A soft baked snack including a high protein matrix and particulates that retains a soft, moist eating experience over an extended shelf life is described. The high protein matrix includes collagen, a hydrolyzed dairy protein, a structural protein, and structure setting protein to achieve a desired eating experience. Methods of making a soft baked snack are also disclosed.

A soft baked snack including a high protein matrix and particulates that retains a soft, moist eating experience over an extended shelf life is described. The high protein matrix includes collagen, a hydrolyzed dairy protein, a structural protein, and structure setting protein to achieve a desired eating experience. Methods of making a soft baked snack are also disclosed.

To provide a baked lotus root cake and a solid food that comprises, as a main ingredient, a lotus root powder with little risk of allergy. A baked lotus root cake characterized by being prepared by kneading under heating a mixture, said mixture comprising a lotus root powder as a main ingredient, and heating and pressurizing the kneaded matter thus obtained to give a thin sheet-shaped baked product. A solid food characterized by being prepared by heating a mixture, said mixture being free from wheat flour or egg and comprising a lotus root powder as a main ingredient, to give a baked product.

The invention relates to pulse products with improved flavor properties and digestive comfort. More specifically, the invention relates to a heat-treated germinated pulse and to a method of producing a heat-treated germinated pulse.

A system and method for the production of doughs and products using textured pulse proteins, including legume-based crunchy snack foods, said method comprising the following steps: homogenization of ingredients in the form of dry feed powders, mixing and hydration of powders with liquid ingredients to form a dough, forming of the dough into form factors, drying and expansion of the form factors to develop texture and shelf stability, and cooling.

A system and method for the production of doughs and products using textured pulse proteins, including legume-based crunchy snack foods, said method comprising the following steps: homogenization of ingredients in the form of dry feed powders, mixing and hydration of powders with liquid ingredients to form a dough, forming of the dough into form factors, drying and expansion of the form factors to develop texture and shelf stability, and cooling.

A gluten-free vegetable hash-based flexible food product is described that maintains flexibility and malleability following a freeze/thaw cycle and prior to a cooking process. An example food product includes a combination of gluten-free ingredients such as gums, starches, and flours to support post-thaw flexibility and malleability after a designated thaw period while maintaining a thin shaped profile. The food product can be folded into a desired shape following the thaw period and cooked to maintain a non-planar shape and avoid leakage of fluids from moisture-containing foodstuffs held by the food product.

A gluten-free vegetable hash-based flexible food product is described that maintains flexibility and malleability following a freeze/thaw cycle and prior to a cooking process. An example food product includes a combination of gluten-free ingredients such as gums, starches, and flours to support post-thaw flexibility and malleability after a designated thaw period while maintaining a thin shaped profile. The food product can be folded into a desired shape following the thaw period and cooked to maintain a non-planar shape and avoid leakage of fluids from moisture-containing foodstuffs held by the food product.

A packaged refrigerated gluten-free dough composition comprises at least one gluten-free flour source in at least 35% by weight of the composition, at least one starch source in at least 2% by weight of the composition and at least one protein source in about 0.5% to 13% by weight of the composition and at least 17 grams of glutamic acid per 100 grams of the protein, at least one fat source from 4% to 10% by weight of the composition and water from 25% to 35% by weight of the composition. The dough has an average storage modulus ranging from about 45 kPa to about 60 kPa at about 40° F. and an average loss modulus ranging from about 10 kPa to about 20 kPa at about 40° F. after at least 24 hours of storage at about 40° F., and is substantially free of gluten protein.

This invention is intended to enable the development of and provide rice flour that allows easy production of bread made from 100% rice flour that raises well and is finely textured at a bakery or in a home and a method for producing bread made from 100% rice flour using such rice flour. More specifically, this invention is intended to provide rice flour that is prepared by pretreatment comprising mixing rice flour, protease, and water to prepare dough made from rice flour and heating such resulting dough at a temperature from 40° C. or more but less than 60° C. for 3 to 20 hours and a method for producing bread made from rice flour using such rice flour.