Provided is functional well-being pizza dough and a pizza prepared by using the same, which is digestible and increases savor and flavor by containing a great deal of fiber. The functional well-being pizza dough manufactured using dough mixed of 2,750 to 2,800 parts by weight of wheat flour, 1,300 to 1,400 parts by weight of water, 110 to 120 parts by weight of refined sugar, 70 to 80 parts by weight of soybean oil, 80 to 90 parts by weight of grain-nut mixture, 50 to 60 parts by weight of refined salt, 20 to 30 parts by weight of whey powder, 8 to 12 parts by weight of bread improver, 4 to 6 parts by weight of sourdough, 4 to 6 parts by weight of yeast, 2 to 4 parts by weight of chlorella powder, and 1 to 4 parts by weight of green tea powder.

An apparatus for mixing and dispensing viscous food products is described herein. The apparatus may include a pump device for drawing the viscous food product from a container and distributing over a rotating turntable. The apparatus includes a cassette device with replaceable pliable food containers connected to the pump device through a friction-fit connection. The cassette device includes a sliding roller assembly and a door, with the container installed between the sliding roller assembly and the door such that the roller assembly applies force against the door and container as the sliding roller assembly descends under gravity. The sliding roller assembly includes level indicators visible through the door that provide visual indication of the level of food product remaining within the container.

An essentially carbohydrate-free, protein-based flour substitute and methods for preparing the same are disclosed herein. The flour substitute may be used to make pizza crusts, chips, taco shells, tortillas, crackers, sandwich thins, and other food products that are traditionally flour based. The organoleptic properties of the disclosed flour substitute preferably resemble the organoleptic properties of traditional baked goods and are substantially different from the organoleptic properties of traditional meat products. The disclosed flour substitute comprises a meat or nut flour, a flavor-masking spice, salt, and a vegetable, fruit, or plant-based oil or an oil-based spray. The disclosed flour substitute is used to make substitute food products that preferably resemble, in both appearance and taste, the traditional food products that the substitute food products are replacing. The flour substitute is preferably fiber-free and does not contain any other non digestible carbohydrates. Methods of preparing the disclosed flour substitute are also disclosed herein.

An essentially carbohydrate-free, protein-based flour substitute and methods for preparing the same are disclosed herein. The flour substitute may be used to make pizza crusts, chips, taco shells, tortillas, crackers, sandwich thins, and other food products that are traditionally flour based. The organoleptic properties of the disclosed flour substitute preferably resemble the organoleptic properties of traditional baked goods and are substantially different from the organoleptic properties of traditional meat products. The disclosed flour substitute comprises a meat or nut flour, a flavor-masking spice, salt, and a vegetable, fruit, or plant-based oil or an oil-based spray. The disclosed flour substitute is used to make substitute food products that preferably resemble, in both appearance and taste, the traditional food products that the substitute food products are replacing. The flour substitute is preferably fiber-free and does not contain any other non digestible carbohydrates. Methods of preparing the disclosed flour substitute are also disclosed herein.

Pizza dough for later use, which can be stored at refrigeration temperature for up to 100 days with artisanal quality, comprising in percentage by weight of the finished product: flour (50-65), water (20-35), fats (0-8), salt (0.7-2), sugar (0-2), deactivated yeast (0.05-0.15), fermented flour (0.1-2), vinegar (0.1-2), baking powders (0.5-2), gums (0.1-3).

A dough-stretching machine, which is particularly adapted to stretch pizza dough, includes a frame associated with which are a support plane for the mass of dough to be stretched; a dough-stretching unit arranged at the top and coaxially to the support plane according to the defined vertical axis of the frame; movement apparatus for moving the support plane towards/away from the dough-stretching unit. The dough-stretching unit includes a modelling body configured to come into contact with the mass of dough; a plate in which a plurality of radial grooves are identified, each of which slidably houses a modelling element for the mass of dough; kinematic apparatus adapted to move the modelling elements along the radial grooves towards the vertical axis or away from the axis itself. The kinematic apparatus comprising a threaded shaft having one end operatively connected to motorisation and the opposite end rotatably associated with the plate; a central core provided with a nut fixed on the threaded shaft; a plurality of rods each having one end hinged to one of the modelling elements and the opposite end hinged to the central core.

A dough-stretching machine, which is particularly adapted to stretch pizza dough, includes a frame associated with which are a support plane for the mass of dough to be stretched; a dough-stretching unit arranged at the top and coaxially to the support plane according to the defined vertical axis of the frame; movement apparatus for moving the support plane towards/away from the dough-stretching unit. The dough-stretching unit includes a modelling body configured to come into contact with the mass of dough; a plate in which a plurality of radial grooves are identified, each of which slidably houses a modelling element for the mass of dough; kinematic apparatus adapted to move the modelling elements along the radial grooves towards the vertical axis or away from the axis itself. The kinematic apparatus comprising a threaded shaft having one end operatively connected to motorisation and the opposite end rotatably associated with the plate; a central core provided with a nut fixed on the threaded shaft; a plurality of rods each having one end hinged to one of the modelling elements and the opposite end hinged to the central core.

A preservation process of cooked pizza is provided. The preservation process includes rolling cooked pizza and exactly inserting rolled pizza in a hermetic container that is successively exposed to a pasteurization process.

A preservation process of cooked pizza is provided. The preservation process includes rolling cooked pizza and exactly inserting rolled pizza in a hermetic container that is successively exposed to a pasteurization process.

A yeast-free, highly digestible pizza and a method for the production of said yeast-free pizza by using a dough containing selected lactic acid bacteria are described. The use of one or more strains of lactic acid bacteria for leavening a dough comprising water, flour, salt and other ingredients intended for preparing pizzas to be frozen and thawed before their consumption is also described.