A method is described of using a surface-reacted calcium carbonate as an extrusion aid for the production of a puffed polysaccharide-based material, excluding fibrillated cellulose-containing materials. In embodiments, the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of ground natural calcium carbonate (GNCC) or precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) with carbon dioxide.

A stabilizer composition for food and beverage products comprises (a) from 15 to 85 weight percent of a methylcellulose, (b) from 10 to 80 weight percent of a carboxymethyl cellulose, and (c) from 5 to 20 weight percent of a carrageenan, all percentages being based on the total weight of (a), (b) and (c).

Food and beverage products which comprise this stabilizer composition have a good overrun and good organoleptic properties.

A stabilizer composition for food and beverage products comprises (a) from 15 to 85 weight percent of a methylcellulose, (b) from 10 to 80 weight percent of a carboxymethyl cellulose, and (c) from 5 to 20 weight percent of a carrageenan, all percentages being based on the total weight of (a), (b) and (c).

Food and beverage products which comprise this stabilizer composition have a good overrun and good organoleptic properties.

An object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning with an unconventional color tone, which has the taste and flavor of soy sauce and simultaneously assumes a bright peach color.

The present invention relates to a peach-colored seasoning containing white soy sauce, a clouding agent and a red coloring. Furthermore, the present invention is preferably the peach-colored seasoning, wherein the mixing ratio of the red coloring to the clouding agent is 1/0.125 to 1/0.135. Furthermore, the present invention is preferably the peach-colored seasoning, wherein the content of the red coloring is 0.55 to 0.70 mass %. Furthermore, the present invention is preferably the peach-colored seasoning, wherein the content of the clouding agent is 4.0 to 5.1 mass %.

Disclosed herein is a method for improving the health of animal or human microflora using aloe vera. A method of purifying decolorized dried aloe vera leaf juice is also disclosed. The method may include removing an aloe vera leaf from an aloe vera plant, washing and/or sanitizing the leaf, and grinding the leaf into a slurry and subsequently purifying with activated carbon. The method may remove pigmented substances including the undesirable phenolic compounds present in aloe vera latex, and in particular the anthrones aloin A and aloin B, aloesin (a chromone) and aloe-emodin (an anthraquinone). Following purification, the liquid juice may then be spray-dried to form a final dry juice powder.

The present invention relates to a dry composition to produce a plant-based food product. The composition comprises a mixture of ingredients including carrageenan, cellulose ether, glucomannan, at least one plant-based protein, starch and Potassium chloride, to achieve desirable texture of the food product at uncooked, hot and cold conditions for optimal bite and juiciness. In addition, the invention also relates to the plant-based food product containing the composition and the process of producing the same.

The present invention relates to a dry composition to produce a plant-based food product. The composition comprises a mixture of ingredients including carrageenan, cellulose ether, glucomannan, at least one plant-based protein, starch and Potassium chloride, to achieve desirable texture of the food product at uncooked, hot and cold conditions for optimal bite and juiciness. In addition, the invention also relates to the plant-based food product containing the composition and the process of producing the same.

Provided is a granular composition, including the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 20 mass % to 70 mass % of a plant extract; (B) starch; (C) 5 mass % or more of a sugar alcohol; and (D) a cellulose derivative.

Provided is a granular composition, including the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 20 mass % to 70 mass % of a plant extract; (B) starch; (C) 5 mass % or more of a sugar alcohol; and (D) a cellulose derivative.

A composition of matter is used as an ingredient in consumable products (for humans and pets) comprising at least 0.005% by weight and preferably 1-30% by weight of highly refined cellulose fiber having at least 15% by total weight of the highly refined cellulose material of an oil-based flavoring or aroma-producing material, the composition of matter being provided as a free-flowing, dry-feel particulate material having a number average mean particle size of less than 2 mm.