50 results about "Powdered food" patented technology

The various non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a protein-based binder or coating system for particulate- and/or powder-type food systems, for example, to form nutritive ready-to-eat food bars, protein bars, snack pieces, or cereal clusters, where the binder comprises a modified wheat protein isolate. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to food compositions comprising a modified wheat protein isolate binder, and at least one of food particulates; powdered food ingredients, such as protein powders; and combinations thereof. In addition, methods for forming the various non-limiting embodiments of the food compositions and the modified wheat protein isolate binder systems are also disclosed.

A transportable feeding system for infants and the like comprises an hollow upper chamber for receiving a quantity of powdered food material and a hollow lower chamber for receiving a quantity of water. A normally closed valve member is selectively openable to permit water to flow from the hollow lower chamber into the hollow upper chamber for mixing and feeding.

A capsule (1) containing a powdered food substance which can be extracted by passing water through it to make a beverage comprises a body (2) comprising a lower wall (3) and a lateral wall (4), and a lid (6) fixed to the body (2). The lid (6) and a central portion (8) of the lower wall (3) are pierceable respectively to allow the injection of water into and the extraction of a beverage from the capsule (1). Between the lid (6) and the lower wall (3), and in a position close to the latter, there is a filter (9), permeable to the beverage, which retains the powdered food substance, the filter being at least mainly made of a layered sheet of flexible material fixed to the body (2), and separating the powdered food substance at least from the central portion (8). The sheet of flexible material is shaped to form, substantially at the central portion (8), at least one projection (10) towards the lid (6). At the projection (10) the filter (9) is distanced from the central portion (8) and there is a compartment (12), located between the filter (9) and the central portion (8), where a piercing element can be inserted following penetration through the central portion (8), without damaging the filter (9).

The invention discloses a preparation method of Chinese wolfberry powder, comprising the steps: using fresh or dry wolfberries as main raw materials; obtaining a wolfberry powder product by processing the fresh or dry wolfberries through the procedures of picking, cleaning or soaking, protecting color, pulping, grinding rubber, secondary processing, blending, homogenizing, sterilizing, concentrating, dry spraying, drying fog, collecting powder, sieving, packing and storing products, wherein the secondary processing procedure comprises the steps: reprocessing filtered coarse residues; decomposing the filtered coarse residues by adding pectinase; reprocessing the filtered coarse residues after being returned into a colloid mill; processing non-enzymatic coarse residues by adopting micronization to obtain fine powder; recovering the fine powder into a powder collecting bin; and then, obtaining a wolfberry powder product by processing the fine powder through the procedures of sieving, packing and storing products. The Chinese wolfberry powder has good color, high solubility, good mouth feel, no side effect, short production period and high profit. The preparation method of Chinese wolfberry powder provides high-quality powdered food for increasing the physical quality of humans and can be widely applied to the industries of food, health products, and the like.

The nutritious powder for strengthening memory is prepared through stoving gastrodia tuber, black edible fungus, black sesame, walnut kernel, kelp, haw and date in certain weight proportion, processing into powder, frying black bean, peanut and corn, and processing into powder, mixing the powder, sterilizing and bagging. The present invention has the functions of improving blood circulation, strengthening memory, raising eyesight, nourishing brain and promoting intelligence growth, and is suitable for teenage, student and other people.

The present invention relates to a dispenser (101) of granular or powdered food products (119), e.g. grated cheese and similar loose food products. The dispenser (101) is a bi-valve holder (120), comprising a first valve (104) and a second valve (105) closed on themselves, with each valve (104, 105) moulded in one piece out of a single sheet of plastic synthetic material, said valves being joined along an edge line (106). At least one valve is equipped with a dispensing hole (114) and a label (116), removable by tearing, to cover the hole (114). Said valves (104, 105) before the sealing step, have heat-sealed side edges (109, 110) and approached top edges (111, 112). Advantageously, an automatic process is provided to manufacture said dispenser comprising the following steps: opening of the dispenser upper end by pressing on said side edges (109, 110) with subsequent expansion due to the fact that said top edges (111, 112) move away from each other, filling with the loose food product (119) through said opening; heat-sealing of said top edges (111, 112).

The present invention relates to a food dispenser, in particular to such a dispenser for dispensing a measured amount of usually powdered food, ground coffee, tea leaves, in the form of granules or in the form of a dense liquid in a beverage or food vending machine food. The inventive dispenser comprises a box-shaped container (1) for storing food, the container comprising at least substantially flat walls (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) and a dispensing outlet (5); The wall removes scraper means (7) of said food product and actuating means (10) for driving said scraper means (7). The inventive dispenser is characterized in that said wiper means (7) are operated by said actuating means (10) so as to utilize a reciprocating translational movement along ) direction shift.

