A rock and roll candy bar. A layer of peanut butter is sandwiched between two banana chips. A thin layer of chocolate surrounds the two banana chips and the layer of peanut butter. A decorative edible image is applied to the thin layer of chocolate. In a preferred embodiment the banana chips are cut into the shape of guitar picks. Also, in a preferred embodiment the decorative edible image is a symbol representing rock and roll.

Alcohol-based, edible ink formulations comprising scalenohedral calcium carbonate particles are provided. The calcium carbonate particles can act as a white pigment to impart white color properties to the edible ink formulations. The edible ink formulations can be printed onto a variety of surfaces, including the surfaces of food products such as confectionery products and snack food products.

Disclosed herein is a chewable article for oral mucosa delivery of a composition. The chewable system comprises a chewable base with the composition embedded, coated, integrated or dispersed therein. The composition may be pressurized, oxygenated, and/or atomized. The composition may be released as an aerosol. In one embodiment, the chewable system comprises a pressurized capsule that dissolves or ruptures in the mouth to release a burst of the composition. The chewable system may be configured to allow the composition facing to the buccal mucosa.

Baklava, a well-known and popular confection, typically requires preservatives to have a long shelf life. The present technology preserves the baklava naturally by homogenizing the baklava, partially or fully, until it is malleable with the hand. The malleable version thereof made into a regular shape such as a sphere and then covered with an edible sealant such as melting chocolate such that the moisture is substantially maintained in the baklava over a period of, at least, weeks.

Baklava, a well-known and popular confection, typically requires preservatives to have a long shelf life. The present technology preserves the baklava naturally by homogenizing the baklava, partially or fully, until it is malleable with the hand. The malleable version thereof made into a regular shape such as a sphere and then covered with an edible sealant such as melting chocolate such that the moisture is substantially maintained in the baklava over a period of, at least, weeks.

Kombucha tea faces many challenges concerning its use for its health benefits, such as standardization, as well as the determination of a specific dosage form appropriate to the intended use. Kombucha tea, as a fermented, alcohol-containing beverage that relies on a complex combination of living yeast and bacteria for production, is especially difficult to administer. The present invention provides a consistent, standardized dosage form and novel combinations of a traditional medicinal drink that is otherwise unsuitable for widespread natural medicine. By providing kombucha as a soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable compositions, such as a gummie, a gummie with probiotics, or a gummy made from tapioca syrup, a unique, desirable flavor and mouthfeel is obtained and which is also alcohol free. This expands the number of people who can enjoy the benefits of the traditional tea.

A gummy chew product comprising at least one branched chain amino acid (BCAA), theanine, alpha-glycerophosphocholine (alpha-GPC), and at least one mineral. The gummy chew product is suitable for use in improving muscle function and recovery, providing cognitive enhancement, and/or replenishing lost electrolytes in individuals when consumed before, during, and/or after physical and/or mental activity. Servings of from 50 to 150 grams of the gummy chew product in a plurality of pieces may be contained in a package with the gummy chew product sealed therein.

The present invention relates to a sweetening composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) and gamma-cyclodextrin, to the use of the sweetening composition for sweetening ingestible products, namely, food products and pharmaceuticals, and to an ingestible product comprising the sweetening composition. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of a composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and a cyclodextrin selected from beta-cyclodextrin and gamma-cyclodextrin as taste-masking agent, to a process for masking unpleasant tastes in ingestible products, namely in food products and pharmaceuticals, and to ingestible products which comprise unpleasantly tasting substances and the taste-masking composition.

The present invention relates to a sweetening composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) and gamma-cyclodextrin, to the use of the sweetening composition for sweetening ingestible products, namely, food products and pharmaceuticals, and to an ingestible product comprising the sweetening composition. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of a composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and a cyclodextrin selected from beta-cyclodextrin and gamma-cyclodextrin as taste-masking agent, to a process for masking unpleasant tastes in ingestible products, namely in food products and pharmaceuticals, and to ingestible products which comprise unpleasantly tasting substances and the taste-masking composition.

Suggested is a cooling preparation comprising phenylalkenals and homovanillic acid esters.