Disclosed herein are microalgae-containing gluten-reduced and gluten-free finished food compositions, as well as microalgae-containing food ingredients for the large-scale manufacture of gluten-reduced and gluten-free foods. Foods and ingredients of the invention, while reducing or eliminating gluten, also have increased health benefits through reduction or elimination of less healthy oils and fats via replacement of primarily monounsaturated algal oils. The novel food compositions also possess more desirable sensory properties and shelf life than previously existing gluten free foods. Foods and ingredients disclosed herein, whoch containing reduced or no gluten, also containing high dietary fiber levels, reduced or eliminated cholesterol, and healthier oil content than existing gluten free foods. Also disclosed are methods of reducing food allergies and symptoms of diseases such as Celiac-Sprue to address increasing rates of sensitivity to gluten-containing products. Also disclosed are methods of formulating and manufacturing microalgae-containing gluten-free foods and ingredients for the formulation of such foods.

The present invention relates in general to field of food and drinks. In particular, it relates to a food composition comprising a lipid-in-water emulsion wherein gas is dispersed in the lipid in the form of a foam. Triglyceride crystals are present at the gas-lipid interface. The invention also provides a process for forming such a food composition.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oil-in-water emulsion in which strange flavors derived from food and beverages, especially the strange flavors derived from a plant-based milk, a plant-based fermented milk, or an animal protein are suppressed without impairing the whole flavor. It has been found that the use of an oil-in-water emulsion containing a randomly interesterified oil and/or fat having a specific fatty acid composition suppresses the strange flavors derived from food and beverages.

Disclosed herein is a fat composition including at least 30% by weight of stearic acid (C18:0); and at least 45% by weight of saturated fatty acid (SAFA); and where the fat composition includes from 1.0% to 8.0% by weight of SSS triglycerides; and at most 10.0% by weight of UUU triglycerides and has a weight ratio of S2U triglycerides to SSS triglycerides from 6.0 to 20.0 and a weight ratio of S2O triglycerides to S2L triglycerides at most 30.0; where S is saturated fatty acid, U is unsaturated fatty acid, O is oleic acid and L is linoleic acid. Also disclosed herein is a fat blend including the fat composition as hardstock where the fat blend is further used in a water-in-oil emulsion product, such as margarine or spread.

The present invention relates to a process of compacting a microporous fat powder, notably a microporous fat powder that can suitably be used as an oil structuring agent.

One aspect of the invention relates to a process for compacting a microporous fat powder, said process comprising: feeding the fat powder into the feed zone of an extruder having a forwarding screw and a barrel within which said screw is centrally positioned; rotating said forwarding screw to advance said fat powder feed through a compacting zone of the extruder where the barrel comprises a plurality of venting openings having a shorter dimension that exceeds the volume weighted average diameter of the fat powder feed and that is less than 10 mm; and expelling the compacted fat powder from the extruder;
wherein the temperature of the fat powder during passage through the extruder is maintained below 40 C. and wherein the compaction factor achieved exceeds 1.5

Another aspect of the invention relates to a compacted microporous fat powder having the following characteristics: a freely settled density in the range of 90-600 g/l; a particle size distribution with at least 90 vol. % of the particles having a diameter in the range of 20 to 600 m; a maximum G.sub.i/G.sub.d ratio of more than 2.0, wherein G represents the elastic modulus at 10 C. of a dispersion of 2 wt. % of the compacted fat powder in glycerol, and wherein the maximum ratio is determined by recording G.sub.i whilst increasing the frequency from 0.1 to 15 s.sup.1, by subsequently recording G.sub.d whilst decreasing said frequency from 15 to 0.1 s.sup.1, and by calculating the ratio G.sub.i/G.sub.d at the frequency at which said ratio is highest.

Suggested is a consumable emulsion, comprising: (i) 3 wt. % to 12 wt. % long chain triglycerides, (ii) 97 wt. % to 70 water, (iii) 0.013 wt. % to 20 wt. % additives, wherein the weight percent of the components i) to iii) are based on the total amount of the emulsion, and wherein the emulsion is free from weighting agents.

The use of ultrasound or acoustics applied at a level below that which causes cavitation to control the energy balance between particles and the liquid phase in a metastable liquid.

The present application provides water-enhancing, fire-suppressing hydrogels that are formulated to minimize toxicity and negative environmental impact. The present application provides a composition comprising: (i) at least one thickening agent; (ii) at least one liquid medium; and, optionally, (iii) one or more suspending agents, wherein the composition consists of >75%, by weight, consumer-grade components and wherein the composition is a concentrate that can be mixed with water or an aqueous solution to form a fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel. Each of the at least one thickening agent, suspending agent and liquid medium can be non-toxic and biodegradable. Also provided are the fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel and methods of production and use thereof during fire fighting or fire prevention.

The present application provides water-enhancing, fire-suppressing hydrogels that are formulated to minimize toxicity and negative environmental impact. The present application provides a composition comprising: (i) at least one thickening agent; (ii) at least one liquid medium; and, optionally, (iii) one or more suspending agents, wherein the composition consists of >75%, by weight, consumer-grade components and wherein the composition is a concentrate that can be mixed with water or an aqueous solution to form a fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel. Each of the at least one thickening agent, suspending agent and liquid medium can be non-toxic and biodegradable. Also provided are the fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel and methods of production and use thereof during fire fighting or fire prevention.

Described herein is a fat composition including from 18.0%-45.0% by weight of lauric acid (C12:0); from 5.0%-20.0% by weight of palmitic acid (C16:0); from 4.0%-18.0% by weight of stearic acid (C18:0); a weight ratio of lauric acid (C12:0) to stearic acid (C18:0) from 2.0-4.5; and a weight ratio of lauric acid (C12:0) to palmitic acid (C16:0) from 1.5-5.0; the percentages of acid referring to acids bound as acyl groups in glycerides in the fat composition and being based on the total weight of C8 to C24 fatty acids; and from 5.0%-25.0% by weight of total CN32 triglycerides, CN34 triglycerides and CN36 triglycerides; from 10.0%-45.0% by weight of total CN44 triglycerides, CN46 triglycerides and CN48 triglycerides; and from 2.0%-12.0% by weight of total CN50 triglycerides and CN52 triglycerides; based on total triglycerides present in the composition. Also described is a water-in-oil emulsion product containing the fat composition.