Abstract:
A nutritional powder pod for use in a beverage production machine is disclosed herein. The nutritional powder is prepared by an extrusion process. Also disclosed are processes for preparing a nutritional powder pod suitable for use in a beverage production machine. These processes include preparation of the nutritional powder by a process that includes extrusion.
Abstract:
Disclosed are liquid nutritional compositions that include functional ingredients such as lutein and display reduced development of off-colors from lutein. The lutein is incorporated into the nutritional composition in such a way that it does not adversely affect the desirable properties of the nutritional composition such as, for example, color, stability, solubility, taste, and color-flavor matching as expected by consumers.
Abstract:
Disclosed are nutritional powders and related methods for providing a reconstituted liquid nutritional product with an enhanced air entrainment profile. In certain exemplary embodiments, the nutritional powders and related methods provide reconstituted liquid nutritional products with a specified air entrainment.
Abstract:
Extruded nutritional powders and methods of manufacturing the extruded nutritional powders, including extruded infant nutritional powders and extruded adult nutritional powders are provided. The processes utilize an extruder that is capable of internally mixing and emulsifying protein, and optionally, a carbohydrate with fat and water into an emulsion that can be dried into a powder having equivalent fat separation and dispersibility as compared to spray dried powders.
Abstract:
A nutritional composition including an oxidizable component and a water-soluble plant extract is provided. The water-soluble plant extract includes rosmarinic acid and has a total phenolic content, such that a ratio of the total phenolic content to the rosmarinic acid is between about 1.1:1 to about 3.5:1. A method of reducing off-flavors and aromas in a nutritional composition having an oxidizable component is also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are nutritional powder pods, and their methods of making and using with beverage production machine. Certain aspects of disclosure include nutritional powders with certain properties (e.g., volume flowability, reconstitution time, reconstitution yield, mean particle size, rate of reconstitution, moisture content, surface area, non-circularity (
Abstract:
Extruded nutritional powders and methods of manufacturing the extruded nutritional powders, including extruded infant nutritional powders and extruded adult nutritional powders are provided. The processes utilize an extruder that is capable of internally mixing and emulsifying protein, and optionally, a carbohydrate with fat and water into an emulsion that can be dried into a powder having equivalent fat separation and dispersibility as compared to spray dried powders.
Abstract:
In a dispensing member for dispensing powdered nutritional beverage from a container, a receptacle for holding the powdered nutritional beverage has an open top, a bottom, and a sidewall extending therebetween to together define an interior space for holding the powdered nutritional beverage. The receptacle has an imaginary axis lengthwise along the sidewall from the bottom to the top of the receptacle. A handle is attached to and extends at least in part transversely outward from the receptacle, with the handle having an imaginary longitudinal axis that intersects the imaginary axis of the receptacle at a handle - intersecting location. At least one air vent, such as one or more elongate slot or a plurality of openings, extends through the sidewall of the receptacle to the interior space of the receptacle, with the at least one air vent being disposed entirely within a circumferential air-venting portion of the sidewall.
Abstract:
A liquid nutritional composition including 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (5-MTHF) is provided. The liquid nutritional composition also includes ascorbic acid and a protein system containing methionine to inhibit or reduce oxidation of the 5-MTHF and provide an active folate level of the liquid nutritional composition that remains stable over the shelf life of the liquid nutritional composition.
Abstract:
A nutritional powder pod suitable for use in a beverage production machine and methods of manufacturing and using the same are provided. The nutritional powder pod includes a pod containing a nutritional powder. The nutritional powder includes a carbohydrate and may include a protein, a fat, or both a protein and a fat. At least about 5 wt% of the carbohydrate in the nutritional powder is dry blended into the final nutritional powder.