A novel co-fermented food product formed from oats and dairy is described herein. The co-fermented food product includes a grain ingredient, a dairy ingredient, and a bacterial culture. The novel co-fermented food product includes a set of metabolites derived from the co-fermentation of the oat ingredient and the dairy ingredient by the bacterial culture.

Described herein are soluble rice flour compositions having desirable chemical properties and solubility and viscosity functionality for use in food products such as, beverage mix, infant food, a medicinal product, an emulsion, convenience foods, or a snack-based filling. Such compositions can be used as a partial or complete replacement of maltodextrin and offer a more clean-label alternative.

The present application relates to a fermented soybean composition and a method for preparing a fermented soybean composition.

The present application relates to a fermented soybean composition and a method for preparing a fermented soybean composition.

Systems and methods for manufacturing maltodextrin and protein nutritional products from rice are disclosed. Some embodiments include: milling hydrated rice, digesting with an α-amylase enzyme to form a mixture of maltodextrin and protein, and separating the protein and maltodextrin from one another.

The present invention concerns a process for producing a dry cereal composition, comprising (a) fermenting phytic acid containing cereals by phytase-positive lactic acid bacteria at a temperature below 45° C., until a pH of at most 5.9 is reached, (b) heating the fermented cereals obtained in step (a) to a temperature in the range of 40-55° C., for a period of at least 1.5 h; (c) drying the fermented and phytase treated cereals originating from step (b) to obtain the dry cereal composition. The present invention is ideally suited to reduce the phytate content of fermented cereals, thereby increasing the bio-availability of minerals. The invention further contains the dry cereal composition obtainable by the process according to the invention, especially having a molar ratio of phytate to iron of at most 1, and the use thereof in increasing the bio-availability of minerals.

The present invention concerns a process for producing a dry cereal composition, comprising (a) fermenting phytic acid containing cereals by phytase-positive lactic acid bacteria at a temperature below 45° C., until a pH of at most 5.9 is reached, (b) heating the fermented cereals obtained in step (a) to a temperature in the range of 40-55° C., for a period of at least 1.5 h; (c) drying the fermented and phytase treated cereals originating from step (b) to obtain the dry cereal composition. The present invention is ideally suited to reduce the phytate content of fermented cereals, thereby increasing the bio-availability of minerals. The invention further contains the dry cereal composition obtainable by the process according to the invention, especially having a molar ratio of phytate to iron of at most 1, and the use thereof in increasing the bio-availability of minerals.

The present invention provides plant-based dairy substitutes and methods thereof. Those substitutes may be a cheese substitute, a yogurt substitute, a coffee creamer substitute and more. The present invention discloses a plant cell culture, preferably, carrot cells, which expresses transgenic casein proteins. This unique casein-expressing culture is then transformed into a slurry, which serves as the platform for the production of the plant-based dairy substitutes. Furthermore, those dairy substitutes are highly nutritious, as they contain beneficial ingredients derived from the plant cells (such as beta-carotene) in addition to high protein (casein) content. The application of carrot cell slurry containing casein proteins to those dairy substitutes provides organoleptic and physicochemical properties enhanced or similar to conventional dairy products. The carrot cells expressing casein proteins can be conserved in a powder form, as the plant cells successfully encapsulate the casein proteins, thus protecting them from physicochemical conditions, such as spray drying.

The present invention provides plant-based dairy substitutes and methods thereof. Those substitutes may be a cheese substitute, a yogurt substitute, a coffee creamer substitute and more. The present invention discloses a plant cell culture, preferably, carrot cells, which expresses transgenic casein proteins. This unique casein-expressing culture is then transformed into a slurry, which serves as the platform for the production of the plant-based dairy substitutes. Furthermore, those dairy substitutes are highly nutritious, as they contain beneficial ingredients derived from the plant cells (such as beta-carotene) in addition to high protein (casein) content. The application of carrot cell slurry containing casein proteins to those dairy substitutes provides organoleptic and physicochemical properties enhanced or similar to conventional dairy products. The carrot cells expressing casein proteins can be conserved in a powder form, as the plant cells successfully encapsulate the casein proteins, thus protecting them from physicochemical conditions, such as spray drying.

A manufacturing method for a plant-based water-soluble dry powder, comprising the steps of; preparing a first mixture by mixing water with oats; comminuting solid components in the first mixture; heating the first mixture to a temperature range between 60° - 70° C.; adding α- and/or β-amylases and incubating for at least 40 min at 60° - 70° C.; filtering the first mixture; adding liquid fat or oil to the first mixture in a ratio of 65 wt. - % of the first mixture and 35 wt% liquid fat or oil; and spray drying the mixture of first mixture and fat or oil.