The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

The present invention provides tomatillo ideotypes and tomatillo plants with machine harvestable traits combined with desirable agronomic traits. The present invention also provides methods of making such plants and methods of using such plants to produce additional machine harvestable tomatillo plants.

The present invention provides tomatillo ideotypes and tomatillo plants with machine harvestable traits combined with desirable agronomic traits. The present invention also provides methods of making such plants and methods of using such plants to produce additional machine harvestable tomatillo plants.

A confectionary product including a body comprised of at least one shape-giving layer, which is made from a pre-prepared berry and/or fruit and/or vegetable mixture with added natural fructose (if necessary) and/or a sugar-containing product (if necessary). The thickness of the shape-giving layer is from 1 to 6 mm.

A method of cooking a snack food, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a bed comprising a plurality of particles, wherein the particles are composed of, comprise or consist of a material which is magnetic and/or electroconductive; b. heating the particles in the bed to form a cooking medium in the form of a heated bed of particles, wherein in step b the particles are heated at least partially by electromagnetic induction; c. providing a plurality of snack food precursor elements in the cooking medium thereby to cook the elements to form a plurality of cooked snack food pieces, wherein the heated particles transfer heat into the elements by thermal conduction; and d. separating the plurality of snack food pieces and the cooking medium.

A method of cooking a snack food, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a bed comprising a plurality of particles; b. heating and moving the particles in the bed to form a mobile cooking medium in the form of a heated, mobile bed of particles; c. providing a plurality of snack food precursor elements in the cooking medium thereby to cook the snack food precursor elements to form a plurality of cooked snack food pieces, wherein the heated, mobile particles transfer heat into the snack food precursor elements by thermal conduction; and d. separating the plurality of snack food pieces and the cooking medium.

The present invention relates to a health supplement food. More particularly, the present invention relates to a health supplement food prepared by mixing dried powders, wherein the dried powders include 5 to 15% by weight of black beans, 5 to 15% by weight of black sesame seeds, 5 to 15% by weight of corn, 5 to 15% by weight of adlay, 5 to 15% by weight of sorghum, 5 to 15% by weight of mulberry leaves, 5 to 15% by weight of mulberry fruits, 7 to 20% by weight of Polygonum multiflorum Thunberg, 5 to % by weight of dandelion, 1 to 10% by weight of licorice, 2 to 15% by weight of kelp, and 5 to 15% by weight of cactus based on solid content. The health supplement food may exhibit effects such as promotion of hair growth, alleviation and mitigation of hair loss, regulation of blood glucose, or alleviation and relief of gastric disorder symptoms.

This disclosure relates to compositions with nourishing properties that provide satiety to the consumer, where the composition may further provide nutritional functions due to the vitamin input(s) of its formulation, associated to various components, including compositions where no added sugar is required, and/or where the compositions may provide an auxiliary alternative to the diet needs of consumers.

A plant (1) for cold extraction of puree, or juice, from a fresh food product of vegetable, or animal origin, includes a treating machine, for example a softening machine (20) downstream of which an extraction machine (30) is provided for extracting juice, or puree, from the food product of vegetable, or animal origin. Upstream of the treating machine (20) a cutting machine is provided (40,40) in which a cutting means is arranged to cut the starting food product of vegetable origin into parts of predetermined size. More in detail, the cutting means (40) is arranged to cut the vegetable product (100) into parts (105) of size set between 50 mm and 130 mm, which are then fed to the treating machine (20).

The present invention relates to a food composition for improvement and prevention of estrogen deficiency, the composition containing a thistle extract or a thistle and thyme complex extract as an active ingredient. The present invention has advantages of alleviating estrogen deficiency in climacteric women and improving symptoms caused by estrogen deficiency, such as facial flushing, sweating, fatigue, anxiety, depression, memory impairment, insomnia, increased blood cholesterol, weight gain, and reduced bone density.