Methods of making coated pet food kibble and the kibble product by coating kibble with a composition that include at least one of: (i) lecithin and chicken fat; (ii) lecithin, a glycerol monoester of a fatty acid, a sugar monoester of a fatty acid, and chicken fat; (iii) lecithin, N.sup.-(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.8-C.sub.18) ester, and chicken fat; or (iv) N.sup.-(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.8-C.sub.18) ester-thymol and chicken fat. When the pet food kibble coated with a composition as described above, exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%. This reduction is effective for at least 60 days post coating when compared to pet food kibble coated with a composition lacking one of (i)-(iv). The compositions are also used in a method for treating raw beef or poultry prior to grinding where the ground meat exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%.

Provided is a method for producing a processed food, in which the generation of a sulfur smell or the imparting of an unpleasant flavor like an accumulated sulfur smell is suppressed.

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Provided is a method for producing a processed food in which the generation of a sulfur smell is suppressed, including the following steps (A) and (B):

(A) a step of bringing a transglutaminase and/or a reducing sugar into contact with a solid food material containing a protein as a main nutritional component; and

(B) a step of subjecting the food material after the step (A) to a heat sterilization treatment.

The present invention relates to the field of post-harvest treatment of crop, more particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for extending shelf life of harvested crop. The invention concerns use of cysteine and optionally, algae, antioxidants, antimicrobial agents and preservatives as the active ingredients capable of extending the shelf life of agriculture produce.

The present invention relates to the field of post-harvest treatment of crop, more particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for extending shelf life of harvested crop. The invention concerns use of cysteine and optionally, algae, antioxidants, antimicrobial agents and preservatives as the active ingredients capable of extending the shelf life of agriculture produce.

Methods of making coated pet food kibble and the kibble product by coating kibble with a composition that include at least one of: (i) lecithin and chicken fat; (ii) lecithin, a glycerol monoester of a fatty acid, a sugar monoester of a fatty acid, and chicken fat; (iii) lecithin, N.sup.(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.1-C.sub.8) ester, and chicken fat; or (iv) N.sup.(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.1-C.sub.8) ester-thymol and chicken fat. When the pet food kibble coated with a composition as described above, exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%. This reduction is effective for at least 60 days post coating when compared to pet food kibble coated with a composition lacking one of (i)-(iv). The compositions are also used in a method for treating raw beef or poultry prior to grinding where the ground meat exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%.

Methods of making coated pet food kibble and the kibble product by coating kibble with a composition that include at least one of: (i) lecithin and chicken fat; (ii) lecithin, a glycerol monoester of a fatty acid, a sugar monoester of a fatty acid, and chicken fat; (iii) lecithin, N.sup.(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.1-C.sub.8) ester, and chicken fat; or (iv) N.sup.(C.sub.8-C.sub.18) acyl arginine alkyl (C.sub.1-C.sub.8) ester-thymol and chicken fat. When the pet food kibble coated with a composition as described above, exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%. This reduction is effective for at least 60 days post coating when compared to pet food kibble coated with a composition lacking one of (i)-(iv). The compositions are also used in a method for treating raw beef or poultry prior to grinding where the ground meat exhibits amounts of Salmonella sp. that are reduced by about 99%.

Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.

Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.

Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.

Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.