A taste enhancing composition comprising plants from the Apiaceae family and having a taste-effective glutamate content along with a method of producing a taste enhancer by reducing biotin in a fermentable carbohydrate prior to bacterial fermentation are provided.

A taste enhancing composition comprising plants from the Apiaceae family and having a taste-effective glutamate content along with a method of producing a taste enhancer by reducing biotin in a fermentable carbohydrate prior to bacterial fermentation are provided.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a hemp seed extract that is useful as a flavoring composition in food and beverages. The method does not involve the use of re-agents that would impair the taste of the resulting extract, in particular organic solvents. The invention also relates to a hemp seed extract that can be prepared by use of the process of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of the hemp seed extract of the invention as a flavoring composition, in particular in food and beverages. Finally, the invention also relates to foods or beverages comprising a hemp seed extract of the invention.

Hot sauces are disclosed that contain capsaicin, ethyl alcohol and solids. The hot sauces may be in the form of a suspension and may be at least 1,000 SHU on the Scoville scale. The suspension may also be between 16 and 65% alcohol by volume.

Hot sauces are disclosed that contain capsaicin, ethyl alcohol and solids. The hot sauces may be in the form of a suspension and may be at least 1,000 SHU on the Scoville scale. The suspension may also be between 16 and 65% alcohol by volume.

The present invention addresses the problem of creating an effective means for preventing the coagulation of a plant milk under high temperature conditions. To solve this problem, a plant milk is treated with a protein deamidase to thereby prevent the coagulation of the plant milk in the case of adding to a hot liquid beverage, a hot liquid food, etc.

The present invention addresses the problem of creating an effective means for preventing the coagulation of a plant milk under high temperature conditions. To solve this problem, a plant milk is treated with a protein deamidase to thereby prevent the coagulation of the plant milk in the case of adding to a hot liquid beverage, a hot liquid food, etc.

The invention relates to alcohol-containing food products, in particular to ice-cream-type products and other soft or semi-soft solid food products containing high levels of alcohol, and improved processes for their preparation. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide improved processes for providing alcoholic food products that retain a creamy texture and favorable homogeneity, stability and viscosity over a wide range of temperatures commonly used during storage and serving. The invention further provides alcohol-containing food products characterized by particularly advantageous physical properties, nutritional values and palatability.

Provided herein are compositions with enhanced protein content, proteins with high solubility, protein combinations and methods for the preparation thereof.

A frozen noodle product includes: a frozen noodle block, as a main food portion, obtained by freezing and hardening a cooked food; and a sauce portion obtained by freezing and hardening a sauce to be eaten together with the cooked food. The frozen noodle block has a sauce-portion arranging surface on which the sauce portion is arranged. An opening is formed in the sauce-portion arranging surface. The sauce portion is arranged on the frozen noodle block such that the lower end side, which is a part of the sauce portion, is inserted in the opening and the upper end side, which is the remaining part thereof, projects from the sauce-portion arranging surface side.