The invention relates to the technical field of food processing, and especially relates to a food printing forming machine, which comprises a feeding unit, a printing head, a heating unit, a cooling unit and a control system, wherein a granular or powdered food material is put into the feeding unit, and the feeding unit works to convey the food raw material to a channel of the printing head in an extruding way under the control of the control system to form a solid filiform food raw material; meanwhile, under the control of the control system, the heating unit works to transfer heat to the printing head, so that the printing head enables the surface of the solid filiform food raw material to be turned into a viscous shape by heating, and the inside of the solid filiform food raw material is still in a solid state; since the feeding unit and the heating unit are connected with the control system, the feeding speed of the feeding unit and the temperature of the food raw material heated by the printing head are well controlled and coordinated, the degree of automation of printing forming of food is improved, too long setting time of the printing formed food is not needed, food can be quickly and continuously printed to be formed, and the forming quality of food is good.

The invention relates to edible bean dreg paper, wherein the edible bean dreg paper can be dissolved in water, the main component is bean dreg cellulose, the bean dreg cellulose mass content is 75-95%, and the bonding agent mass content is 5-25%. According to the present invention, the edible paper has wide uses in the food industry, wherein the edible paper can be used for preparing seasoning wrapping paper of instant noodles, inner wrapping paper of candies, biscuits, powdered food and beverages, and the like; the edible paper can be dissolved in water or saliva, such that the edible paper can be directly eaten without tearing into pieces, and has a high nutritional value; and the edible paper is food fibers, and does not contain heat energy, such that the edible paper can be used as the health food carrier.

The invention relates to a method for producing a special diet food rich in peanut peptides for patients with hypertension, and belongs to the field of the foods for the special diets. The method for producing the food comprises the following steps: by taking the peanut peptides, millet flour and burdock root as main raw materials, adding new food raw materials such as euphausia superba oil and chitosan oligosaccharide, and adding medicinal and edible dual-purpose Chinese herbal medicines such as ginkgo seeds, fresh reed rhizome, sophora flower buds, manyflower solomonseal rhizome, purple perilla seeds, parslane herb and mulberry leaves as auxiliary materials to prepare a food for special diets, then performing the steps of raw material treatment, mixing, pulp grinding, homogenization, powder spraying, filling, sterilization and the like to prepare a powdered food, and dissolving the powdered food by warm boiled water to be eaten. The food for special diets prepared by using the method disclosed by the invention is strong in solubility and good in absorbability, and has significant effects on the patients with hypertension.

A capsule for making beverages, contains a powdered food substance which can be extracted by passing hot water through it.The capsule (1 ) comprises a cup-shaped containment body (3) which inside it forms a chamber (2) for housing (16) the powdered food substance, and which comprises a bottom portion (7) through which, in use, hot water can be fed into the capsule (1), and a lateral wall (4) connected to the bottom portion (7) and forming an access opening for accessing the chamber (2), and a closing element (9) fixed to the lateral wall (4) at the access opening for closing it, and through which, in use, the beverage can come out of the chamber (2). The capsule (1) also comprises a filter element (10) which is permeable to water and positioned inside the chamber (2) between the powdered food substance and the bottom portion (7), the filter element (10) resting on the bottom portion (7) and being free to move away from the latter towards the inside of the chamber (2) except for the resistance applied by the powdered food substance. The invention also relates to a system for making beverages which comprises the capsule (1).

A system (1 ) for making beverages comprises a capsule (2) containing a powdered food substance which can be extracted to make a beverage, and a capsule holder (9) comprising an infeed opening (11 ) through which the capsule (2) can be inserted, delimited by an annular edge (12) at the top of which there is a projecting annular element (19) and/or respectively an annular seat (20). The capsule (2) comprises a body (3) comprising a lower wall (5), a lateral wall (6) and a perimetric edge (7) on which there is an annular groove (21 ) on whose surface there is a bottom zone (23) and, laterally positioned on opposite sides of the bottom zone, two inner lateral faces (24,25), and/or respectively there is an annular tooth (22) on whose surface there is a tip portion (29) and, laterally positioned on opposite sides of the tip portion, two outer lateral faces (30, 31 ). The capsule holder (9) and the capsule (2) can adopt a sealed configuration where the projecting annular element (19), inserted in the annular groove (21 ), is in sealed contact with at least one of the inner lateral faces (24, 25), and/or respectively the annular seat (20) receives inside it the annular tooth (22) and is in sealed contact with at least one of the outer lateral faces (30, 31 ).

This disclosure relates to a capsule (1) for making a beverage, containing a powdered food substance (8) which enables a beverage to be made by passing water through it. The capsule (1) comprises a cup-shaped containment body (2), in turn comprising a tubular lateral wall (21) and a bottom portion (22), and a closing element (29) that closes the top of the containment body (2). The bottom portion(22) has a dispensing hole (26) and the containment body (2) defines a containment chamber (20) inside itself. A filtering element (3) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is positioned between the powdered food substance (8) and the bottom portion (22). A dispensing element (5) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is positioned between the filtering element (3) and the bottomportion (22). The dispensing element (5) is intended to create a tortuous path for the beverage that flows towards the dispensing hole (26). A barrier impermeable to oxygen (6) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is interposed between the filtering element (3) and the dispensing element (5). The barrier impermeable to oxygen (6) is a sheet of flexible material fixed in an oxygen-tight way to the containment body (2) and intended to be torn during use, thereby allowing the beverage to pass through it. A flow throttling element (7) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) in a position interposed between the filtering element (3) and the dispensing element (5) and obstructs the passage cross-section for the beverage in the containment chamber (20). The flow throttling element (7) has at least one through opening (71) through which, in use, the beverage flows towards the dispensing element (5).

