The invention includes a method of manufacturing a probiotic fortified food product characterised by the step of applying a composition inoculated with at least one probiotic organism to at least one portion of the surface of the food product, wherein the composition includes a base which is fully milk derived and/or includes components inherently found in milk.

A bread-making improver including at least one ingredient routinely used as a bread-making improver and at least 10.sup.7 CFU per gram of microorganisms and having a pH of between 3.5 and 5 and preferably between 4 and 4.8. The improver can be obtained by dispersing the ingredient in a phase including at least 10.sup.7 CFU of microorganisms, the pH of which has been adjusted to the desired value by adding a salt having a buffer effect. The phase is preferably a leaven in liquid or pasty form or in the form of a block that can be crumbled. The improver can be kept at a temperature lower than 10 C. and preferably lower than 6 C. for several days while maintaining its stability.

The present invention relates to the field of food production, in particular the provision of flour mixtures for the production of bakery products, pasta and bread, which are characterized by a reduced ATI content and can nevertheless be processed into doughs which meet the technical and rheological requirements of a wheat dough.

This invention provides lactic acid bacteria that have one or more effects selected from among fatigue-ameliorating effect, blood circulation-improving effect, stool odor-reducing effect, and growth-promoting effect and that can be used with high safety. This invention further provides a pharmaceutical preparation comprising, as an active ingredient, lactic acid bacteria that have one or more effects selected from among fatigue-ameliorating effect, blood circulation-improving effect, stool odor-reducing effect, and growth-promoting effect. According to the invention, novel lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Enterococcus faecium species having particular mycological properties and exhibiting viability of 40% or higher when freeze-dried in the absence of a dispersion medium and viability of 80% or higher in a probiotic preparation when stored at 40 C. for 4 months, a composition comprising such lactic acid bacteria, an agent for ameliorating fatigue, improving blood circulation, reducing stool odor or promoting growth comprising, as an active ingredient, such composition, and use of such composition for food and other products.

The present invention relates to a method for the degradation of gliadin in flour for bread making, by means of a step of mixing the flour with water, at least one step of performing enzymatic hydrolysis, at least one step of fermenting using microorganisms in controlled-pH conditions, and a step of drying to obtain a gliadin-free flour.

There is provided a lactic acid bacteria strain, Lactococcus lactis with accession number IDAC 270613-01, having a short fermentation lag phase of 1 to 5 hours which is compatible with modern bread making methods. Pre-ferment methods which use the strain for manufacture of leavened products and the leavened products produced therefrom are also disclosed.

The present invention describes compositions and methods comprising lactic acid-producing bacteria in baked goods.

The invention provides a bread with D-allulose instead of sucrose and a preparation method therefor, and relates to the technical field of food processing. The starting materials include, in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of flour, 3-5 parts of gluten powder, 5-10 parts of D-allulose, 5-10 parts of eggs, 5-10 parts of milk, 3-5 parts of yeast, 4-6 parts of butter, 0.4-0.6 parts of composite bacterial powder, and 15-25 parts of water. The yeast is fresh yeast. The composite bacterial powder includes one or more of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium lactis. Replacing sucrose with D-allulose in bread does not affect the normal proofing of bread dough, and the baked bread is fluffy and soft, sweet, and delicious, has good color, aroma, and taste. Because D-allulose has the advantages of low calorie and low blood sugar response, consumers' pursuit of healthy eating is met.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing bread by fermentation with compounded sourdough, and belongs to the technical field of food. The method compounds saccharomycetes and lactic acid bacteria to prepare the compounded sourdough. Compared with spontaneous sourdough, the fermentation performance is similar, the quality is stable, the culture period is shortened, and the compounded sourdough can be used to replace the spontaneous sourdough to prepare bread by fermentation. Moreover, the nutritional value of the compounded sourdough bread is much higher than that of the commercial yeast bread using only a single type of yeast, both in terms of the total content of free amino acids and the content of essential amino acids. The compounded sourdough provided by the present invention has extremely high industrial application value.

Disclosed herein is a stabilized anhydrous monocalcium phosphate (MCPA) leavening composition comprising or consisting essentially of MCPA and a non-aluminum stabilizer. Whereas current commercial MCPA leavening compositions are stabilized by the addition of aluminum pyrophosphates, in certain aspects, the stabilized MCPA of this disclosure meets the European standard for allowable aluminum content in food products.