Disclosed herein include methods of reducing the viscosity of a starch slurry during starch processing by the addition of one or more surfactants and one or more amylases. In some embodiments, the unexpected reduction in slurry viscosity results in a surprising increase in corn oil recovery, reduction in residual starch, and increased fermentation rate.

Described are a recombinant host cell, a composition comprising a glucoamylase and methods of saccharifying the starch substrate using the glucoamylase. Moreover, the disclosure also relates to a process of producing fermentation products and a method for increasing starch digestibility in an animal as well as a method of producing a fermented beverage.

Glucoamylase mutant GA3 with improved specific activity and thermal stability, and its gene and application are provided, belonging to the field of gene engineering. The glucoamylase mutant GA3 of the present invention obtained by sequentially mutation at fixed points starting from wild glucoamylase processes both improved thermal stability and catalytic efficiency, and can be applied to the industries of feed, food, medicine and the like.

The invention provides liquid enzyme compositions which are physically and microbially stable. The compositions are used, for example, in beer brewing processes.

The present invention relates to processes of recovering oil after liquefaction and/or from thin stillage and/or syrup/evaporated centrate from a fermentation product production process by adding a thermostable protease to the whole stillage, thin stillage and/or syrup.

Methods for decreasing harmful effects of blue light on skin are disclosed that include topically administering to a subject in need thereof a composition of an effective quantity of a purified, enzymatic hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans comprising peptides and saccharides having a molecular weight between 200 Da and 10 kDa in a physiologically acceptable medium. The hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans is present in the composition at a concentration from 0.001 to 20% with respect to the total weight of the composition. The composition can be a cosmetic composition.

The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention.

To provide a processed grain product enabling manufacturing of a softened processed grain product for individuals who are elderly or who have difficulty in chewing or swallowing that maintains a post-threshing or post-polishing shape. The processed grain product according to the present invention is a processed grain product wherein the post-threshing or post-polishing shape is maintained, wherein a portion of the starch that is included in the processed grain product gelatinized, and that includes an externally derived degrading enzyme in a state that has enzymatic activity, and wherein the water content is less than 15%.

The present invention is directed to compositions comprising hydrolase-secreting bacteria and fermenting microorganisms and use thereof, such as for fermentative production of ethanol.

The present invention relates to a dry grind ethanol process in which post-distillation backset is subjected to aerobic fermentation to remove components that are inhibitory to an ethanolagen, such as yeast, allowing the utilization of an increased amount of post-distillation backset during the initial preparation of starch-containing substrates for the dry grind ethanol process. Aerobic fermentation of the post-distillation backset allows substantially higher backset recycle, resulting in fresh water savings and increased sustainability.