A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (I) or edible salts thereof,

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R.sub.1 is alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl to which it is attached is a residue carboxylic acid, and NR.sub.2R.sub.3, in which R.sub.2 is H or together with R.sub.2 and the N-atom to which they are attached, a 5-membered ring, is a residue of an amino acid, in particular proteinogenic amino acid, ornithine, gamma-aminobutyric acid or beta alanine, or a 1-amino cycloalkyl carboxylic acid.

There is provided a soy whey-derived beverage comprising 12-30 mg/L free soy isoflavones. There is also provided a method for forming the soy whey-derived beverage comprising: providing soy whey; adding a microorganism to the soy whey; and fermenting the soy whey at a predetermined temperature and period of time. In various embodiments, the beverage has an alcohol content of <0.5% by volume or >0.5% by volume or a total isoflavone content of >20 mg/L. In a preferred embodiment, the microorganism is a yeast and/or the beverage is preferably wine.

The purpose of the present report is to provide a mixture that includes a combination of rice flour, protein isolate, and/or almond, to be consumed, preferably, by patients with kidney disease.

Another purpose of this invention is a food product low in potassium, sodium and phosphates, that is obtained from the previously described mixture, which is useful to be consumed, preferably, by patients with kidney disease.

Another purpose of the invention is a milk substitute low in potassium, sodium and phosphates, obtained by the previously described mixture, which is useful to be consumed, preferably, by patients with kidney disease

An additional purpose of the invention is the usage of the mixture to prepare a food product as a milk substitution, low in potassium, sodium and phosphates, to be consumed preferably, by patients with kidney disease.

Also, another purpose of this invention is to provide a production process of a mixture that includes a combination of rice flour, protein isolate, and/or almonds, to prepare a food product as a milk substitution, low in potassium, sodium and phosphates, to be consumed preferably, by patients with kidney disease.

The invention concerns a sweetened strained fermented dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, at least one additive selected from a polysaccharide of fructose units and a salt. The product may further comprise a lactase enzyme.

The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, and a lactase enzyme.

The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a fermented dairy composition, and a specific steviol glycoside composition comprising Rebaudioside B. The invention also concerns specific steviol glycoside compositions comprising Rebaudioside B. The fermented dairy composition may comprise lactase and may be strained fermented dairy composition.

The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equol from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same.

The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.

A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (I) edible salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid, and m is 0 or 1.

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The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, at least one additive selected from a polysaccharide of fructose units and a salt.

The present invention relates to novel strains of Streptococcus thermophilus, compositions comprising said strains and to methods for the preparation of such compositions.