The present invention refers to new methods for the production of food, and/or drinks, and/or dietary supplements with a low content of cholesterol and/or with a high content of dicarboxylic acids. The present invention refers also to foodstuffs and/or drinks and/or dietary supplements that can be obtained with these methods and to their utilization, for instance in the prevention and treatment of diseases where carbohydrates and/or lipids are not correctly metabolized or in any of the pathologic states associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and Alzheimer disease. Specifically, the present invention refers to methods to produce low-cholesterol eggs and to methods to produce plants both terrestrial and aquatic plants and/or algae for food use, and/or dietary supplements and/or drinks enriched with dicarboxylic acids.

The present invention refers to new methods for the production of food, and/or drinks, and/or dietary supplements with a low content of cholesterol and/or with a high content of dicarboxylic acids. The present invention refers also to foodstuffs and/or drinks and/or dietary supplements that can be obtained with these methods and to their utilization, for instance in the prevention and treatment of diseases where carbohydrates and/or lipids are not correctly metabolized or in any of the pathologic states associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and Alzheimer disease. Specifically, the present invention refers to methods to produce low-cholesterol eggs and to methods to produce plants both terrestrial and aquatic plants and/or algae for food use, and/or dietary supplements and/or drinks enriched with dicarboxylic acids.

To provide an ingredient-containing seasoning having an egg flavor and a creamy texture without a quality deterioration due to emulsification with oil and fat which is peculiar to an emulsified seasoning such as a conventional egg flavor seasoning. The seasoning contains an egg yolk, acetic acid, and an ingredient, has a viscosity of 700 mPa.Math.s or more and 5000 mPa.Math.s at 20 C., has a content ratio of the egg yolk more than 1 mass % and 18 mass % or less, and has an oil/fat content of 10 mass % or less with respect to the entire seasoning.

An egg rich in nutrients of -linolenic acid and DHA, a breeding method of laying hens and a feed additive are provided. Laying hens are fed with a feed additive rich in -linolenic acid, after the feed additive are digested and absorbed by the laying hens, a part of the -linolenic acid is enriched in the egg yolk, and another part of the -linolenic acid is used as a precursor which is metabolized to be DHA by laying hen's biochemical process and thereby partially enriched in the egg yolk. Therefore, the contents of these two nutrients in eggs are greatly increased and reach their respective healthy supply levels, consumers can obtain stable and sufficient nutrition supply from the eggs. The invention can effectively solve a current situation of too low -linolenic acid and DHA contents in ordinary eggs while maintaining the nature of eggs as a consumer product.

An egg rich in nutrients of -linolenic acid and DHA, a breeding method of laying hens and a feed additive are provided. Laying hens are fed with a feed additive rich in -linolenic acid, after the feed additive are digested and absorbed by the laying hens, a part of the -linolenic acid is enriched in the egg yolk, and another part of the -linolenic acid is used as a precursor which is metabolized to be DHA by laying hen's biochemical process and thereby partially enriched in the egg yolk. Therefore, the contents of these two nutrients in eggs are greatly increased and reach their respective healthy supply levels, consumers can obtain stable and sufficient nutrition supply from the eggs. The invention can effectively solve a current situation of too low -linolenic acid and DHA contents in ordinary eggs while maintaining the nature of eggs as a consumer product.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an avian-free egg white composition including 45-63% Ovalbumin, 9-15% Ovotransferrin, 0-15% Ovomucoid, 3-5% Ovoglobulin G2, 3-5% Ovoglobulin G3, 2.5-5% Ovomucin, 3-5% Lysozyme, 1-2% Ovoinhibitor, 0.8-1.5% Ovoglycoprotein, 0.6-1.0% Flavoprotein, 0.3-0.8% Ovomacroglobulin, 0.02-0.1% Avidin, and 0.02-0.1% Cystatin. In some embodiments, the composition includes an edible yeast and one or more of the preceding proteins. In some embodiments, the avian-free egg white further includes one or more of: flavor enhancers, calcium supplements, added vitamins, and a gelling agent. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a non-allergenic egg-white composition for human consumption. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of making the avian-free egg-white composition.

An egg boiler device for a refrigerator appliance is provided. In one aspect, a refrigerator appliance has a refrigerator door that defines a dispenser recess. The egg boiler device includes an end cap and a canister for receiving one or more eggs for cooking. The egg boiler device is positioned within the dispenser recess and the end cap is mounted to a dispenser assembly. A dispenser of the dispenser assembly directs a volume of heated water into the egg boiler device. The heated water imparts thermal energy to the eggs, and consequently, the eggs are cooked.

The technology disclosed in this specification pertains to a powdered chickpea-protein based emulsifier comprising a soluble chickpea protein and a gelatinized but otherwise unmodified amylopectin. The soluble chickpea protein is not hydrolyzed, and the emulsifier is obtainable by drying the amylopectin and the chickpea protein together. The emulsifier is useful in high oil load and low oil load emulsions and provides emulsions stability against oil separation for at least several months.

A process for treating rice bran utilizing a shear pump to circulate a solution comprising an enzyme, an acid and water with rice bran in a mixing tank, then after a first predetermined period transferring a portion of the solution to a feed tank, and then over a second predetermined period filtering the solution in the feed tank through multiple filtration units each having a pre-selected pore size to obtain pre-determined value-added by-products from the rice bran.

An oxidatively stable comestible that includes a comestible base containing an oil, an acidulant, and optionally an egg yolk or an egg yolk substitute, and up to 750 ppm of tannic acid blended into the comestible base, based on a total weight of the oxidatively stable comestible. A method of preparing the oxidatively stable comestible involving blending the tannic acid into an aqueous phase comprising the egg yolk or the egg yolk substitute to form a treated aqueous phase, adding the acidulant to the treated aqueous phase to form an acidified aqueous phase, and adding an oil phase comprising the oil into the acidified aqueous phase and blending.