The present application relates generally to emulsifiers and methods of production thereof, and specifically to emulsifiers prepared using renewable and/or agricultural products through a physical process. Flour of cereal grains, legumes, or other plant materials contains both protein and carbohydrate, in particular starch. The preparation procedure of flour emulsifier contains physical processing, including but not limited to specifically designed heating, milling, or the combinations of both. Emulsions of lipophilic materials are prepared using flour emulsifiers. The emulsions formed can be further dehydrated using spray drying, drum drying, freeze drying, vacuum drying, or other drying methods. The emulsions prepared using flour emulsifiers as well as their dehydrated products show enhanced stability against physical and chemical deteriorations as compared with those prepared using conventional emulsifiers, such as octenylsuccinate starch and gum arabic.

The present disclosure discloses a microwave processing method for food made of flour and rice fermented with sourdough and belongs to the technical field of food processing. It comprises: adding a sourdough to the raw material to prepare a steamed cake batter; fermenting the batter under the dielectric constant of 20.sup.34, the loss factor of 6.3.sup.9.0, the moisture content of 45.sup.55% and the water activity of 0.920.sup.0.980; and using microwave heating to obtain the microwave-steamed cake. Due to the regulating effect of the sourdough fermentation on the dielectric properties of the food material, it solves the problems of hard core, textual firmness and toughness, dryness and weak flavor caused by fast and uneven microwave heating without adding food additives; meanwhile, the sourdough fermentation process is optimized and the DY and additive amount of the sourdough are controlled to obtain the microwave-steamed cake with larger specific volume, lower hardness, more fine and uniform pores and better taste.

The present disclosure discloses a high-content buckwheat dried noodle and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of multi-grain flour products processing. The high-content buckwheat dried noodle of the present disclosure includes whole buckwheat flour, high-gluten wheat flour, vital wheat gluten, resistant starch, egg white powder, sodium alginate, konjac flour, sodium carbonate, glutamine aminotransferase, hemicellulase and phytase. The preparation method include: preprocessing a buckwheat raw material, optimizing a ratio of raw materials to auxiliary materials, and vacuum mixing, improved sheeting process, cutting, hanging, drying, strip shortening, packaging and other techniques and preparing high-content buckwheat dried noodles. By using the enzyme modification technique, the present disclosure improves protein cross-linking, increases soluble dietary fiber content, and biodegrades the anti-nutritional factor phytic acid, thereby effectively improving the utilization rate of nutrients, controlling the generation of post-prandial blood glucose and preventing obesity. Moreover, the high-content buckwheat dried noodle of the present disclosure includes no edible salt in its formula, is a healthy low-salt product which conforms to the concept of modern healthy diet.

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.

Baking (e.g., pancake) mixes comprising at least one type of whole grain flour, at least one natural sweetener, at least one solid fat and a leavening system are provided herein. Packaged food products comprising single-serving containers containing said baking (e.g., pancake) mixes, as well as methods of preparing pancakes, are also provided. The baked goods (e.g., pancakes) described herein are preferably 100% whole grain and free from preservatives and/or artificial colorings.

The invention pertains to a soft-baked biscuit that is high in protein, and methods of making the same, that includes a protein component, a multi-textured mouth feel, and crispy inclusions contrasting with a moist and chewy matrix. The protein component may include a powdered protein source and a particulate protein source. The particulate protein source may be in the form of protein crisps, pops, tots, flakes, puffs, inclusions, pellets, bits, and/or particles. In some embodiments of the invention, the protein source includes a powdered protein source in an amount of about 35% by weight of the protein source to about 85% by weight protein powder and about 15% by weight to about 65% by weight particulate protein such as protein crisps. In another embodiment, the softbaked biscuit may include a protein component and a grain flour, wherein the flour is at least 4% by weight of the soft-baked biscuit. In still further embodiments of the invention, the soft-baked biscuits may be high in protein due to the inclusion of two protein sources while maintaining a low density of up to 0.92 g/cm.sup.3 and a water activity (Aw) of between about 0.5 and about 0.7.

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.

Composite plant-MCT flour includes MCT oil encapsulated by and/or complexed with wall material and incorporated within the composite plant-MCT flour, wherein polysaccharide from the plant flour forms part of the wall material. The wall material includes protein, e.g., pea protein, carbohydrate, and emulsifier(s), and/or polysaccharide fiber, e.g., acacia fiber. The plant flour may be gluten-flour, gluten-free flour and/or low carbohydrate seed, nut or vegetable floor. Composite plant-MCT flour can replace traditional flours to make food products, such as baked, fried or boiled goods but with benefits, such as reduced gluten and/or carbohydrates, increased freshness and volume and improved texture and taste compared to alternative flours and even all-purpose flour.

Composite flour includes native plant flour and complexed MCT and/or other nutritional oil at least partially encapsulated by wall material and incorporated within the composite flour, wherein polysaccharide from a portion of the native plant flour forms part of the wall material. The wall material includes protein, e.g., pea protein, polysaccharide released from the native plant flour, and emulsifier(s), and/or polysaccharide fiber, e.g., acacia fiber. The native plant flour may be gluten-flour, gluten-free flour and/or low carbohydrate seed, nut or vegetable floor. Composite flours can replace traditional flours to make food products, such as baked, fried or boiled goods but with benefits, such as reduced gluten and/or carbohydrates, increased freshness and volume and improved texture and taste compared to alternative flours and even all-purpose flour. Composite flour can be blended with native flour and/or another composite flour to form blended flour.

The invention relates to a mixture intended to be hydrated to form a paste-like composition comprising gluten, for producing pasta, said mixture including a wheat flour composed substantially exclusively of soft wheat flour, a reducing agent and an amylose complexing agent and said flour being the only source of gluten in said paste-like composition. The invention also relates to a gluten-containing paste-like composition, intended to be shaped and dried to form pasta and comprising the above type of mixture and water to hydrate said mixture. The invention further relates to pasta prepared by shaping and drying a paste-like composition of this type, and to a method for production of the same.