The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-190 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-190 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-190 RZ.

The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-190 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-190 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-190 RZ.

Disclosed is a product with a container and in the container a food composition. The food composition has at the bottom of the container a lower layer of a gelled composition with an aqueous gelled matrix composition and from 10 to 180 parts of fruit pieces, for 60 parts of the aqueous gelled matrix. Above the lower layer is an upper layer of a fermented dairy composition. A substantially planar interface is arranged between the lower layer and the upper layer.

The present document describes a system and a process for the extraction of several products from apple peel. There are several unit operations involved including an ultrafiltration unit, concentration unit, and a three stage counter current separator centrifuge wherein water is used as the solvent. The final products that are extracted from apple peel include pectin, syrup, fibers, as well as soluble and dried retentate fractions.

A way of dealing with challenges to the pepper processing industry and pepper growers is to mechanize pepper processing, including the de-stemming of whole peppers. The present example provides a method for mechanically de-stemming whole peppers. The method provides for the recognition of a pepper's shoulder and or interior regions and stem in order to generate a control signal to initiate a process to de-stem the pepper. In particular, several implementations of the method are provided that may include a mechanical system, a laser system, a machine vision system, a combination of a machine vision system and the laser system, and other equivalent implementations. Additionally disclosed, are methods of processing whole peppers utilizing automated de-stemming.

The subject matter of this invention is a composition and method of making a water-dispersible, stabilizing colloidal microcrystalline cellulose:xarboxymethylcellulose composition. The method of making the composition does not require a salt solution as an anti-slip agent.

A method and device for producing a hollow cylindrical, edible container composed of a vegetable item or fruit item (10), in particular of a cucumber, courgette or the like, which can be filled with a filling. The device has a centring means (11) for centring and fixing the fruit item (10), a hollowing-out means (21) for removing the core of the fruit item (10) and forming an internal cavity, and a peeling device for removing the outer shell of the fruit item (10).

A method for the production of tomato concentrate is described, comprising the steps of: chopping the tomato so as to obtain chopped tomato with peels and seeds, subjecting the chopped tomato with peels and seeds to an enzymatic deactivation process, subjecting the chopped tomato with peels and seeds to an extraction process to obtain a tomato juice, subjecting said tomato juice to an evaporation process to obtain a concentrated juice and vapour, using said vapour to heat the chopped tomato with peels and seeds before subjecting it to the extraction process.

A method for identifying a quantitative trait locus associated with desirable nutritional traits in canola includes: analyzing a population of canola plants or germplasm for desirable nutritional traits; determining the genotype of the canola plants or germplasm using at least one marker selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:111; mapping the canola plants or germplasm for the presence of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with the markers; and associating the QTL with the desirable nutritional trait. An isolated and/or recombinant nucleic acid includes a sequence associated with a quantitative trait locus (QTL), wherein the QTL is associated with a desirable nutritional trait in a canola plant or germplasm and wherein the QTL is further associated with at least one marker selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:111.

The present invention provides a system and method for extracting starch from green bananas. The system includes: a pretreatment module configured to grind and homogenize the green bananas so as to form green banana slurry; an extraction module configured to receive the green banana slurry, and configured to add an extraction solvent to the green banana slurry to generate an extracted mixture of green banana starch; a separation module, wherein the extracted mixture of green banana starch is held still in the separation module, so green banana starch precipitates and green banana suspensions are precipitated and separated; a first rinsing module configured to rinse green banana starch precipitates to remove any impurities except for the starch therein, thereby forming a banana starch cream; and, a dehydration module configured to remove water from the banana starch cream to form banana starch.