Gluten and legume protein are combined with an aqueous solution and leavening agent, and processed through an extruder to obtain an expanded textured product resembling a pork snack food. The extruder is configured with a die assembly having a perforation plate with a plurality of small perforations and a forming die with a die opening that may be partitioned into a collection of smaller openings in order to produce products with desired dimensions. The viscous melt is cooked in the extruder and then forced through the die assembly. Upon exiting the forming die of the extruder, a fibrous product base is formed, expanded with air pockets. The base is then further cooked to a shelf stable moisture content, seasoned, and ready for consumption.

Method for preparing deep-frozen vegetable pieces, preferably potato pieces such as french fries, comprising of bringing the vegetable pieces into brief contact with an inert substance which has a temperature which is sufficiently low and for a period of time which is sufficiently long to impart to the outer layer of the vegetable pieces a temperature which is <0 C. while an inner part of the vegetable piece has a temperature which is >0 C.; slowly freezing the vegetable pieces until the pieces are fully deep-frozen by bringing the vegetable pieces into contact with air.

Systems, devices, and methods are directed to automated preparation of food or consumable items, such as for preparation of fried foods. An example cooking apparatus may include processing devices for the consumable items. In some examples, a robot arm is provided that extends from a moveable base. Locators may define a relative position of the moveable base relative to processing device(s) of the cooking apparatus, such that the robot arm is configured to determine robot arm movements to move the consumable items to and from the processing device(s). In some examples, one or more zones may be used to detect movement near a robot arm, with one or more restrictions being placed upon robot arm and/or base movement in response. In some examples, a cooking apparatus provides automated transport of food ingredients for preparation of food or other consumable items.

A method for producing a modified starchy powder of the present invention includes a step of adding 0.2 to 5 parts by mass of a monovalent or divalent metal salt, in terms of the mass of metal ions, to 100 parts by mass of a starchy powder to obtain a mixture, and a heating step of heating the mixture so that the temperature of the starchy powder is in a range of 70? C. to 130? C. Preferably, the method includes a step of adjusting the moisture content of the mixture to 12 to 22 mass % prior to the heating step. According to the present invention, it is possible to produce fried coated food in which a coating has excellent adhesion to a solid ingredient and also has excellent flavor and texture.

The method for manufacturing Kkakdugi fried rice according to the embodiments of the present invention comprises a washing stage of washing prepared mixed rice; a first preparation stage of chopping vegetables; a rice-cooking stage of mixing the washed mixed rice with rice-cooking water to perform rice-cooking; a second preparation stage of cutting prepared Kkakdugi in a predetermined form and cooking the cut Kkakdugi through a steaming process with steam and then aging same; and a cooking stage of heating and mixing the cooked mixed rice with chopped vegetables, aged Kkakdugi, subsidiary ingredients and oils through a stirring process to cook fried rice.

In the present invention, any unpleasant taste in foods cooked using a chlorophyll-containing oil and fat composition is reduced. The edible oil and fat composition comprises: (A) a chlorophyll including one or more selected from the group consisting of chlorophyll a, pheophytin a, and pyropheophytin a; (B) a heated/processed oil and fat including one or more oils selected from the group consisting of (b1) a first heated oil obtained by heat-treating an unrefined raw oil including one or more oils selected from the group consisting of a pressed oil from an oil and fat material and an extracted oil from the oil and fat material, or an oil and fat that has passed through one or more steps selected from the group consisting of a degumming step, a deacidification step, and a decolorization step in a step for refining the unrefined raw oil, (b2) a roasted oil obtained by pressing or extracting the oil and fat material, which has been roasted, and (b3) a second heated oil obtained by heat-treating an oil and fat containing the oil and fat material and/or a processed product thereof; and (C) an edible oil and fat.

The present invention is directed to seed oil compositions that can be used for cooking and frying applications. These oil compositions of the present invention have advantageous stability characteristics. In some embodiments, the oil compositions have a low concentration of -linolenic acid.

Provided is an oil or fat composition for fried foods which is capable of achieving a satisfactory improvement in the flavour of fried foods. Also provided are: a method for producing the oil or fat composition for fried foods; a method for producing fried foods which uses the oil or fat composition for fried foods; and a method for imparting cheese flavour to fried foods. The oil or fat composition for fried foods includes an oxidized oil or fat which has a peroxide value of 15 to 280, and which includes at least 10 mass % but not more than 100 mass % of milk fat. Furthermore, the method for producing the oil or fat composition for fried foods includes a step in which an oxidized oil or fat, which has a peroxide value of 15 to 280, and which includes at least 10 mass % but not more than 100 mass % of milk fat, is added to an edible oil or fat. Moreover, the method for producing fried foods includes a step in which a fried food raw ingredient is fried in the oil or fat composition for fried foods. Furthermore, the method for imparting cheese flavour to fried foods uses the oil or fat composition for fried foods.

The present application discloses a nutritional composition for tonifying kidney. The nutritional composition comprises the following components of raw materials in parts by weight: rice 50-90, yellow millet 7-25, gorgon euryale seed 3-14, Chinese yam 2-11, lycium barbarum 0.4-1.6, and poria 0.3-1.5. The present invention, in view of the kidney's main function of reserving and storing the essence of internal organs of the body, complies with the functional characteristics that it is appropriate to reserve rather than consume the kidney, and provides the prescription for more nourishment and less loss and suitable to cooperate with staple foods for long-term consumption, and it is easily accepted by people due to the good taste, and can achieve certain efficacies of tonifying the kidney and disinhibiting the body.

An organoleptically pleasing snack food chip that contains a low amount of carbohydrates, a good source of protein, and delivers a crunchy texture includes from about 15% to about 35% of almond flour; from about 20% to about 40% of a source of protein; from about 1% to about 5% of a starch; from about 0.1% to about 2% of a leavening agent; from about 20% to about 55% of oil; and has a moisture content between about 0.1% and about 3%. The almond flour may include a mixture of different types of almond flour. The source of protein may include one or more of one or more milk proteins, one or more plant proteins, and one or more seed proteins.