647 results about "Foods beverages" patented technology

The present invention relates to the discovery that certain non-naturally occurring, non-peptide amide compounds and amide derivatives, such as oxalamides, ureas, and acrylamides, are useful flavor or taste modifiers, such as a flavoring or flavoring agents and flavor or taste enhancer, more particularly, savory (the “umami” taste of monosodium glutamate) or sweet taste modifiers,—savory or sweet flavoring agents and savory or sweet flavor enhancers, for food, beverages, and other comestible or orally administered medicinal products or compositions.

Highly purified Stevioside and Rebaudioside A were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.

The inventions disclosed herein relate to non-naturally occurring amide compounds that are capable, when contacted with comestible food or drinks or pharmaceutical compositions at concentrations preferably on the order of about 100 ppm or lower, of serving as savory (“umami”) or sweet taste modifiers, savory or sweet flavoring agents and savory or sweet flavor enhancers, for use in foods, beverages, and other comestible or orally administered medicinal products or compositions, optionally in the presence of or in mixtures with conventional flavoring agents such as monosodium glutamate or known natural and artificial sweeteners.

Sweeteners on the basis of a simultaneously transglucosylated sweet glycoside mixture of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni are prepared. The transglycosylation was developed in the presence of starch under the action of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase. The remaining maltodextrins are transferred to the fructose-terminated oligosaccharides. The sweeteners are purified to not less than 98% content of sweet glycosides and derivatives. The preparations are almost non-caloric, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, cosmetics and milk products.

The invention relates to unique compositions containing enriched and purified natural crocin and / or crocetin for prevention and / or treatment of cancers and other conditions and diseases. Compositions comprise mainly enriched or purified natural crocin or crocetin or combination of both and possible other active phytochemicals. A composition is used as functional food, drink, dietary supplement, or therapeutic dosage to a human orally or through other appropriate way (parenteral, percutaneous, rectal, mucosal, intranasal or topical administration). A method of natural crocin and crocetin enriching and purification is revealed.

A food or beverage delivery system comprising at least one disposable or recyclable package containing viscous food therein; a dispensing apparatus having a holder for holding the food package and a pressure-displacement device that forces the food out of the package; and a valve; wherein the food package comprises an outlet portion which is part of the package, and wherein the valve is adapted to act in closure on the outlet portion to cut off portions of food coming out of the package without the food contacting the apparatus. The system may deliver frozen confection more hygienically with or without flavourings. The frozen confection may be a layered product with flavouring forming separations, bottoms or toppings. It may also be used to more accurately dose viscous beverage concentrates in a beverage dispenser.

Highly purified Stevioside, Rebaudioside A and a purified sweet steviol glycoside mixture were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.

A microencapsulated product comprises a core, a first shell comprising a protein and being substantially carbohydrate-free, and a second shell comprising a carbohydrate and being substantially protein-free. The double shell structure provides a strong shell that makes the microcapsule suitable for use in food products. The core can be a lipid, and in particular a structured lipid with nutritional benefits, such that the nutritional benefits can be passed on to the consumer. The microcapsules of the present invention can be used in making foods products, beverage products, and mixes for making such food and beverage products.

Highly purified Stevioside, Rebaudioside A and a purified sweet steviol glycoside mixture were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.

Assays for identifying compounds that modulate, preferably inhibit bitter taste associated with the activation of hT2R4, hT2R44 and / or hT2R61 are provided. The compounds identified according to these assays should modulate, e.g., inhibit bitter taste associated with bitter tasting compounds including quinine, 6-nitrosaccharin, saccharin and / or denatonium. These compounds are useful additives for foods, beverages or medicinal preparationshaving a bitter taste.

To maximize and maintain the antioxidant or pro-oxidant state for foods, beverages, personal care products, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, reagents, analytical standards, medical device formulations, pharmaceutical preparations or drags, the present invention discloses methods and devices to control redox equilibrium of such preparations throughout the processing steps and storage prior to, or at, the time of administration or use. The preparations (solid or liquid form) can then be stored in a redox-controlled container, package or applicator as described in the specification. Foods, beverages, personal care products, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, reagents, analytical standards, medical device formulations, pharmaceutical preparations and drugs stored in reactive oxidation states can be activated and stabilized by electrical voltages applied with a small battery and electrodes designed into the applicator, container or package.

