Sweetener and flavor compositions with improved taste profiles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using such sweetener and flavor compositions.

Disclosed herein are frozen consumable products containing a cannabinoid. The consumable products disclosed herein can be formulated as frozen desserts or as shelf-stable compositions that can be frozen prior to consumption. The consumable products contain live, active cultures of probiotic microorganisms or may contain spores of probiotic microorganisms. The consumable products have anti-inflammatory effects due to the presence of the cannabinoid but are non-narcotic. Further, the consumable products serve to enhance gut health due to the presence of probiotics. The consumable products are particularly useful for reducing the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy.

Sweetener and flavor compositions with improved taste profiles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using such sweetener and flavor compositions.

Stable frozen food compositions with a smooth texture and methods of preparing thereof that include the use of a flax and/or chia composition to replace industrial stabilizers are described. The flax and/or chia can be added individually or combined together.

Stable frozen food compositions with a smooth texture and methods of preparing thereof that include the use of a flax and/or chia composition to replace industrial stabilizers are described. The flax and/or chia can be added individually or combined together.

A sealed pack (440) contains quantities of ingredients to make an individual smoothie portion. The ingredients comprise a flavour ingredient (410) such as pieces of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, mango), a frozen portion of liquid (420) such as water, fruit juice, milk, coffee or tea; and a consistency ingredient (430) such as ice-cream, sorbet and yoghurt. The pack may be subjected to a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the frozen state of some of the ingredients in the pack (440). Also disclosed is a method of packaging the ingredients into the pack, or into first and second containers, or into a container with compartments for different ingredients in frozen and unfrozen states; and a method of preparing an individual smoothie using the sealed pack wherein the ingredients are blended with additional liquid; and an apparatus that uses sealed pack for automatically vending an individual smoothie portion.

A sealed pack (440) contains quantities of ingredients to make an individual smoothie portion. The ingredients comprise a flavour ingredient (410) such as pieces of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, mango), a frozen portion of liquid (420) such as water, fruit juice, milk, coffee or tea; and a consistency ingredient (430) such as ice-cream, sorbet and yoghurt. The pack may be subjected to a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the frozen state of some of the ingredients in the pack (440). Also disclosed is a method of packaging the ingredients into the pack, or into first and second containers, or into a container with compartments for different ingredients in frozen and unfrozen states; and a method of preparing an individual smoothie using the sealed pack wherein the ingredients are blended with additional liquid; and an apparatus that uses sealed pack for automatically vending an individual smoothie portion.

A cacao raw material-containing frozen dessert has a moisture content of 50 mass % or more, and contains 8 mass % or more of a cocoa butter component or 15 mass % or more of cocoa liquor and 0.1 to 4.5 mass % of a water-soluble dietary fiber and/or a dextrin having a weight average molecular weight of 450 or more.

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.

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.