An improved method of detoxifying gluten proteins from cereal grains produces detoxified cereal grains with a reduction of antigenicity of toxic epitopes of gluten proteins by up to a range between 0 and 20 ppm. The detoxified cereal grains can be advantageously used for preparation of of food products (e.g. bakery products, pasta or dairy products) having a manifest preventive and/or therapeutic effect for gut dysbiosis caused by bacterial or viral infective agents or by pathologies with a strong inflammatory or autoimmune component such as celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and irritable intestine syndrome.

An improved method of detoxifying gluten proteins from cereal grains produces detoxified cereal grains with a reduction of antigenicity of toxic epitopes of gluten proteins by up to a range between 0 and 20 ppm. The detoxified cereal grains can be advantageously used for preparation of of food products (e.g. bakery products, pasta or dairy products) having a manifest preventive and/or therapeutic effect for gut dysbiosis caused by bacterial or viral infective agents or by pathologies with a strong inflammatory or autoimmune component such as celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and irritable intestine syndrome.

A method of disinfesting psyllium. The method comprises introducing psyllium to a radiation chamber and applying a high-frequency alternating electric field to the psyllium for a residence time of greater than about 1.5 minutes to dielectrically heat the psyllium to a target temperature of about 54 C. to about 82 C. to form treated psyllium. The treated psyllium does not comprise a pest infestation and the swell volume of the treated psyllium can be substantially the same as untreated psyllium.

Method for obtaining a ready-to-use food product based on rice bud comprising: providing a certain quantity of rice bud; subjecting said quantity of rice bud to a radio-frequency drying treatment; packaging at least part of said quantity of dried rice bud.

Method for obtaining a ready-to-use food product based on rice bud comprising: providing a certain quantity of rice bud; subjecting said quantity of rice bud to a radio-frequency drying treatment; packaging at least part of said quantity of dried rice bud.

An apparatus for extracting a vaporizable substance, from a material containing such substance, comprises an irradiation chamber for irradiating the material with electromagnetic radiation to vaporize the substance. The substance may comprise water and the material is dehydrated. The electromagnetic radiation comprises microwaves. The irradiation is conducted in the near-field range of the electromagnetic radiation. In one aspect, the electromagnetic radiation within the waveguide evanescently couples with the material.

An apparatus for extracting a vaporizable substance, from a material containing such substance, comprises an irradiation chamber for irradiating the material with electromagnetic radiation to vaporize the substance. The substance may comprise water and the material is dehydrated. The electromagnetic radiation comprises microwaves. The irradiation is conducted in the near-field range of the electromagnetic radiation. In one aspect, the electromagnetic radiation within the waveguide evanescently couples with the material.

The present invention is directed to a method for combining dehydrofreezing and medium to far spectrum infrared radiation to preserve biological material. IR transfers energy and penetrates food products, thereby removing naturally present moisture. The present invention provides a novel method of combining pH treatment, infrared radiation, freezing, and vacuum-sealing for preserving biological material. Biological materials are preserved through either a pH treatment or with heat to remove harmful pathogens, followed by processing using far spectrum infrared radiation which may be powered by either gas or electric means. The processed materials undergo a freezing process which may be done using Individual Quick Freezing or blast freezing methods The frozen processed material is then packaged via vacuum sealing.

The present invention is directed to a method for combining dehydrofreezing and medium to far spectrum infrared radiation to preserve biological material. IR transfers energy and penetrates food products, thereby removing naturally present moisture. The present invention provides a novel method of combining pH treatment, infrared radiation, freezing, and vacuum-sealing for preserving biological material. Biological materials are preserved through either a pH treatment or with heat to remove harmful pathogens, followed by processing using far spectrum infrared radiation which may be powered by either gas or electric means. The processed materials undergo a freezing process which may be done using Individual Quick Freezing or blast freezing methods The frozen processed material is then packaged via vacuum sealing.

The disclosure discloses a method for killing A. Flavus spores by infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation, and belongs to the technical field of sterilization. The method is to treat A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in combination with essential oil fumigation. The disclosure provides a method for killing A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation. On the one hand, air residual heat and energy of medium and short wave infrared radiation are fully used to make a material heated up rapidly, and on the other hand, essential oil on the surface of the material penetrates the cell membrane of A. Flavus spores, and further damages protein on the membrane and internal organelles in combination with the heat effect. The process is easy in operation, low in energy consumption, pollution-free and high in sterilization efficiency, and can be used for purifying bulk grains.