The present invention relates to compositions containing flavor or taste modifiers, such as a flavoring or flavoring agents and flavor or taste enhancers, more particularly, savory (“umami”) taste modifiers, savory flavoring agents and savory flavor enhancers, for foods, beverages, and other comestible compositions. Compositions comprising an umami flavor agent or umami taste-enhancing agent in combination with one or more other food additives, preferably including a flavorant, herb, spice, fat, or oil, are disclosed.

The invention relates to hydrogen-rich water and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of food beverages. The hydrogen-rich water is prepared by the following steps: firstly introducing nitrogen into a closed pressure vessel, emptying the nitrogen, introducing hydrogen to 0.1-4 MPa, stirring for 10-30 minutes with the pressure being maintained at 0.1-4 MPa. After the hydrogen-rich water is filled, the hydrogen content within a shelf life of 12 months is 1.35-1.65 ppm; the redox potential is between -400 and -600 mV; and the elimination activity of active oxygen peroxide SOSA index is 7.0-9.0 units. The invention solves the problems that hydrogen is dissolved in water and does not precipitate; the prepared bottle-packed hydrogen-rich water finished product can be stored for a long time, is convenient for transportation and sale, can be drunk immediately when a bottle is opened; the preparation and filling methods of the hydrogen-rich water are simple and practical, do not consume a lot of equipment and energy, and has low cost.

The invention relates to unique compositions containing enriched and purified natural crocin and / or crocetin for prevention and / or treatment of cancers and other conditions and diseases. Compositions comprise mainly enriched or purified natural crocin or crocetin or combination of both and possible other active phytochemicals. A composition is used as functional food, drink, dietary supplement, or therapeutic dosage to a human orally or through other appropriate way (parenteral, percutaneous, rectal, mucosal, intranasal or topical administration). A method of natural crocin and crocetin enriching and purification is revealed.

The invention provides a method for improving an intestinal colony structure and an application in the preparation of medicines, nourishment, health products, foods and beverages used for adjusting the intestinal colony. A high-flux sequence test technology and a multivariate statistical method are employed to find the intestinal colony groups which are closely related with host metabolism. According to the invention, berberine is taken as a sample to establish a novel method for improving the intestinal colony structure, the method comprises the steps of selectively increasing a part of bacteria, such as short chain aliphatic acid producing bacteria and the like, and simultaneously inhibiting a part of strain, such as bacteria capable of producing endotoxin and the like, thereby the disorders of metabolism or an immunization system due to enhancement of system inflammatory diseases induced by improper diet, obesity, insulin resistance and the like can be prevented or treated. The invention also provides a method for screening medicines, compounds and foods having the analogous effects, and a composition for improving the intestinal colony structure. The application of the method can be used for exploiting the medicines, nourishment, health products, foods, beverages and the like which take the intestinal colony as a target.

The invention provides methods of purifying rebaudioside A from a mixture comprising glycosides of the plant Stevia rebaudiana. The methods of the invention are useful for preparing highly pure rebaudioside A compositions from crude Stevia starting compositions that are typically considerably lower in rebaudioside A concentration. The highly pure rebaudioside A compositions are useful as non-caloric sweeteners in edible or chewable compositions such as food, beverages, medicine, candy, chewing gum, and the like.

A baby food composition for consumption by, and to provide nutrition to a baby, which includes partially hydrolyzed fucoidan. The fucoidan may be sulfonated. The baby food composition may be in the form of a prepared food, a drink, a hard finger food, a soft finger food, or a cereal.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a mushroom ferment beverage with effect of improving immunity, and belongs to the technical field of food beverages. According to the method disclosed by the invention, mushrooms and / or medicinal plants, fruit and ginseng are adopted as raw materials. The method comprises the following steps: slicing, chopping or crushing the raw materials; uniformly mixing the sliced, chopped or crushed raw materials so as to obtain a mixture; after adding sugar in the mixture, fermenting the mixture in ferment microorganisms; adding sugar when the sugar content is lowered; continuing fermentation so as to obtain the mushroom ferment beverage. According to the method disclosed by the invention, ferment bacteria can regulate intestinal flora and generate SOD (superoxide dismutase), so that the raw materials can be successfully fermented; the prepared ferment beverage contains protease, lipase, SOD, pectinase, lucid ganoderma, cauliflower fungus, pleurotus eryngii polysaccharide, rare ginsenoside, Rb2, C-K and the like. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the fermentation liquor and mycelium of the mushrooms can be directly used for fermentation; compared with sporophore, the raw materials are easier to obtain, and the method has the advantages of being short in fermentation cycle, easy in formula, simple in fermentation process, and the like.

