An object of the present invention is to provide a novel use of fermented papaya preparation. A composition of the present invention is a composition for elongating telomeres comprising fermented papaya preparation as an active ingredient.

A method for treating autoimmune and/or inflammatory disease includes a step of identifying a subject exhibiting symptoms of autoimmune and/or inflammatory disease administering a fasting mimicking diet. A probiotic composition for gastrointestinal autoimmune and/or inflammatory disease Bacteroides acidifaciens, Bifidobacterium choerinum, and combinations thereof is also provided.

A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, shearing the gelatinized potatoes under specific milling temperatures and conditions to produce a sheared potato product with desirable particle sizes, and then cooking the sheared potato product to form the liquid potato product.

The present invention relates to novel freeze-dried confection compositions, and methods for making the same. There is a long-felt need for nutritious snacks that are preserved for long periods without preservatives and having acceptable flavor. The freeze-dried confections of the present invention comprise are composed of freeze-dried raw fruits and vegetables and other natural ingredients with no preservatives, and prepared in such a way that they can be preserved at room temperature for many years.

The invention relates to the use of amylose-rich pre-gelatinized starch having a large particle size as a texturing agent providing pasty food compositions with a pulpy texture.

A method for producing a purée from a food product, comprising the following steps: refining the food product up to obtaining a purée; de-activating the enzymes by heating the purée, in order to prevent oxidation of the purée. The step of de-activating the enzymes comprises the step of passing an electric current through the purée between electrodes of a first ohmic heater (31).

A process of preparing sugarless peptide cultivated enzyme is provided in which surfaces of vegetable and fruit are cleaned and sterilized by hyperbaric oxygen, the vegetable and fruit with flesh and skin are smashed to a vegetable and fruit paste having dregs, the dregs is separated from the vegetable and fruit paste which is then soaked to form a raw vegetable and fruit solution which is poured into a fermentation tank including a catalase peptide ceramic layer having graphene, the raw vegetable and fruit solution cyclically flows through the catalase peptide ceramic layer for 1.5 months to 3 months of fermentation and cultivation period, and the cultivated vegetable and fruit solution is filtered to obtain a liquid sugarless vegetable and fruit enzyme product.

Provided herein are processes to ferment sweet potatoes and the dairy alternative food products produced thereof. Sweet potatoes and water are blended to obtain a smooth sweet potato mixture and then optionally strained. The mixture is optionally pasteurized and cooled to an incubation temperature to enable the addition of live cultures of fermentation microbes which create the characteristic aroma and sour tang of a fermented dairy product. The product is then subsequently refrigerated for storage. In other embodiments the process relies on wild type fermentation without the addition of commercially prepared or other prepared live microbes. Additives and foods can be incorporated during various stages of the processes.

This specification discloses heat moisture treated fava bean protein concentrates having between about 50% and about 73% protein, about 0.1% to about 8% be weight starch, and between about 0.1% and about 9% fat, and use of said concentrates in foodstuffs, including for example emulsions, confectionary spreads, and ice cream.

The present invention relates to the field of the food industry, which describes invented formulas for food products made from a particularly high amount of lyophilized powder and a technology for their production. Foods produced of freeze-dried powder, vegetable butter and protein isolates (with or without the addition of natural spices) have a natural character, particularly high biological activity and a long shelf life. These foods can be consumed as candy, snacks, or individual meal pack. Unique manufacturing technology does not require additional lyophilization after formulation, thus it is fast and efficient.