Disclosed herein are novel edible fungal products with various colors, flavors, shapes, sizes, densities, and biological activities, and methods of producing these products. An exemplary process uses fungal biomass deactivation and pellet-coating steps which allow control over the texture, flavor, color, and nutrient characteristics of the resulting product. The coating and deactivation process can be utilized in concert with the other methods of this invention to create a wide array of products with novel flavor, texture, and nutrient characteristics, depending on the intended application.

A composition for coating an edible substrate including about 85.0 wt % to about 95.0 wt % of a cellulose film former (e.g., hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), about 5.0 wt % to about 15.0 wt % of a plasticizer (e.g., glycerin), and about 1.0 wt % to about 4.0 wt % of a lubricant selected from sunflower oil, vegetable oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, mineral oil, a fatty acid, or a combination thereof, relative to the total weight of non-water components of the composition. The composition may be applied to a nutritional supplement, a pharmaceutical, a tablet, a capsule, a softgel, a granule, a microparticle, a nanoparticle, a seed, a sugar sphere, gum chew base, chewable gel, or a gummy substrate

Starch-based edible coating compositions for preserving food products are disclosed. The starch-based coatings comprise both a polymerized starch, comprising intertwined amylopectin chains and/or amylose chains, and native (unmodified) and/or modified starch granules dispersed in a liquid carrier. When the starch granules are heated to a temperature to induce swelling, the swollen starch granules become embedded in the intertwined amylopectin and/or amylose chains, improving physical properties of the coating needed to extend shelf-life of food products. Also disclosed are coatings made from the coating compositions, methods of making the coatings, and methods of applying the coatings to food products.

A coated substrate and method of manufacturing same are provided. The method comprising: securing a substrate to a pedestal; applying a first coating layer onto the substrate; wrapping the first coating layer around the substrate to substantially coat the substrate, the first coating layer having excess coating of the first coating layer extending away from the substantially coated substrate and around the pedestal; withdrawing the pedestal from the substrate; forming a tail from the excess coating of the first coating layer, the tail extending at an angle from the surface of the substrate; and sealing the tail to the first coating layer to encapsulate the substrate forming the coated substrate.

A coating material for fried food contains a wheat flour in an amount of 50-95 mass % and a modified starch in an amount of 5-50 mass %, the modified starch having been subjected to an oxidation treatment or an acid treatment and having an RVA maximum viscosity of 1,000 mPa.Math.s or less. A heat-treated wheat flour may be used as the wheat flour. The coating material for fried food may further contain a leavening agent in an amount of 0.1-3 mass %, and may further contain an emulsifier in an amount of 2 mass % or less. It is possible to produce a fried food whose coating has a crispy and light texture not only immediately after the fried food is produced but also after a certain period of time from when the fried food is produced, or after the fried food is reheated in a microwave oven or the like.

A film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, and a fatty acid is disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, a plasticizing agent, and a polyol. The disclosed film coating compositions may be mixed with a solvent to produce a film coating suspension. The film coating suspension can be applied to a substrate, such as a nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, tablet, capsule, softgel, granule, particle, food confectionary form, agricultural seed, and the like to form a film coating on the substrate. Methods of coating a substrate with the film coating suspensions are also provided.

A method of imparting pearlescence to a food product that includes applying a ready-to-use dispersion to a food product using confectionary panning, where the ready-to-use dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a cellulose derivative in an amount sufficient to enhance viscosity of the dispersion and impart a barrier coat to the food product, and a wax in an amount sufficient to impart a gloss to the food product. A method of incorporating a pearlescent pigment into a food product that includes applying a dispersion to a food product using panning, where the dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a viscosity enhancer, a fluid carrier, and a gloss agent.

The present disclosure relates to extruded protein products and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, an extruded piece is disclosed having a high protein content and having a desirable texture and flavor. Methods for making an extruded piece include processing, under extrusion conditions, a combination of a powdered protein ingredient, a protein matrix disruptive ingredient, water, and an oil.

A method for producing a modified starchy powder of the present invention includes a step of adding 0.2 to 5 parts by mass of a monovalent or divalent metal salt, in terms of the mass of metal ions, to 100 parts by mass of a starchy powder to obtain a mixture, and a heating step of heating the mixture so that the temperature of the starchy powder is in a range of 70? C. to 130? C. Preferably, the method includes a step of adjusting the moisture content of the mixture to 12 to 22 mass % prior to the heating step. According to the present invention, it is possible to produce fried coated food in which a coating has excellent adhesion to a solid ingredient and also has excellent flavor and texture.

A food product comprising a substrate of pieces of meat, poultry, fish, vegetable, fruit or dairy food and an aqueous composition coating the substrate provides improved performance, particularly for microwave cooking of reheating of the food product. The aqueous coating composition includes a mixture consisting of by dry weight: TABLE-US-00001 cellulose gum 15-35% modified starch 15-50% hydrocolloid 20-30%, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan gum, guar gum and mixtures thereof, and TABLE-US-00002 proteinaceous component 10-20%; wherein the percentages of the ingredients are selected from the ranges quoted to total 100%; and wherein the aqueous coating composition does not contain any substantial amount of polydextrose.