The present disclosure relates to the preservation and processing of polysaccharides having gelling properties from plants. More particularly, the present disclosure provides an antioxidant rich gelling fibre from plants such as seaweed and a method for preparation of the same. The gelling fibre of the present disclosure has improved gelling and/or thickening properties as compared to fibre obtained from fresh unprocessed plant sources such as seaweed and retains the natural antioxidants present in the fresh plant. In particular, seaweed in this disclosure refers to red seaweed. The said method of the present disclosure facilitates minimization of the amount of chemicals traditionally used in such processing methods and helps preserve the naturalness of the fresh plant source. The present disclosure further provides applications of the antioxidant rich gelling fibres of the present disclosure, specifically applications in the food industry.

The present invention relates to an encapsulated oil, more specifically to an oil encapsulated in lysed microorganisms and to the method for obtaining them.

The present invention relates to an encapsulated oil, more specifically to an oil encapsulated in lysed microorganisms and to the method for obtaining them.

A method of treating microbial biomass includes mixing the microbial biomass in a liquid to form a suspension, the microbial biomass having an initial color, and exposing the suspension to light to form treated microbial biomass, the treated microbial biomass having a treated color. The treated color is lighter than the initial color. The microbial biomass can also have an initial taste and odor that are stronger than a treated taste and odor of the treated microbial biomass.

A method of treating microbial biomass includes mixing the microbial biomass in a liquid to form a suspension, the microbial biomass having an initial color, and exposing the suspension to light to form treated microbial biomass, the treated microbial biomass having a treated color. The treated color is lighter than the initial color. The microbial biomass can also have an initial taste and odor that are stronger than a treated taste and odor of the treated microbial biomass.

Provided herein are methods for the treatment of GI tract diseases and conditions and/or symptoms associated with such diseases and conditions in a mammal. Also provided are preparations and compositions for use in the methods. Also provided are methods of growing and preparing Chlamydomonas biomass for administration to a mammal in need of treatment of GI tract diseases and conditions and/or symptoms associated with such diseases and conditions.

Provided herein are methods for the treatment of GI tract diseases and conditions and/or symptoms associated with such diseases and conditions in a mammal. Also provided are preparations and compositions for use in the methods. Also provided are methods of growing and preparing Chlamydomonas biomass for administration to a mammal in need of treatment of GI tract diseases and conditions and/or symptoms associated with such diseases and conditions.

The present invention provides a seaweed-based powder. The seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the advantage that it does not deleteriously impact, or it impacts to a lesser extent, the desired colour of a product containing thereof. In addition, the seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the capacity to produce gels having an optimum strength for the intended application. In particular, the invention provides a seaweed-based powder having an aerated bulk density (ABD) of at least 0.20 and a CIELAB L* value of at least 70.

The present invention provides a seaweed-based powder. The seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the advantage that it does not deleteriously impact, or it impacts to a lesser extent, the desired colour of a product containing thereof. In addition, the seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the capacity to produce gels having an optimum strength for the intended application. In particular, the invention provides a seaweed-based powder having an aerated bulk density (ABD) of at least 0.20 and a CIELAB L* value of at least 70.

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition capable of providing a bread and a sweet stuff having a more delicious and drying-resistant by using a wide various inexpensive coarse cereals or cereal flours and the like, and to provide bread etc., which do not have generation of caving after baking, or have a pot growth. A composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising rice hydrolyzate, brown rice hydrolyzate, and agar. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of a composition according to the present invention, it is characterized in that the dissolution temperature of the agar is 60 to 100° C.