This application is directed to systems and methods of creating sterilized powdered food product. Specific examples regarding breast milk are described whereby the milk is powderized and placed into a vat before it is passed along to a sterilization chamber in which it is fluidized and sterilized by UV-C light. Once powdered food product has been sufficiently sterilized, it can be loaded into syringes for distribution. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter are designed to maintain nutritional value of the powdered food at levels that were not previously possible, opening new opportunities for storing and distribution of, e.g., donor breast milk.

The present invention relates to methods for preparing a powdered food product and powdered food products obtainable by the methods. There are also disclosed methods for preparing a food stock and food stocks obtainable by the methods, as well as methods for preparing a food broth, food broths obtainable by the methods, and a device for preparing such food broths. The methods and products obtainable by the methods find utility in the culinary field of preparing stocks and broths.

A capsule for making beverages comprises a cup-shaped containment body (2) in turn comprising a tubular lateral wall (5) and a bottom portion (6) and forming inside it a containment chamber (4) which contains a powdered food substance; a closing element (3) is fixed to the containment body (2) to close it. The bottom portion (6) comprises a bowl-shaped first sheet made of a first material having a resistance to piercing and tearing which is less than that of a second material constituting the tubular lateral wall (5), and comprises a central zone (9) extending transversally to the central axis and a connecting wall (10) which is connected to the central zone (9) and which comprises at least one component of extension parallel with the central axis, the connecting wall (10) being connected to the tubular lateral wall (5) at the first edge (7).

An anti-caking or flow agent is provided herein. The anti-caking or flow agent may include a bamboo extract that may include silica and carbohydrate. The bamboo extract may have a loose density (g/ml) of from about 0.14 g/ml to about 0.18 g/ml or a tapped density (g/ml) of from about 0.18 g/ml to about 0.22 g/ml. The bamboo extract may also include particles of the silica and the carbohydrate, wherein the particles have a size (Dv50) of from about 35 μm to about 55 μm. This anti-caking or flow agent may facilitate the manufacture, packaging, or storage of dry powdered food ingredients and food products such as spices, flavorings, and powdered food mixes as well as pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.

A container that is designed to mitigate and eliminate spillage of powdered food product that is poured out of the container into a narrow mouth water bottle is disclosed. The outer configuration of the container is designed to facilitate engagement of the container to the water bottle while an inner configuration of the container is designed to facilitate the flow of powdered food product out of the container and into the water bottle.

A horizontal unit for making beverages using capsules containing powdered food substances comprises a first part (4) and a second part (6) which are mobile between an operating position in which they form an extraction chamber (8) for a capsule (2), and a capsule (2) insertion position in which they are distanced, and movement means (17) for reciprocal movement of the two parts (4), (6) comprising a connecting rod (21) - crank (19) mechanism connected to the mobile part (4), (6). In the operating position the crank (19) rests on a part of the unit supporting structure (3). The crank (19) also comprises at least a first resting portion (56) and/or a second resting portion (58) which in the unit closed position act in contact respectively against at least a first should (57) and/or a second shoulder (59) formed by the supporting structure (3), said shoulders being positioned respectively in such a way as to prevent movements of the crank (19) towards the shaft parallel with the axial line and/or movements of the crank (19) transversally to the plane in which it rotates.

The invention discloses powdered food mixing equipment. The powdered food mixing equipment comprises a vacuum pump (1), a stirrer (5) and storage tanks (7); the storage tanks (7) communicates with the middle lower part of the inner cavity of the stirrer (5) through a material conveying pipe (6); the vacuum pump (1) communicates with the middle upper part of the inner cavity of the stirrer (5) through an exhaust pipe (2); a liquid pipeline (12) is arranged at the upper part of the stirrer (5); a material outlet (11) is formed in the lower part of the stirrer (5); the powdered food mixing equipment comprises a motor (8) arranged at the upper part of the stirrer (5); an output shaft of the motor (8) is connected with a rotating shaft (9); and blades (10) are arranged on the rotating shaft (9). According to the powdered food mixing equipment disclosed by the invention, by using a vacuum suction principle to suck foods and mixing in a closed environment, defects of raw material flying and poor sanitary condition are avoided.

This application is directed to systems and methods of creating sterilized powdered food product. Specific examples regarding breast milk are described whereby the milk is powderized and placed into a vat before it is passed along to a sterilization chamber in which it is fluidized and sterilized by UV-C light. Once powdered food product has been sufficiently sterilized, it can be loaded into syringes for distribution. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter are designed to maintain nutritional value of the powdered food at levels that were not previously possible, opening new opportunities for storing and distribution of, e.g., donor breast milk.