Provided is an easy and efficient technique for obtaining a solid-oil-and-fat-containing composition by solidifying, without separating, a liquid oil-and-fat mixture composed of a solid fat and a liquid oil. A liquid oil-and-fat mixture containing a solid fat and a liquid oil is hardened in the presence of an oil-and-fat hardening agent containing cellulose.

Provided is an easy and efficient technique for obtaining a solid-oil-and-fat-containing composition by solidifying, without separating, a liquid oil-and-fat mixture composed of a solid fat and a liquid oil. A liquid oil-and-fat mixture containing a solid fat and a liquid oil is hardened in the presence of an oil-and-fat hardening agent containing cellulose.

Methods for separating lean and fat from beef or other meats and the separation apparatus are shown. The methods use microbiocidal fluids to reduce or eliminate possible sources of contamination.

Methods for separating lean and fat from beef or other meats and the separation apparatus are shown. The methods use microbiocidal fluids to reduce or eliminate possible sources of contamination.

A process for preparing a slurry of edible oil and fat powder, and to a process of preparing an edible fat-continuous spread out of such. The process for preparing said slurry has at least two different regimes of reduced pressure.

A process for preparing a slurry of edible oil and fat powder, and to a process of preparing an edible fat-continuous spread out of such. The process for preparing said slurry has at least two different regimes of reduced pressure.

Provided herein is a composition comprising: a) about 25% up to about 75% of a plasmolysed micro-organism by weight of the total weight of the composition; b) about at least greater than 20% up to about 60% by weight flavor or fragrance, of the total weight of the composition c) about 1% up to about 25% desiccant; d) about 4% up to about <10% water; wherein the mean particle size distribution by weight of the composition is about greater than 100 micrometer up to about 1 millimeter. Also provided herein is a method of making a plated yeast composition comprising a. blending: i) a homogenous cake, wherein the cake is made by mixing, at a temperature that ranges from 20 C. to about 90 C. a) a plasmolysed micro-organism in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 90% by weight of the total weight of the cake; b) a flavor or fragrance oil provided in an amount of from at least 0.01% up to about 60% by weight of the total weight of the cake; and c) water provided in an amount of from about 5% up to about 90% by weight of the total weight of the cake; wherein the micro-organism to water ratio in the cake is provided in an amount, by weight, of about 4.5:1 to 0.5:1; with ii) at least about 40% up to about 99.9%, by weight desiccant, of the total weight of the composition; iii) optionally from about 0.2 to about 2% by weight a flow agent of the total weight of the composition to form a uniform mixer. b. sifting the blended mixer to form a powder with a particle size about 100 to 1,000 micrometer.

A subject of the present invention is to provide a method capable of simply accelerating solidification of oil and fat and to provide a solidification accelerator used in the solidification acceleration method. It is found that solidification of object oil and fat is accelerated only by adding a silicate having a fatty acid adsorption capability and a free fatty acid to oil and fat to be solidification-accelerated, and the present invention has been completed.

A subject of the present invention is to provide a method capable of simply accelerating solidification of oil and fat and to provide a solidification accelerator used in the solidification acceleration method. It is found that solidification of object oil and fat is accelerated only by adding a silicate having a fatty acid adsorption capability and a free fatty acid to oil and fat to be solidification-accelerated, and the present invention has been completed.

One or more techniques are disclosed for a process of preparing a concentrated form of a vegetable-based stearic acid from a plant source. The process may comprise drying and deodorizing a vegetable based emulsion; and further concentrating the resulting fatty acid and triglyceride mix. The process may further comprise distillation of the resulting concentrated fatty acid and triglyceride mix, to separate the free fatty acids from the triglycerides. Additionally, the process may comprise fractional distillation of the free fatty acid distillate, to produce a concentrated from of the stearic acid, separating it from other fatty acids.