The invention belongs to the technical field of food and drink, and in particular relates to a yam coarse grain drink, wherein every 1000 parts by weight of the drink contains the following raw materials according to weight ratio: 10-50 parts of yam, 20-100 parts of coarse grain, 3-25 parts of nut, 2-8 parts of radix puerariae, 2-10 parts of banana, 2-8 parts of apple, 1-5 parts of honey, 2-6 parts of stabilizing agent, 0-71 parts of sweetener and the balance of water. The drink is full of nutriments, has a good mouthfeel, and is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acid, vitamine, mineral substance, a sugar which can make energy and other nutrient substances; therefore, the requirements of people on fast breakfast are exactly satisfied, and the yam coarse grain drink is particularly suitable for substituting breakfast drinks.

The invention relates to a quinoa plant protein beverage, relates to a preparation method of the beverage, and belongs to the technical field of food beverages.The quinoa plant protein beverage is prepared from a quinoa product, polydextrose, a stabilizer, a sweetening agent and softened water; the quinoa product is a quinoa concentrated solution and / or quinoa powder and / or a quinoa fermentation solution, and the protein content in the quinoa plant protein beverage is not lower than 1.0 g / 100 g.Multiple modes of combining ultrasonic cleaning, enzymolysis, microwave assisted ultrasonic extraction and hot water extraction are adopted, the raw material utilization ratio and nutrient content of quinoa are effectively increased, and the quality is effectively improved; the food safety of the product is effectively guaranteed.A preserved strain lactobacillus plantarum CGMCC NO.11763 is adopted, the quinoa concentrated solution is partially fermented, the taste of the quinoa plant protein beverage is enriched, the digestion and absorption rate is increased, and probiotic factors are supplemented.

The invention discloses a grapefruit vinegar, a preparation method thereof and a production method of beverage thereof, and belongs to the technical field of fermenting food processing. The method comprises the following steps: by using S.cerevisiae HY16 CGMCC No.3450 as the strain and grapefruit juice as the raw material, carrying out alcoholic fermentation to prepare the grapefruit wine; fermenting the grapefruit wine into the grapefruit vinegar by using the acetic acid bacterial strain; and sealing, ageing, filtering, filling and sterilizing to obtain the grapefruit vinegar beverage. The invention adopts the self-bred new strain and new process, thereby increasing the fermentation rate, shortening the production cycle and obviously enhancing the quality of the fruit vinegar product; and the invention provides an effective way for the development and utilization of grapefruit resources. The invention can be popularized in the industries of fermentation and food beverages.

The inventions disclosed herein relate to the discovery of the use of compounds having the formula shown belowand certain subgenera or species thereof, as flavor or taste modifiers, particularly, savory (“umami”) taste modifiers, savory flavoring agents and savory flavor enhancers in foods, beverages, and other comestible compositions.

The invention relates to a functional health care beverage and a preparation method and an application thereof, belonging to the technical field of health care beverages. The functional health care beverage is characterized in that the beverage comprises the following substances: 20-50% of Hibiscus manihot tender fruit, 5-20% of Chinese wolfberry fruit, 10-20% of Chinese yam, 5-10% of honey and the balance of purified water. The beverage provided by the invention has sufficient nutrition and high value of health care, contains a large amount of flavones, polysaccharides, chlorogenic acid, trace elements, amino acids and other functional factors, and belongs to pure natural green food beverages. Except for strong nutritional and health promotion effects, the beverage also has auxiliary therapeutic effects of resisting fatigue, enhancing endurance and immunity, nourishing and protecting liver, tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, resisting aging, scavenging free radicals, lowering blood pressure, reducing blood glucose, promoting digestion, strengthening stomach, moisturizing intestine and caring skin after long-term drinking.

