent: Solae, LLC

20090087537 - Emulsion composition and method of preparing the same: This invention provides a method of preparing emulsion compositions particularly emulsion foods, with excellent emulsifying activity, emulsion stability, heat resistance, and texture or mouthfeel. The method can be performed by carrying out a step (1) mixing pectin obtained by heating sugar beet pectin derived from sugar beet in powder form... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090087538 - Dairy product and process: A dried denatured whey protein concentrate or isolate having at least 50% of the total solids as whey protein is prepared. The method uses heat-treating of whey protein in the presence of calcium.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090087539 - Sustained energy drink: A method for making a sustained energy beverage comprises mixing together inulin, fruit juices and/or concentrates, and complex carbohydrates from grain dextrins and fruit juice. In a batch method, the mixture is pasteurized, cooled and then stored for use later. A finished beverage is completed by mixing in acids and... Agent: Robert Charles Hill

20090087540 - Nutritional composition for low birth weight infants: A nutritional composition for very low birth weight infants which comprises 26 5 to 38 g/l of a source of hypoallergenic hydrolysed whey protein with a degree of hydrolysis between 8 and 20, 37 to 46 g/l of a fat source of which 20 to 50% is medium chain triglycerides... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP