A vegetable washing method capable of separating and splitting impurities and a machine therefor. The method comprises putting fruit and vegetable into a washing basket, then driving the wash basket to rotate by an electric motor so as to force water flow to circulate repeatedly, as a result separating the impurities and the vegetable. The method has the following three technical features of A, B and C, or at least has one of them. A. using a method for preventing the impurities thrown outside the washing basket together with the water from circularly falling into the basket again together with the water to gradually purify the vegetable in the basket; B. using a vortex center draining method to discharge the sewage and impurities; C. using a method for making the vegetable in the washing basket periodically centripetal and centrifugal motion to flip and turn the placement angle of the vegetable in the basket. The vegetable washing method enables the impurities of different specific gravities to split into different spaces, and then to be removed.

Provided is a plant such as tomato, in which plant vigor has been increased and heat resistance has further been imparted. A plant such as tomato can be obtained, which has increased the stem diameter as well as the plant height and has become heat resistant by having a mutant Della protein, in which a leucine corresponding to the leucine at position 567 in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the amino acid sequence of the Della protein has been replaced by another amino acid, preferably phenylalanine.

Provided is a plant such as tomato, in which plant vigor has been increased and heat resistance has further been imparted. A plant such as tomato can be obtained, which has increased the stem diameter as well as the plant height and has become heat resistant by having a mutant Della protein, in which a leucine corresponding to the leucine at position 567 in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the amino acid sequence of the Della protein has been replaced by another amino acid, preferably phenylalanine.

A novel Electric Corn Creamer and Food Grater (the Machine) designed to process tender ears of corn to obtain a corn paste in a single step by grating the kernels directly over the cob. The Machine may also be used to grate various types of products. In preferred embodiments, the Machine may be sized to be used as a small kitchen appliance, but alternative embodiments may be better suited for industrial applications. In some embodiments, the Machine may comprise various modules that can be easily attached and detached to facilitate cleaning and storage after each use.

A coconut-based essence composition comprising coconut cream concentrate, testa, sugar and salt is provided. The coconut-based essence composition is prepared by pulverizing coconut meat forming the coconut cream concentrate and the testa of coconut to an average particle size of 0.001 microns, grinding the pulverized coconut meat and testa to obtain a fibrous pulp containing a coconut essence liquid, separating the coconut essence liquid from the fibrous pulp, adding sugar and salt to the coconut essence liquid to obtain a coconut-based essence mixture, blending the coconut-based essence mixture for about 5 to 10 minutes to obtain the coconut-based essence composition, partitioning the coconut-based essence composition into a plurality of vacuum sealable packages and storing under freezing temperature. The coconut-based essence composition is thawed and applied directly to traditionally prepared rice resulting in a replica of authentic Colombian coconut rice.

A cooking oil replacement is provided which is usable in many different types of foods and recipes while maintaining the flavor and characteristics of the unmodified food. The cooking oil substitute works in recipes that do not include gluten or eggs and may be broadly used in cooking. The cooking oils substitute provides a significant health benefit to persons with liver disease, diabetes, or heart disease.

Methods for producing an activated pectin-containing biomass composition are provided. The method includes (A) mixing a starting pectin-containing biomass material including an insoluble fiber component and an insoluble protopectin component with an aqueous solution of an alcohol to form a mixture; (B) activating the starting pectin-containing biomass material to form an activated pectin-containing biomass material comprising the insoluble fiber component and a soluble pectin component by subjecting the starting pectin-containing biomass material to (i) an activating solution formed by adding acid to the mixture to adjust the pH of the mixture within the range from at or about 0.5 to at or about 2.5 and (ii) heat to a temperature greater than at or about 40 degrees Celsius; and (C) applying mechanical energy either (i) to the mixture of step A), (ii) during the activating of step B), or (iii) to the mixture of step A) and during the activating of step B); and (D) separating the activated pectin-containing biomass material from the mixture; wherein during the method the alcohol present in the mixture is at or greater than about 40 weight percent based on the total weight of the mixture. Activated pectin-containing biomass compositions are also provided.

Provided is vegetarian kimchi including 1 to 4 weight % sweet pumpkin and 0.1 to 0.5 weight % red ginseng extract.

The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.

The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.