Proteinaceous beverages and compositions comprising a cocoa extract which comprises cocoa polyphenols, an edible acid and a stabilizer and processes for formulating said beverages and compositions, shelf-stable proteinaceous beverages and compositions that do not require refrigeration and/or beverages and compositions wherein the cocoa polyphenols have an extended shelf life.

Proteinaceous beverages and compositions comprising a cocoa extract which comprises cocoa polyphenols, an edible acid and a stabilizer and processes for formulating said beverages and compositions, shelf-stable proteinaceous beverages and compositions that do not require refrigeration and/or beverages and compositions wherein the cocoa polyphenols have an extended shelf life.

The present document describes a system and a process for the extraction of several products from apple peel. There are several unit operations involved including an ultrafiltration unit, concentration unit, and a three stage counter current separator centrifuge wherein water is used as the solvent. The final products that are extracted from apple peel include pectin, syrup, fibers, as well as soluble and dried retentate fractions.

The methods described herein relate to the isolation of betalam pigment color compositions from crop plants. Also described are methods of pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound to a crop plant and the uses of extracted betalam pigment color compositions from crop plant for a food or commercial product.

The methods described herein relate to the isolation of betalam pigment color compositions from crop plants. Also described are methods of pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound to a crop plant and the uses of extracted betalam pigment color compositions from crop plant for a food or commercial product.

Provided is a production method for an ellagic acid composition excellent in solubility in water. The production method for an ellagic acid composition includes the steps of: mixing an aqueous medium with a raw material which contains a guava leaf extract and which contains, in solids thereof, 1 to 5% by mass of free ellagic acid to prepare a material for heat treatment; and subjecting the material for heat treatment to heat treatment at from 100 to 180° C.

Provided is a production method for an ellagic acid composition excellent in solubility in water. The production method for an ellagic acid composition includes the steps of: mixing an aqueous medium with a raw material which contains a guava leaf extract and which contains, in solids thereof, 1 to 5% by mass of free ellagic acid to prepare a material for heat treatment; and subjecting the material for heat treatment to heat treatment at from 100 to 180° C.

The present invention is directed towards the use of 2H-chromens and their derivatives of formula (I) and/or of formula (II) wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently from each other H or C.sub.1-11-alkyl or (CH.sub.2).sub.n—OH with n being an integer from 1 to 6 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a keto group, and wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are independently from each other H or C.sub.1-6-alkyl or C.sub.1-6-alkoxy, and R.sup.7 is H or C.sub.1-6-alkyl, as antioxidants, especially in feed such as pet food and feed ingredients such as fish meal, insect meal and poultry meal, as well as PUFA-containing oil such as marine oil, microbial oil, fungal oil, algal oil and PUFA-containing plant oil. The present invention is further directed towards feed ingredients and feed for insects, aquatic and terrestrial animals comprising such 2H- chromens and their derivatives of formula (I) and/or of formula (II).

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The present invention is directed towards the use of 2H-chromens and their derivatives of formula (I) and/or of formula (II) wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently from each other H or C.sub.1-11-alkyl or (CH.sub.2).sub.n—OH with n being an integer from 1 to 6 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a keto group, and wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are independently from each other H or C.sub.1-6-alkyl or C.sub.1-6-alkoxy, and R.sup.7 is H or C.sub.1-6-alkyl, as antioxidants, especially in feed such as pet food and feed ingredients such as fish meal, insect meal and poultry meal, as well as PUFA-containing oil such as marine oil, microbial oil, fungal oil, algal oil and PUFA-containing plant oil. The present invention is further directed towards feed ingredients and feed for insects, aquatic and terrestrial animals comprising such 2H- chromens and their derivatives of formula (I) and/or of formula (II).

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The present invention relates to a A process for providing a fraction enriched in polyphenols from a starting material, the process comprises the steps of: (i) solubilizing the starting material in an aqueous solvent; (ii) adjusting pH to below pH 3 (preferably about pH 1); (iii) contacting the starting material with a chromatographic resin; (iv) desorbing the polyphenols from the chromatographic resin to provide an eluate comprising the polyphenols; (v) adjusting pH of the eluate to above pH 3.5 (preferably pH 4); and (vi) separating the eluate from the eluted polyphenols to obtain the fraction enriched in polyphenols. The invention furthermore related to products comprising such polyphenols enriched fractions.