Food-grade pulse protein concentrates prepared from various pulses and flours derived therefrom are provided. Also provided are method of making the concentrates and beverages and foodstuffs that include the concentrates. The pulse protein concentrates are characterized by a high protein content, high digestibility, and complete essential amino acid profile.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing a plant-based fermented milk that is highly versatile regardless of the type of lactic acid bacteria and the status of production equipment and has little deterioration in flavor after fermentation, in view of such circumstances. This method for producing a plant-based fermented milk is characterized by adding, to a fermentation raw material, containing a plant-based milk and containing a lipid, 0.1 to 2% by weight of a protein hydrolyzate, containing at least 3% by weight of free amino acids, with respect to the solid content of the fermentation raw material, and subjecting the mixture to lactic acid fermentation.

A soy milk fermented substance is provided. The soy milk fermented substance has a taste and flavor or smooth physicality similar to that of yogurt obtained by fermenting milk with a lactic acid without applying processing treatment such as enzyme treatment or extraction treatment to soy milk which is a material and without adding a material such as a sugar source, even in a case where only Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus are employed as a lactic acid bacteria mixture starter at the time of making a fermented substance which employs soy milk as a material.

Non-dairy yogurt products prepared from coconut water are disclosed. The products can include an excess weight percent coconut water compared to the weight percent coconut milk. The products exhibit good consistency, texture, flavor, and sheen.

The present invention is situated in the field of food technology. The invention more specifically relates to a cream substitute wherein the milk or dairy-derived components, e.g. the milk protein component has been replaced by intact pulse protein. The invention further provides cream substitute products such as whipped cream, culinary cream, ice cream and milk dessert substitute as well as methods for producing these.

The invention relates to dairy products with strawberry having specific anthocyanins profiles that allow color-related improvements.

Contained, herein, are processes that may be used to produce and compositions of plant-based curd products. Methods for producing plant-based curd products may include providing a material comprising at least 10% whole oilseed material by dry weight, curdling the material to form a plant-based curd and a plant-based whey, and removing or separating at least a portion of the plant-based whey from the plant-based curd to generate the plant-based curd product. Curdling the material may include thermally induced coagulation, introduction of a coagulating agent, or a combination thereof. Plant-based curd products may be used in plant-based yogurts, cheeses, fermented products, or any combination thereof.

The present invention relates to the field of the food industry; it is aimed more particularly at the preparation of food products, namely a range of cream analogues, composed of vegetable ingredients and having functional and organoleptic properties close to those of dairy products.

A method for producing a vegan food product particulate (X, Y) based on almond flour, as a recipe component or directly as a final food product, includes: a) providing partially de-oiled almond flour having between 5 and 20% by weight fat and between 43 and 57% by weight protein, b) providing water, c) producing a liquid mixture of the partially de-oiled almond flour and the water, the percentage by weight of the almond flour being between 1 and 40% by weight and of water being between 60 and 99% by weight, d) heating the liquid mixture to a temperature between 72° C. and 138° C. and obtaining a heated liquid, e) high-pressure homogenizing the heated liquid in a hot high-pressure homogenization step and obtaining a heated hot high-pressure homogenized liquid, f) cooling the heated hot high-pressure homogenized liquid.

The present invention relates to a fermentation kit for the home preparation of plant juice fermentation products, also called plant-based milks, in particular fermented milks or liquid, stirred or firm yogurts, with ferments and at least one texture agent miscible with water at a temperature of 10° C. to 30° C.