A food supplement for helping alleviate the side effects of cancer and cancer treatments is disclosed which is formed from a mixture including at least one edible oil, at least one chopped fruit or fruit paste; at least one ground nut or seed meal or ground nut or seed butter; and honey. The food supplement has a volume of less than three cubic inches and provides at least 100 kilocalories of energy, making it small in volume but with a high energy density. The food supplement can have a high fat content which can make the food supplement moist and easy to eat while providing the necessary calories need for patients combatting cancer and undergoing cancer treatments who often have a severely reduced appetite.

Provided is an egg replacer, and compositions comprising such egg replacer, and methods for producing the same.

A cookie that provides a prebiotic effect and/or a probiotic effect to a consumer is described. The cookie fails to contain refined sugars, synthetic vitamins, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), artificial sweeteners, and artificial preservatives. The cookie comprises at least two baked food compositions formed into a biscuit. Each of the at least two baked food compositions contains a polyphenol, a resistant starch, and a prebiotic soluble fiber. A crème filing is sandwiched between the at least two baked food compositions. The crème filing comprises a resistant starch, a nut butter, a vegetable fat, and spores of a probiotic bacterium. Consumption of the cookie increases Lactobacillus bulgaricus and butyrate in the consumer.

The present disclosure discloses a brown rice and oat bread with low glycemic index and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of grain processing. The brown rice and oat bread provided by the present disclosure includes the following ingredients: brown rice flour, gluten powder, oat flour, butter, sodium caseinate, salt, yeast, improver, and water. According to the present disclosure, the sodium caseinate is used to help form a dough and improve the flavor of the bread, and the brown rice and oat bread with low glycemic index is obtained with the brown rice bread recipe and special baking process, which is close to wheat bread in terms of specific volume, taste and tissue structure.

The present disclosure discloses a brown rice and oat bread with low glycemic index and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of grain processing. The brown rice and oat bread provided by the present disclosure includes the following ingredients: brown rice flour, gluten powder, oat flour, butter, sodium caseinate, salt, yeast, improver, and water. According to the present disclosure, the sodium caseinate is used to help form a dough and improve the flavor of the bread, and the brown rice and oat bread with low glycemic index is obtained with the brown rice bread recipe and special baking process, which is close to wheat bread in terms of specific volume, taste and tissue structure.

Heat treated pulse flour, pulse protein isolates obtained from heat treated pulse flour, food compositions containing such isolates, and methods for preparing heat treated pulse flours and pulse protein isolates are disclosed. The amount of volatile small molecule compounds present in the heat treated pulse flour are decreased or increased.

The present disclosure provides a formulated pectin for reducing food GI, comprising low-ester pectin and metal salt of bivalent/trivalent cation, with or without soluble polysaccharides. The components of the formulated pectin, according to the present disclosure, are synergistic with each other and can be added to a carbohydrate-based medium and high GI food to achieve the effect of lowering the GI value of the food through a unique physical reaction in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby obtaining a corresponding low GI food. In preparing the low GI food containing said formulated pectin of the present disclosure, only a small amount of said formulated pectin is required to be added to the raw material, and then customarily cooked or baked, allowing little effect on the processing, and almost no impact on the food taste and status. The food can be effective over a wide range of cooking temperatures.

The present disclosure provides a formulated pectin for reducing food GI, comprising low-ester pectin and metal salt of bivalent/trivalent cation, with or without soluble polysaccharides. The components of the formulated pectin, according to the present disclosure, are synergistic with each other and can be added to a carbohydrate-based medium and high GI food to achieve the effect of lowering the GI value of the food through a unique physical reaction in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby obtaining a corresponding low GI food. In preparing the low GI food containing said formulated pectin of the present disclosure, only a small amount of said formulated pectin is required to be added to the raw material, and then customarily cooked or baked, allowing little effect on the processing, and almost no impact on the food taste and status. The food can be effective over a wide range of cooking temperatures.

A seasoning composition having enhanced salt intensity includes a salt component and a sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound. The saltiness-perception enhancing compound includes at least one of gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside or kukoamine A. The seasoning composition exhibits a mean saltiness intensity that is about the same as a second seasoning compound that has an amount of the salt component that is greater than the salt component in the seasoning composition and that does not contain the saltiness-perception enhancing compound. A seasoned food product may include a food product and the sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound. The sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound may be used in a method of reducing sodium intake and a method of enhancing the salt taste of a food product. The sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound may be derived from Solanum tuberosum.

Methods for preparation of plant-based meat replacement food products such as vegan bacon are provided. The methods include the combination of plant-based components such as flour, starch, and water, in molds designed to mimic traditional meat cuts. Meat replacement food products prepared by the methods are also described.