Methods of making and using nutritional compositions
OwnerLiangli Yu, Jeffrey Mooreinventors
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Abstract
The invention provides premixes in solid particulate form comprising fruit seed or fruit seed fractions for the preparation of food products supplemented with linolenic acid, soluble or insoluble dietary fiber, antioxidants, phytochemicals or any combination thereof, and methods of preparing and using the premixes and supplemented food products of the invention.
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A method of forming a supplemented food product comprising the steps of:
- a) grinding fruit seed or fruit seed fraction having a moisture content of between about 1 and 20% to a particle size of 20 mesh or finer at ambient temperature to form a fruit seed powder;
- b) blending the fruit seed powder composition with a dry food material to form a premix;
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- c) incorporating the premix of step (b) into the recipe or protocol for preparing a food product to form a supplemented food product, wherein the supplemented food product is supplemented with α-linolenic acid, insoluble or soluble dietary fibers, antioxidants, phytochemicals or any combination thereof.
A dry powder premix comprising ground fruit seed or fruit seed fraction having a dry powder particle size of 20 mesh or finer and a moisture content of between about 1-20% and a dry food material wherein the premix comprises about 0.4% α-linolenic acid, antioxidants, phytochemicals or any combination thereof, and at least about 4% dietary fiber.
A method of forming a supplemented food product comprising the steps of:
- a) grinding fruit seed or fruit seed fraction having a moisture content of between about 1 and 20% to a particle size of 20 mesh or finer at ambient temperature to form a fruit seed powder premix;
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- b) blending the fruit seed powder with a food product to form a supplemented food product, wherein the supplemented food product is supplemented with α-linolenic acid, insoluble or soluble dietary fibers, antioxidants, phytochemicals or any combination thereof.
A dry powder premix comprising ground fruit seed or fruit seed fraction having a dry powder particle size of 20 mesh or finer and a moisture content of between about 1-20% wherein the premix comprises at least about 0.4% α-linolenic acid, antioxidants, phytochemicals or any combination thereof, and at least about 4% dietary fiber.
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