The present invention describes natamycin comprising needle shaped crystals.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods for manufacturing a freeze-dried froyo bite snack product are provided. In some implementations, a method includes forming a blended froyo mix comprising frozen yogurt mix, a flavoring agent, and a quantity of probiotics sufficient to raise the level to a predetermined threshold. A filling machine may to deposit portions of the blended froyo mix into a plurality of silicone molds each comprising a plurality of recesses, which are then freeze-dried for a predetermined time. A demolding machine may be used to extract the individual units, which are further freeze-dried. The demolded frozen yogurt snack units may then be scanned for impurities or imperfections and bagged. In some implementations, the flavoring agent may be fresh fruit puree, concentrated fresh fruit puree, or freeze-dried fruit puree. In some implementations, the frozen yogurt mix may comprise pasteurized and cultured milk, water, sugar, stabilizers, and emulsifiers.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

To provide a technique for improving the shape-retainability of a plant-base ice cream.

The technique provides an enzyme preparation for improving the shape-retainability of a plant-base ice cream, which contains one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of maltotriose-producing amylase, lipase, and -amylase, and a plant-base ice cream using the enzyme preparation for improving the shape-retainability. The technique also provides a method for producing a plant-base ice cream and a method for improving the shape-retainability of a plant-base ice cream, which include one or more steps selected from a maltotriose-producing amylase action step of allowing maltotriose-producing amylase to act on a carbohydrate-containing plant-base material, a lipase action step of allowing lipase to act on a fat-containing plant-base material, and a -amylase action step of allowing -amylase to act.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

A method to prepare a food composition includes providing a nut from Canarium or a nut from Cyperus esculentus; removing a flavor from the nut; providing an enzyme; and mixing the nut with the enzyme for an enzymatic reaction to form the food composition, wherein the food composition does not contain animal milk. The method may further include providing a cultivating material and mixing the nut with the cultivating material for a microbial fermentation, providing a whitening agent and mixing the nut with the whitening agent, or providing a baking soda and mixing the nut with the baking soda. The food composition may include a substitute for cheese, dessert, or ice cream.