An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.

Flavour modifying composition comprising one or more flavour modifying compounds of Formula I, product comprising said flavour modifying composition, use of said flavour modifying composition for modifying taste perception in foodstuffs and beverages and method of improving taste perception in a foodstuff or beverage comprising adding said flavour modifying composition to said foodstuff or beverage

Methods and materials for recombinantly producing apocarotenoids from transgenic plants, and more particularly, tomato and potato plants, expressing heterologous genes from Crocus sativus, the saffron plant, under the control of specific promoters. Moreover, the genetic constructs including the heterologous genes are also related, and the use thereof for the expression in plants and to a method for obtaining transgenic plants which express the genetic construct mentioned above, and which have a high concentration of apocarotenoids products, in particular crocins and picrocrocins. Furthermore, the the food products obtained from such transgenic plants are also related, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical compositions including thereof and the use of such compositions as medicine, preferably for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

The present invention relates to the use of a compound or a mixture of two or more compounds of formula for modulating and/or optimizing the flavor of one or more sweet tasting substance(s), to a composition comprising such a compound or mixture and one or more sweet tasting substance(s) and to a product comprising such a composition. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for modulating and/or optimizing the flavor of one or more sweet tasting substance(s), to a method for producing a compound according to the invention and to the use of such a compound as a flavour.

A tomato ketchup containing the following components (A) to (C): TABLE-US-00001 (A) saccharide from 12 to 31 mass %, (B) potassium from 0.6 to 1.9 mass %, and (C) sodium from 0.1 to 1.55 mass %.

An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.

The invention relates to a method of producing a heat-modified starch comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a starch milk containing between 30 and 40% by weight, preferably between 35 and 37% by weight, solid matter, (ii) adding a powdery alkaline agent such as to obtain a final conductivity of between 0.7 and 2.5 mS/cm, (iii) ensuring a contact time of between 0.5 and 5 hours, (iv) filtering and drying the starch milk, (v) and heating the dried starch to bring it to a temperature of more than 180 C. for a dwell time of between 8 and 50 minutes, preferably between 10 and 40 minutes, even more preferably between 12 and 35 minutes.

A self-combining receptacle for producing a coated or partially-coated product or an admixture product is provided according to the invention. This receptacle can comprise a food service container for finger food like French fries having a sealed package of ketchup or other condiment installed in the bottom of the container and below the French fries where a closure panel extending outside the receptacle is pulled in a lateral direction away from the receptacle to peel off the closure panel to open the condiment package inside the container whereupon the French fries automatically drop down inside the container into the condiment contained in the now-opened condiment package. Alternatively, the self-combining receptacle may comprise two open faced vessels that are fitted together to join their common open faces with a common closure panel sealing the two open faces to divide the two vessels containing separate components of an admixture product. When the closure panel is removed from the receptacle or pierced by means of an integral utensil device, the two product components can be mixed together to produce the admixture product. Such an admixture product may comprise a food dish like fruit, granola pieces, chocolate pieces, or syrup mixed into yogurt or ice cream, or an industrial product like two resin components mixed together to produce an epoxy adhesive.

Provided is a fat and oil composition, for rich taste enhancement, that can achieve the following matters (1) and (2): (1) the composition can be used irrespective of a food or beverage to be applied, and has good workability; and (2) the composition can improve the rich taste of a food or beverage.

The fat and oil composition for rich taste enhancement contains any one or more of the following fats and oils (A) to (C), and has a ratio SFC-25/SFC-35 of a solid fat content at 25 C. (SFC-25) (%) relative to a solid fat content at 35 C. (SFC-35) (%) of 2.2 to 80: (A) a cocoa butter, (B) a shea butter, and (C) a fractionated oil of a shea butter.

The present invention relates generally to resistant dextrins and methods of making resistant dextrins. In particular, the present invention relates to resistant dextrins having physical properties desirable in, at least, products for the food and beverage industry. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of making the resistant dextrins having physical properties desirable in, at least, products for the food and beverage industry.