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Increasingly, a focus of modern preventive medicine is weight reduction. Excessive weight is frequently cited in reports concerning the surge in cases of type 2 diabetes. Moreover, obesity is often mentioned in discussions of other modern diseases, such as heart disease.
For years a debate has raged as to which class of nutrients, fats or carbohydrates, are preferentially minimized to promote weight loss. Recently, much consumer attention has focussed on those who advocate reduction of carbohydrates and higher intakes of unsaturated fat and/or protein.
An increasingly popular form for ingestion of nutrients for those seeking to lose weight is the nutrition bar. The nutrition bar provides a convenient vehicle for replacing a meal or for supplementing meals as a snack. While consumers express a preference for snacks and other foods which are more healthful and which can assist them to achieve their weight loss goals, they show little inclination to sacrifice the organoleptic properties of their favorite foods. Therefore, the successful food formulator must improve the nutrient value of the food while maintaining desirable organoleptic properties. High protein levels are particularly difficult to incorporate into good tasting foods since popular proteins, such as soy, often have undesirable aftertastes.
Lanter et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,683,739 is directed to extruded animal feed nuggets comprising between about 90 and 99 wt % of at least one protein containing ingredient and between 1 and 6 wt % added fat. The nugget is prepared by plasticizing a blend of at least one protein-containing ingredient, added fat, sulfur (if present), and water, extruding the plasticized blend to form an animal feed nugget, and drying the extruded nugget to a water content of less than about 12 wt %. Protein sources mentioned include oil seed meals such as soybean meal and cottonseed meal, and animal byproduct meals such as meat meal, poultry meal, blood meal, feather meal, and fish meal, plant byproduct meal such as wheat middlings, soybean hulls, and corn byproducts and microbial protein such as torula yeast and brewer's yeast. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,540,932 and 5,120,565 also are directed to animal feed nuggets which contain, or may contain, protein.
Carr WO 02/096208 (New Zealand Dairy Board) is directed to a dried, enhanced solubility milk protein concentrate (MPC) containing at least one monovalent salt added prior to drying. Preferred salts are sodium and potassium salts. A method for preparing the MPC includes providing an MPC having at least 70% milk protein as dry matter in aqueous solution or suspension, adding at least one monovalent salt in an amount that confers enhanced solubility when dried, and drying the product. Preferably between the salt addition step and the drying step, a dewatering step, preferably by evaporation, or a concentration step by ultrafiltration and/or diafiltration, is undertaken. The MPC of the invention can be used in cheese manufacture. The ratio of casein to whey protein is essentially that of milk.
According to Carr, a problem with MPCs and MPI (milk protein isolates: >85% milk protein as dry matter) is that such products are generally very insoluble at cold temperatures. A problem is said to be that they are associated with the formation of nuggets in the cheese. The solubility properties of the products are said to make the dried MPCs and MPIs advantageous in the preparation of a variety of products, for example, beverages. Also the dried MCPs and MPIs can be used in cheese preparation to avoid nugget formation.
Bhaskar et al. WO 01/41578 is directed to dried milk protein concentrates and their use. The invention includes a process of cheese manufacture using dried MPC or MPI having at least 70% dry matter as milk protein.
Rizvi et al. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,120,559 and/or 5,417,992 disclose use of supercritical fluids, such as CO2 to extrude a food product.
WO 01/56402 discloses an alpha lipoic acid food supplement for increasing lean muscle mass and strength. A source of amino acids may be included. Whey protein is said to be a preferred source of amino acids. Whey protein isolates, whey peptides, whey protein concentrate or hydrolyzed whey protein may be used. Other proteins which may be used include casein, other milk proteins, and albumins. The food supplements can be in a variety of forms such as protein bars.
Portman U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,236 is directed to a nutritional composition in dry powder form for optimizing muscle performance during exercise. The compositions may be in the form of an energy bar. Proteins such as calcium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, soy protein, casein hydrolysate, meat protein concentrate and yeast concentrate are mentioned.
Gilles et al. U.S. Pat. No. 6,248,375 (Abbott Labs) discloses solid matrix materials designed for the person with diabetes. It includes a source of fructose in combination with at least one nonabsorbent carbohydrate. The two component carbohydrate system is said to blunt the postprandial carbohydrate response. One of the forms for administration mentioned is nutritional bars. Gilles et al. mention Ensure® Glucerna® Nutritional Bars as having 14% of total calories as protein in the form of soy protein, calcium caseinate, and corn protein. Choice dm® Bar is cited as a nutritional bar for people with diabetes and including 17.1% total calories as protein in the form of calcium caseinate, soy protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, toasted soybeans, soy nuggets (soy protein isolate, rice flour, malt, salt) and peanut butter. Gluc-O-Bar® is said to be a medical food designed for use in management of diabetes which includes up to 23% of total calories as protein in the form of soy protein isolate, non fat dry milk, and peanut flour.
Gilles et al. use protein which it is said can include any proteins suitable for human consumption, including casein, whey, milk protein, soy, pea, rice, corn, hydrolyzed protein and mixtures thereof. The typical amount of protein will be about 10% to about 25% of total calories, most preferably about 15 to about 20% of total calories. It is said that the solid matrix nutritional compositions may be made by cold extrusion techniques.
