The present invention provides a method for producing dietary fiber that has a mild sweet taste by reducing sugars and provides by-products having high added values, and dietary fiber produced by the method. The dietary fiber may be produced by including: liquefying roasted dextrin; and adding enzymes including α-amylase, β-amylase, and maltogenic amylase to the liquefied roasted dextrin, and saccharifying the same.

Disclosed are compositions of dietary fiber and nonnutritive bulk sweeteners and/or nonnutritive high-intensity sweeteners and/or flavors in a hard, amorphous structure that can be administered to humans and dissolves slowly in the mouth and supports gastrointestinal tract health.

The disclosure describes a composition for nutritional supplementation that prevents damage caused by oxidative stress, having as its principle components xanthophyll compounds of microalgae, and methods of use and manufacture of the compositions. The compositions may be effective for multiple health-related conditions, as well as the promotion of gastrointestinal health and wellness. The disclosure also describes a functional suspension composition containing, among other components, xanthophylls, such as astaxanthin and fucoxanthin, in a stable oil-in-water suspension. The functional suspension composition optionally also includes additional functional and/or nutraceutical ingredients effective for one or more health benefits. Methods of application for health maintenance or the treatment of diseases with the compositions are also described.

Provided is a method of manufacturing rice taffy, and more specifically, a method of manufacturing rice taffy having excellent functionality by adding collagen. The method of manufacturing rice taffy according to the present invention includes a saccharification step of saccharifying a mixture of hard-boiled rice, malt, and water and thus obtaining a saccharified solution, a concentration step of concentrating the saccharified solution by applying heat and thus obtaining black taffy, an addition step of adding collagen to the black taffy, and a stretching step of repeatedly stretching the black taffy to which collagen was added.

A system and method for applying a reduced sugar coating to a food product is provided. The system uses separate applications (simultaneous or sequential) of a non-sucrose carbohydrate syrup from a first applicator and a sucrose syrup from a second applicator. The dual applications of the syrups are applied without an active drying step between applications. The process results in a coated food product with reduced clumping and a desired crystallized appearance even with the reduced levels of sugar.

Disclosed is a method for production of honey powder that includes the process steps of mixture of at least an auxiliary encapsulation agent selected from a group consisting of water soluble gum, maltodextrin, starch, gelatine, sodium caseinate pectin or mixture of them, measuring viscosity of mixture, adding distilled water to mixture until a viscosity value of 15-20 mPa.s is achieved, applying a homogenization process, bringing a temperature of mixture to 45° C., and obtaining honey powder by drying at a spray drier.

Provided is a method of providing an active compound powder comprising electrostatic spray drying a formulation comprising at least one active compound, an encapsulating agent, and optionally an excipient at an inlet temperature of 150° C. or below and an exhaust temperature of 100° C. or below, wherein electrical charge is applied externally to droplets of active compound formulation feedstock liquid.

Methods of making mixed allergen compositions, e.g., substantially aerobic organism free mixed allergen compositions, and the resulting allergen composition, are provided.

A spray-dried composition comprising an enzyme which is a β-galactosidase having transgalactosylating activity and a maltodextrin and/or sodium chloride.

Provided is a powdered green tea extract composition, including the following components (A) to (C): (A) non-polymer catechins; (B) quinic acid; and (C) a polysaccharide, wherein the powdered green tea extract composition has a volatile content of 5.6 mass % or less, wherein a mass ratio between the component (A) and the component (B), [(B)/(A)], is less than 0.2, wherein amass ratio between the component (A) and the component (C), [(C)/(A)], is 1.2 or more, wherein, when an absolute value (Δa*) of a difference between an a* value in an L*a*b* color system of the powdered green tea extract composition after storage under an atmosphere of 37° C. and 50% RH for 6 weeks and an a* value in the L*a*b* color system of the powdered green tea extract composition immediately after production is obtained, the Δa* of the powdered green tea extract composition is a value less than Δa* of a powdered green tea extract composition α which has the same mass ratio [(B)/(A)] as the mass ratio [(B)/(A)] of the powdered green tea extract composition, and which is free of the component (C), and wherein a change rate calculated by the following expression (2) is 5% or more: (Δa*−Δa.sub.1*)/Δa*×100 (2) where Δa.sub.1* and Δa* have the same meaning as Δa.sub.1* and Δa* described in Description.