The invention relates to a process for preparing a pea extract comprising fibres, the process comprising the following steps: (a) bringing shelled peas into contact with an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition comprising peas; (b) leaving the peas to hydrate in said aqueous composition for at least 30 minutes and at most 15 hours; (c) grinding said peas in order to as a result obtain ground peas; and (d) fractionating said ground peas in order to obtain at least one pea extract comprising fibres.

The invention also relates to a pea extract that can be obtained according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to an edible composition comprising the pea extract according to the invention.

This invention relates to kits including novel oral food challenge meal formulations. In particular, the invention also relates to kits including novel oral food challenge meal formulations, wherein the placebo dose formulation is indistinguishable from non-placebo dose formulations.

An emulsion comprising water, vegetable oil, and an emulsifying agent comprising at least 20 wt. % of soluble native rapeseed protein isolate comprising 40 to 65 wt. % cruciferins and 35 to 60 wt. % napins and having a solubility of at least 88% over a pH range from 3 to 10 at a temperature of 23±2° C.

Methods for producing insect product are provided that include wet-grinding at least one whole insect into an insect slurry and drying the insect slurry to form a dried insect product comprising solid insect matter particles. Methods for producing a chitin product are also provided that include wet-grinding at least one whole insect into an insect slurry and removing chitin from at least a portion of the insect slurry. Insect products are also provided that include a composition derived from at least one whole insect and has solid insect matter particles, in which the composition has a peroxide value of about 30 meq/kg of fat or less and about 90% of the solid insect matter particles, by volume, has a particle size of about 1000 μm or less.

Methods for producing insect product are provided that include wet-grinding at least one whole insect into an insect slurry and drying the insect slurry to form a dried insect product comprising solid insect matter particles. Methods for producing a chitin product are also provided that include wet-grinding at least one whole insect into an insect slurry and removing chitin from at least a portion of the insect slurry. Insect products are also provided that include a composition derived from at least one whole insect and has solid insect matter particles, in which the composition has a peroxide value of about 30 meq/kg of fat or less and about 90% of the solid insect matter particles, by volume, has a particle size of about 1000 μm or less.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating and preventing various disorders and conditions in manunals, including genetically-predisposed and chronic disorders, where the microbial or bacterial flora of the bowel is at least one causative or symptom-producing factor, for example, where the microbial or bacterial flora of the bowel manufactures neurotoxins or neurotoxic agents that enter the body through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, e.g. the colon, and reach the systemic space, e.g., by neural streaming or via the circulation, to reach the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain, the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and other nervous systems. In alternative embodiments, methods and compositions of the invention comprise or comprise use of medications, formulations and pharmaceuticals comprising rifaximin or equivalent active agents that can suppress or eradicate the microbiota super-infection that causes various psychotropic disorders. These compositions have been found to be affective in a broad spectrum of disorders but particularly in the obsessive compulsive disorder group (OCD).

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating and preventing various disorders and conditions in manunals, including genetically-predisposed and chronic disorders, where the microbial or bacterial flora of the bowel is at least one causative or symptom-producing factor, for example, where the microbial or bacterial flora of the bowel manufactures neurotoxins or neurotoxic agents that enter the body through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, e.g. the colon, and reach the systemic space, e.g., by neural streaming or via the circulation, to reach the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain, the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and other nervous systems. In alternative embodiments, methods and compositions of the invention comprise or comprise use of medications, formulations and pharmaceuticals comprising rifaximin or equivalent active agents that can suppress or eradicate the microbiota super-infection that causes various psychotropic disorders. These compositions have been found to be affective in a broad spectrum of disorders but particularly in the obsessive compulsive disorder group (OCD).

A system and method for monitoring a characteristic of a material by measuring electrical or magnetic properties of the material. The system includes a material monitoring device having at least one electrode and at least one magnetic coil, and is in communication with a machine learning model trained to recognize characteristics of the material based on electrical and magnetic properties of the material. The material can be stimulated with an electrical stimulus or stimulating magnetic field, and an electrical response signal or magnetic response signal can be measured. Applications to monitoring water quality, beverages, foodstuffs, and other characteristics of materials is discussed.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a pea extract comprising fibres, the process comprising the following steps: (a) bringing shelled peas into contact with an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition comprising peas; (b) leaving the peas to hydrate in said aqueous composition for at least 30 minutes and at most 15 hours; (c) grinding said peas in order to as a result obtain ground peas; and (d) fractionating said ground peas in order to obtain at least one pea extract comprising fibres. The invention also relates to a pea extract that can be obtained according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to an edible composition comprising the pea extract according to the invention.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a pea extract comprising fibres, the process comprising the following steps: (a) bringing shelled peas into contact with an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition comprising peas; (b) leaving the peas to hydrate in said aqueous composition for at least 30 minutes and at most 15 hours; (c) grinding said peas in order to as a result obtain ground peas; and (d) fractionating said ground peas in order to obtain at least one pea extract comprising fibres. The invention also relates to a pea extract that can be obtained according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to an edible composition comprising the pea extract according to the invention.