A method is disclosed for making palatable methionine-restricted foods, to deliver a methionine-restricted diet to human or veterinary patients. A protein or a food product containing protein is partially oxidized, preferably with ozone, to oxidize nearly all of the methionine and cysteine. After oxidation, tryptophan and lysine are optionally added back since they tend to be oxidized also. Optionally, a small amount of methionine is also added back so that the final methionine is within a preferred range of about 0.85 to about 1.8 gram methionine per 100 gram total protein, preferably about 1.2 gram per 100 gram total protein.

A method is disclosed for making palatable methionine-restricted foods, to deliver a methionine-restricted diet to human or veterinary patients. A protein or a food product containing protein is partially oxidized, preferably with ozone, to oxidize nearly all of the methionine and cysteine. After oxidation, tryptophan and lysine are optionally added back since they tend to be oxidized also. Optionally, a small amount of methionine is also added back so that the final methionine is within a preferred range of about 0.85 to about 1.8 gram methionine per 100 gram total protein, preferably about 1.2 gram per 100 gram total protein.

A method of making a frozen cream product containing a range between 0-15% alcoholic beverage by volume without using any additives, preservatives, unnatural stabilizers and unnatural emulsifiers such that a combined cream product containing the alcoholic beverage will not undergo alcohol-water separation during the processes of making the combined cream product containing alcohol or during the process of freezing the combined cream product containing alcohol to form the frozen cream product containing alcohol.

The present invention relates to a stable emulsion of an aqueous phase in a lipid phase wherein non-fatty cocoa solids and/or non-fatty milk solids are present in the lipid phase. The present invention further relates to a process for making an emulsion, said process comprising adding the lipid phase in two steps.

The present invention is in the field of frozen compositions. In particular, the invention relates to frozen compositions of the water ice type. The invention provides frozen confections comprising water, a freezing point depressant and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a frozen confection comprising water, a freezing point depressant and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils, wherein the method includes a high shear treatment step.

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

Compositions comprising one or more natural high intensity sweeteners and/or derivatives thereof are disclosed. The one or more high intensity sweeteners and/or derivatives regulate the coolness taste or flavor of the composition.

A composition for coating a frozen confectionary includes a fat blend containing (i) an emulsifier that is preferably lecithin, (ii) at least one hardening fat that is preferably one or more of palm oil, palm oil mid fractions, or palm oil softfractions, (iii) one or more soft oils that preferably include canola oil, and (iv) anhydrous milk fat. The coating composition also includes flour and sugars. The composition has a particle size of about 40 .Math.m to about 200 .Math.m, preferably about 90 .Math.m to about 120 .Math.m, and has the sensory characteristics, such as appearance, flavor and texture, of raw cookie dough. Optionally the composition further includes one or more of milk powder, salt or flavor. Preferably the frozen confectionary coated by the composition is an ice cream bar.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

A substitution system includes a high intensity sweetener and optionally a bulking agent. A frozen dessert composition includes the substitution system. The frozen dessert composition has a higher freezing point than a frozen dessert composition would have with the same sweetness but without the substitution system.