This disclosure relates to flavour modification and to compounds of formula (I)

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkyl, and C.sub.6-C.sub.25 alkenyl, and a) R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together are —C(O)CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—; or b) R.sup.3 is hydrogen and R.sup.2 is —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2C(O)NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3,

useful in modifying flavours.

Subject-matter of the present invention is a composition suitable for the preparation of food products essentially intended for subjects with swallowing difficulty and/or malnourished subjects. Further subject-matter of the invention is a process for the preparation of such food products and the so-prepared food products.

The present invention relates to a biscuit dough comprising: protein in an amount of at least 8 wt % by weight of the final biscuit; fiber in an amount of from 5 to 20 wt % by weight of the final biscuit; wherein the dough comprises native whey protein in an amount of at least 0.5 wt % by weight of the dough, and wherein the fiber comprises viscous soluble fibers and/or insoluble fibers.

A Stevia extract comprises one or more Stevia-derived non-steviol glycoside substances and/or one or more non-volatile non-steviol glycoside substances. The Stevia extract may be used as a sweetener or a flavorant in an orally consumable product.

Disclosed is an edible, expandable extrudate having a composition that includes a gel-forming component, a crystalline component having a melting point of up to 150° C., water, and additional components that produce an extrudate composition (dough) having no more than 20 dry wt. % starch and no more than 45 dry wt. % protein and a method for producing an edible expanded extrudate product using water incorporated in the extrudate as the puffing or blowing agent to produce a volumetric expansion of at least 200% as a heated and pressurized extrudate is ejected from an extruder such as a twin-screw extruder.

The present invention is a ready to use food composition comprising a mixture of at least one roasted cereal, a protein source, an oil blend, a milk product, sugar, a polysaccharide, a vitamin premix, a mineral premix and an emulsifier. The present invention further discloses a ready to use food composition comprising a mixture of a roasted oilseed, a roasted cereal, a cereal powder, a protein source, an oil blend, a milk product, sugar, a polysaccharide, a vitamin premix, a mineral premix and an emulsifier. The present invention further discloses a ready to use food composition comprising a mixture of a roasted legume, a roasted cereal, a protein source, an oil blend, a milk product, sugar, a polysaccharide, a vitamin premix, a mineral premix and an emulsifier.

A method for treating leukemia and in particular, lymphoblastic leukemia is provided. The method includes a step of administering an FMD to a subject identified as having leukemia optionally in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent and/or an autophagy inhibitor.

A production method of edible biodegradable tableware uses a powder mixture to manufacture an edible biodegradable product by a manufacturing process, and the powder mixture includes a dry powder and a maltose, and the maltose is prepared according to the total weight of the dry powder in a ratio of 1:10˜100, and the production method has the effects of improving product stability, simplifying production process, increasing yield and efficiency, avoiding pollutions during production, and decomposing the used product in various environments.

A production method of edible biodegradable tableware uses a powder mixture to manufacture an edible biodegradable product by a manufacturing process, and the powder mixture includes a dry powder and a maltose, and the maltose is prepared according to the total weight of the dry powder in a ratio of 1:10˜100, and the production method has the effects of improving product stability, simplifying production process, increasing yield and efficiency, avoiding pollutions during production, and decomposing the used product in various environments.

A composition and method for supplementing food, nutrition, and diet systems with omega-6 to omega-3 balanced oils comprising a synergistic blend of at least two oils. The composition further comprises a synergistic blend of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids as a means to further increase the nutritional value. The composition provides an effective increase in therapeutic and pharmacological properties in nutrition, and retards the rate of oxidation thereof.