Variable-scale, modular, easily manufacturable, energy efficient, reliable, and computer operated Insect Production Superstructure Systems (IPSS) may be used to produce insects for human and animal consumption, and for the extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medicine, nanotechnology, consumer products, and chemical production with minimal water, feedstock, and environmental impact. An IPSS may comprise modules including feedstock mixing, enhanced feedstock splitting, insect feeding, insect breeding, insect collection, insect grinding, pathogen removal, multifunctional flour mixing, and lipid extraction. An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of containerized modules.

The present invention relates to mixed crystals comprising a) leavening agent and b) 0.1 to 5000 ppm by weight of crystallization aid, based on the total amount of the leavening agent, in the form of at least polymer, wherein when hydrophilic cellulose derivatives are used as crystallization aid, the amount thereof is reduced to less than 100 ppm by weight, based on the total amount of the leavening agent. The present invention further relates to the production of the mixed crystals and to the use thereof in the production of bakery products, as acid regulator in foods, in the production of cosmetics products, in the synthesis and formulation of pharmaceutical products, and also as blowing agent in industrial processes such as, for example, the production of foam rubber, or for fire-extinguishing formulations. The present invention relates, furthermore, to the production of bakery products.

A food product capable of providing a cool feeling inside the mouth when eaten; a production method of the food product; and a method for providing a cool feeling in a variety of food products. The food product has a cool feeling and containing 0.1%-99% by mass tricaprin relative to the total mass of the food product including the tricaprin. This food product may be a cake, bread, cookies, fish paste products, chocolate, powdered chocolate, or cream.

A food product capable of providing a cool feeling inside the mouth when eaten; a production method of the food product; and a method for providing a cool feeling in a variety of food products. The food product has a cool feeling and containing 0.1%-99% by mass tricaprin relative to the total mass of the food product including the tricaprin. This food product may be a cake, bread, cookies, fish paste products, chocolate, powdered chocolate, or cream.

The invention relates to a closed continuous process to sterilise flour to reduce the enzymatic activity within the flour as well as to reduce microbial contamination of the flour and thereby minimise pasting of the starch and maintaining the flour in its native form. The invention also relates to the flour obtained by the method as well as the use of the flour

It relates to an edible emulsion substantially free of trans fatty acids comprising: a) from 1.2 to 3.0 wt % of one or more thermogelling cellulose ethers, b) from 40 to 50 wt % of one or more vegetable oils, c) a pH adjusting agent in an amount such that the pH of the final emulsion is from 3.5 to 6.0, d) from 0.02 to 0.5 wt % of an ionic naturally occurring polysaccharide of vegetal or microbiological origin, e) from 45 to 60 wt % of water, wherein the pH of the emulsion is from 3.5 to 6.0; wherein the amount of trans fatty acids in the emulsion is lower than 0.1 wt %, and wherein the percentages are expressed with respect to the total weight of the emulsion provided that the sum of the amounts of the components is equal to or less than 100%. It also relates to a process for its preparation and to a food stuff comprising the emulsion as defined above.

An emulsifier blend includes an edible acid from about 0.05 to about 0.5 wt %, a polyglycerol ester from about 10 to about 20 wt %, sorbitan monostearate from about 10 to about 20 wt %, propylene glycol from about 1.0 to about 5.0 wt % of the emulsifier blend, and water that accounts for a majority of the emulsifier blend. Optional components include distilled monoglycerides up to about 20 wt %, monoglycerides and diglycerides up to about 20 wt %, and glycerin, lecithin, or vegetable oil, each accounting for up to about 6 wt % of the emulsifier blend. The aforementioned emulsifier components may exclude the allergenic sources of: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, and sesame; and may exclude GMOs.

The invention relates to a process for producing a protein-rich lupin flour, said process comprising the successive steps of a) washing a lupin flour by mixing it with an acidic aqueous liquid, and adjusting the pH of the mixture to a pH ranging from 3.5 to 5.3, to obtain a aqueous-washed lupin flour; and b) washing said aqueous-washed lupin flour by mixing it with an alcohol at least one time, to obtain an alcohol-washed lupin flour. The invention further to a protein-rich lupin flour, wherein said protein-rich lupin flour comprises at least 45% DM w/w of proteins and at least 20% DM w/w of total fibres and may have a white or off white colour determined in the colour space CIELAB (1976) by a b* value of less than 18, preferably less than 17.4, preferably less than 15.0 and more preferably less than 12.0.

The invention relates to a process for producing a protein-rich lupin flour, said process comprising the successive steps of a) washing a lupin flour by mixing it with an acidic aqueous liquid, and adjusting the pH of the mixture to a pH ranging from 3.5 to 5.3, to obtain a aqueous-washed lupin flour; and b) washing said aqueous-washed lupin flour by mixing it with an alcohol at least one time, to obtain an alcohol-washed lupin flour. The invention further to a protein-rich lupin flour, wherein said protein-rich lupin flour comprises at least 45% DM w/w of proteins and at least 20% DM w/w of total fibres and may have a white or off white colour determined in the colour space CIELAB (1976) by a b* value of less than 18, preferably less than 17.4, preferably less than 15.0 and more preferably less than 12.0.

Disclosed herein are biodegradable compositions comprising 1,3-propanediol, wherein the 1,3-propanediol in said biodegradable composition has a bio-based carbon content of about 1% to 100%. In addition, it is preferred that the 1,3-propanediol be biologically-derived, and wherein upon biodegradation, the biologically-derived 1,3-propanediol contributes no anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.