Apparatus and methods for bulk processing items on a conveyor belt using an angled axial fan that extends obliquely into a processing chamber and includes a curved back wall forming an air flow chamber. The angled axial fan enhances air flow around a product being processed on the conveyor belt. A heater employs shrouds and a series of baffle plates held together using a connecting pin to heat circulated air in a low-pressure area below the conveyor belt. Baffles in an upper chamber mix and direct heated, circulated air over the conveyed product.

Apparatus and methods for bulk processing items on a conveyor belt using an angled axial fan that extends obliquely into a processing chamber and includes a curved back wall forming an air flow chamber. The angled axial fan enhances air flow around a product being processed on the conveyor belt. A heater employs shrouds and a series of baffle plates held together using a connecting pin to heat circulated air in a low-pressure area below the conveyor belt. Baffles in an upper chamber mix and direct heated, circulated air over the conveyed product.

The present invention relates to preservation of meat products. In particular new additives are provided for effective inhibition or prevention of bacterial outgrowth in meat products. The present inventors found that a combination of carvacrol and a cationic surfactant was effective in the inhibition or prevention of bacterial outgrowth in meat products. The combinations, more in particular, proved to be effective at levels that do not result in significant effects on the flavor and/or taste of the products. The present inventors furthermore found that treatment of meat products with the combinations of this invention had a favorable effect on the visual appearance (color) of the meat products. The present invention provides preservative compositions, the use of thereof as well as the meat products containing them.

The present invention relates to a bakery food product produced from a mucilaginous hydrocolloid and a mannan-based hydrocolloid. The bakery food product is low fat and has a long shelf life, and a higher water resistance than traditional dough based foods. Also provided is a method for making the bakery food product, and a liquid mixture for making a bakery product. Also provided are dehydrated food products produced from a mucilaginous hydrocolloid and a mannan-based hydrocolloid.

The present invention relates to novel sucrose negative (Suc−) Streptococcus thermophilus strains, compositions comprising said strains, uses thereof, methods for obtaining such strains and methods for the preparation of fermented food products using such compositions.

The present invention relates to novel sucrose negative (Suc−) Streptococcus thermophilus strains, compositions comprising said strains, uses thereof, methods for obtaining such strains and methods for the preparation of fermented food products using such compositions.

The packaging wrapper for gluten-free food products includes a multilayer sheet, including in turn one layer of polymeric material having at least one aperture and a layer of porous filter material coupled to the layer of polymeric material and positioned so as to cover the aperture.

A composition for use in vascular relaxation, wherein the composition includes at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid component and at least one anthocyanin component. The polyunsaturated fatty acid component is an ethyl ester of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or an amino acid salt of EPA or DHA. The anthocyanin component is cyanidin-3-galactoside, or delphinidin-3-arabinoside. Further, the omega-3 fatty acid salt has an organic counter ion which is lysine, arginine, ornithine and mixtures of the same. The composition further includes cyanidin-3-galactoside. The composition further includes fruits extracts or cereals extracts. A method for treating a disease with the composition.

A composition for use in vascular relaxation, wherein the composition includes at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid component and at least one anthocyanin component. The polyunsaturated fatty acid component is an ethyl ester of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or an amino acid salt of EPA or DHA. The anthocyanin component is cyanidin-3-galactoside, or delphinidin-3-arabinoside. Further, the omega-3 fatty acid salt has an organic counter ion which is lysine, arginine, ornithine and mixtures of the same. The composition further includes cyanidin-3-galactoside. The composition further includes fruits extracts or cereals extracts. A method for treating a disease with the composition.

The present invention relates to compositions for use in treating or preventing mastitis, for example sub-clinical mastitis, in a subject. In particular, the invention relates to a diet and /or nutritional composition which are characterised by a low inflammatory potential for their use in in treating or preventing mastitis, in particular sub-clinical mastitis, in lactating women. The present invention also relates to a risk prediction tool for the occurrence of subclinical mastitis in lactating women, which is based on the inflammatory potential of their diets.