An optimized nutrient fatty acid composition capable of using as food, skin care, hair care and media for delivery of drugs and nutrients through mucous membrane, skin and parenterally for humans, pets and farm animals, with a ratio of omega 6 fatty acid to omega 3 fatty acids ranging from 1:1 to 1:1.25 stabilized with vitamin E 0.8-4 mg/ml. More specifically a stable fatty acid composition with 50-70% of the total fatty acids as essential and, or semi essential fatty acid of which 25-35% omega 3 fatty acids, 25-35% as omega 6 fatty acids and 20-30% as monounsaturated fatty acids is capable of optimization of bodily functions, maintenance of health, prevention of diseases, promotion of healing, delay aging, and treatment of diseases caused by imbalance in omega 3 and 6 fatty acid ratio in diet and nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women, growing children, senior citizens, sports persons, obese and over weight on calorie restricted diet.

A composition and method for supplementing food, nutrition, and diet systems with omega-6 to omega-3 balanced oils comprising a synergistic blend of at least two oils. The composition further comprises a synergistic blend of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids as a means to further increase the nutritional value. The composition provides an effective increase in therapeutic and pharmacological properties in nutrition, and retards the rate of oxidation thereof.

Fat particles useful in food compositions as doughs, methods of preparing the fat particles, method of preparing the food compositions (e.g., doughs) that contain the fat particles, and methods of preparing a baked food product from the food composition, wherein the fat particles contain flavorant salt. These fat particle can be used to prepare dough formulations that meet the desire of being more healthful than previous dough formulations due to a reduced sodium content, optional more healthful fat content (e.g., low trans fats or low saturated fats), or both. Additionally, the fat particles can be conveniently used in commercial or consumer scale dough processing.

In accordance with the invention, it was found, surprisingly, that a polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)-comprising biomass with other feedstuff components can be extruded at a low energy input of 12-28 Wh/kg to give an extrudate with a very high oil load capacity.

Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.

Disclosed is a microcapsule containing: (i) a microcapsule core having an active material, and (ii) a microcapsule wall formed of a first polymer and second polymer. The first polymer is a sol-gel polymer. The second polymer is gum arabic, purity gum ultra, gelatin, chitosan, xanthan gum, plant gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl guar gum, or a combination thereof. The weight ratio between the first and second polymer is 1:10 to 10:1. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the microcapsule and uses of the microcapsules in consumer products.

The invention is a flavored croissant and method of making same, more specifically, a banana nut croissant, an apple cinnamon walnut croissant, a coconut macadamia croissant and a cherry pecan croissant. The invention is further directed to a flavored croissant product that can be stored frozen.

A method for preparing a fortified gastronomic composite food is provided. The method includes, in the following order, working hen eggs in a kneader with sugar and a mixture of at least one essential amino acid and at least one non-essential amino acid or conditionally essential amino acid, adding edible oil or fat, adding flour and dietary fibers at the same time, adding flavoring and leavening agents, mixing a dough to obtain a smooth, compact and homogeneous dough, and baking the dough in an oven. A dough for making a fortified gastronomic composite food including cereal flour, dietary fibers, at least one edible oil or fat, at least one egg, at least one essential amino acid and at least one non-essential or conditionally essential amino acid is also provided.

Dough compositions that can be baked to provide baked articles (e.g., cinnamon rolls) having an extended shelf life of about 7 days or greater (e.g., about 14 days, about 21 days, or about 28 days or greater). The dough composition may be a developed dough compositions or an under-developed dough compositions. The dough compositions may include one or more shelf life enhancing agents.

The invention relates to a production method for dough for breads, a production method for breads, a method for preventing a moist feeling of breads from decreasing, and a starch composition to be added to dough in a middle stage of mixing in producing dough for breads. According to the invention, dough for breads is produced by a method comprising: a step of preparing a starch composition containing 50% by mass to 97% by mass of pregelatinized starch and 3% by mass to 50% by mass of an edible oil and fat; a step of adding the starch composition to the dough in a middle stage of mixing; and a step of further kneading the dough in the middle stage of mixing to which the starch composition is added. According to preferred embodiments of the invention, breads which can maintain its moist feeling can be provided.