The invention discloses a pure natural sweet-sour plum juice belonging to the food beverage range and its preparing method. The pure natural sweet-sour plum juice, having the original taste and flavour and no essence, no burned sugar pigment, no additive agent such as citric acid, malic acid and the like, is prepared from the extract of the raw materials such as smoked plum, haw thorn, extractum glycyrrhizae liquidum, citrus reticulata blanco and the like by the meticulous preparation. The stability of the pure natural sweet-sour plum juice beverage in the shelf life is guaranteed by the thermal sterilizing, the pure natural sweet-sour plum juice beverage has the health-care function of reducing fever, relieving summer-heat and quenching thirst.

The present invention provides a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring enhancement for growth factor production and a food, beverage or feed for enhancing growth factor production, each comprising as an effective ingredient: polyphenols, derivatives thereof, and / or salts thereof; or a composition obtained by subjecting polyphenols, derivatives thereof, and / or salts thereof to: (i) a mixing treatment with a metal, a metal salt and a metal ion, or (ii) an oxidation treatment.

A composition for use in foods, beverages and nutraceuticals that includes one or more non-sterol emulsifiers, each having an HLB value of greater than 14 and one or more sterols or stanols or mixtures thereof.

The invention provides an intelligent and automatic food-beverage vending system through a mobile Internet. The system comprises a food-ordering APP and automatic food-beverage machines, all of which are in connected through wireless communication. A user can take food and beverage and book food and beverage through the food-ordering APP. Furthermore, the user can automatically select an automatic food-beverage machine nearest to himself through communication between the above automatic food-beverage machine and the food-ordering APP. Moreover, the automatic food-beverage machine nearest to the user can lock food and beverage selected by the user such that food beverage cannot be sold before the food-taking time set by the user. Therefore, the user can be sure to obtain the food he wants from the automatic food-beverage machine before the booking time.

A series of beverages and / or foods, which have protecting and enhancing effects on human's joints and bones and can therefore prevent and treat osteoarthritis, is provided. The beverages and / or foods comprise one or more cartilage- and synovial fluid-enhancing active ingredients or combinations of these ingredients with bone-enhancing calcium and phosphorus additives. Active ingredients in these beverages and / or foods are taken in liquid forms. So they can be easily absorbed and utilized thoroughly by human body.

The invention relates to the field of amino acid polypeptide and medicated diet and food treatment particles series health-care soup. Every 100 parts of finished product contain the following components in parts by weight: 30-95 parts of conventional bone and flesh stewed soup stock, 5-30 parts of amino acid polypeptide particles 0-20 parts of medicated diet and food treatment particles, 0-20 parts of meat particles, 0.02-6 parts of seasoning agent, 0.02-6 parts of stabilizer and the balance of water. A meat amino acid polypeptide anzymolysis technology, a conventional medicated diet and food treatment technology, an advanced beverage production technology, an advanced pharmacy technology and a new packaging technology are combined, and a new field for application of meat foods is created. The invention has the real intention that: a series of particle-containing health-care soup and health-care essence rich in amino acid polypeptide and medicated diet and food treatment particles is available on the most food and beverage markets in the form of upgrading nutritional beverage to fourth-generation nutritional health-care beverage different from the forms of functional beverage, health-care food beverage and protein-containing milk nutritious food beverage. Self-heating and easy-pull package is adopted, so that a product of the health-care soup integrates smooth mouthfeel, high nutrition absorption, convenience and fashion, various healthy and sub-healthy crowds and middle and old age crowds can drink hot high-nutrition health-care soup even in the field in winter, and broad market development prospect is realized.

The invention belongs to food beverage field, in particular to a preparation method of herbal yogurt with digestion promoting function. Main raw materials include aloes, Chinese yam, hawthorn, liquorice and milk, and mixing, water adding, socking, refluxing, filtering, clarifying, concentration, fermentation, sterilization and homogenizing are carried out in sequence, thus obtaining finished product. The yogurt developed by the invention belongs to herbal yogurt, is highly digestible and is easy to absorb, and meanwhile the yogurt can help people suffering from gastrosis to solve the problemsof inappetence, digestive difficulty and absorption difficulty combining the effect of traditional Chinese medicine and also has certain effect of food therapy.