The invention relates to a sugar-free ice cream composition for making ice cream that contains at least one liquid, the liquid being water and the ice cream composition being present in a solid, frozen, not-shapeable state at a temperature of −10° C., preferably −14° C., more preferred −18° C. The ice cream composition is lactose free and contains at least one first proteinogenic amino acid.

The invention relates to uses of hydrocarbon/lipid complexes with carotenoids for improvement properties of hydrocarbon-based products as well as related methods and uses.

Provided are a method and a system for producing puree or paste that is less likely to separate or drip or for producing an ice confection, without compromising the flavors and colors of the ingredients. The producing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: (1) cutting fruit or a vegetable to have a certain size, (2) performing heat sterilization for a certain period of time in a low oxygen state in a superheated steam atmosphere at a certain temperature, and (3) processing the fruit or the vegetable into a puree or paste form using any one of a planetary centrifugal mixer, a millstone grinder, and a rotary cutter mixer, depending on the type of the fruit or the vegetable or the finished state of the puree or paste. Adding a stabilizer such as kudzu starch to the puree or paste thus produced to make an ice confection can provide an ice confection having unique texture, almost without dripping even when being melted.

An oral delivery system for collagen peptides is described, suitable for administration to both human and non-human animals, characterized in that it comprise a frozen dessert and a collagen peptide, the total amount of collagen peptide in the delivery system being less than or equal to 20% by weight of the delivery system. A process for preparing the above oral delivery system is also described.

The present invention relates to a frozen dessert, in particular an ice cream which is based on a whey protein isolate resp. a whey protein concentrate. Additionally, the composition contains probiotics, low glycemic index sweeteners as well as microencapsulated vitamins and minerals.

Disclosed herein are methods of extracting active agents from fungi, in particular psychedelic and functional fungi, and including methods of extracting active agents from fungi using certain natural solvents at particular defined parameters to make extracts and products therefrom having increased palatability and reduced unwanted side effects compared to known extracts and products. Also disclosed are medicinal food and beverage products comprising extracts with one or more active agents obtained using the disclosed methods, as well as methods of their use, such as to produce an effect, or to treat a condition or disorder.

The present invention describes natamycin comprising needle shaped crystals.