Proteint of St. Paul, Minn. makes a nugget having a whey protein level of 50%.
Nuvex of Blue Earth, Minn. makes a nugget having a whey protein level of 50%.
Various other foods have been described which mention nuggets which may include proteins. These include U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,086,941, 6,010,738.
Anon, "Nutraceuticals-International," 2000, Vol 5, p25 (from abstract number 548502) reports that a new milk-protein hydrolysate, Prodiet F200, which is claimed to help people cope with stress, has been marketed by a French company, Ingredia. It is said to be suitable for functional foods such as chocolate bars. Also, a product based on hydrolysed why protein, Proxime Alpha sold by Borculo Domo Ingredients, is said to have beneficial effects on stress.
Swartz, M L, "Milk proteins and hydrolysates in nutritional foods," "Food Ingredients Europe: Conference Proceedings, London, October 1994, published in "Maarssen: Processs Press Europe," 1994, 73–81 (from Abstract number 373368) is a review of recent developments in production of milk proteins and hydrolysates for nutritional products. Application of milk proteins in 3 specific types of nutritional products, including sports bars, are said to be discussed in detail.
Swartz, M L, "Food-Marketing-&-Technology", vol 9, 4, 6, 9–10, 12, 20 (from abstract number 1995-08-P0036) is a review of the nutritional value, functional properties and applications of milk proteins and milk protein hydrolysates. Applications in functional foods such as food bars for athletes are considered.
Kaufman WO 01/33976 (Children's Research Hospital) is directed to a method for treating a type 2 diabetic to decrease hypoglycemic episodes and/or diminish fluctuations in blood glucose outside of the normal range, which comprises administering to the subject in an effective appetite suppressing amount a food composition, which can be a bar, which includes a slowly absorbed complex carbohydrate such as uncooked cornstarch. Soy protein, whey protein and casein hydrolysate are mentioned as possible protein sources.
Keating et al. EP 768 043 (Bristol Meyers-Squibb) is directed to a nutritional composition for use by diabetics containing a controlled absorbed carbohydrate component. The carbohydrate component contains a rapidly absorbed fraction such as glucose or sucrose, a moderately absorbed fraction such as certain cooked starches or fructose and a slowly absorbed fraction such as raw corn starch. Preferred protein sources are said to include whey protein, sodium caseinate, or calcium caseinate, optionally supplemented with amino acids. Other preferred protein sources include protein hydrolysates such as soy protein hydrolysate, casein hydrolysate, whey protein hydrolysate, other animal and vegetable protein hydrolysates and mixtures thereof. Among the forms mentioned which the invention can take are a nutritional bar or cookie. The nutritional bars and cookies are preferably baked. The bar is made by cold forming or extrusion. The granola bar of example 1 includes skim milk powder and peanuts.
EP 306 733 is directed to a sugar free binder for foods which contains sugar substitute and protein hydrolysate in a weight ratio of 3:1 to 1:3 in agglomerated form (as granules).
DeMichele et al. U.S. Pat. No. 6,444,700 (Abbott Labs) is directed to immunonutritional products said to be useful in reducing the immunological suppression said to result from stress. Solid nutritional compositions such as bars are mentioned. Soy proteins are mentioned as possible ingredients for the solid compositions.
Despite the many previous efforts to formulate bars with proteins, there is still a need for a good tasting nutrition bar having elevated levels of protein.
The present invention is directed especially to a nutrition bar which incorporates protein in the form of nuggets having high levels of selected proteins. By use of the nuggets of the invention, nutrition bars are formulated to have elevated levels of protein, yet good taste and other organoleptic properties.
The nuggets according to the invention include greater than 50 wt % of a non-soy protein preferably selected from the group consisting of milk protein, rice protein and pea protein or mixtures thereof, especially between 51 wt % and 99 wt %, more preferably between 52 wt % and 95 wt %, most preferably 55 wt % or above. The milk protein is preferably whey protein.
The nuggets preferably include one or more of: a coloring agent at less than 1 wt %, especially from 0.01 to 0.5 wt %; flour, especially rice flour, at from 2–8 wt %; and starch, which may for example be tapioca starch or rice starch, at from 20–30 wt %.
The nuggets are preferably present in the nutritional bars of the invention at levels from 5 to 75 wt %, more preferably from 10 to 50 wt %.
A difficulty associated with preparation of nuggets having elevated levels of certain proteins is the sensitivity of the proteins to high temperatures typical of the extrusion process normally used to make the nuggets. Especially is this true of whey proteins. The nuggets of the invention are preferably made using an extrusion process wherein the extrusion temperature is moderated so as to avoid damage to the selected non-soy proteins and concomitant off-taste. In this preferred process according to the invention, extrusion is conducted at temperatures of from 60° C. to 140° C., especially from 70° C. to 130° C., after which the protein is dried using a belt/conveyor drier and/or a fluid bed drier.
In an alternate method of making the nuggets according to the invention, supercritical fluids are injected into the extruder to permit use of lower extrusion temperatures, e.g., up to 95° C., and even the most temperature sensitive proteins, eg, whey. Supercritical fluid which remains in the product after mixing is used to control the final product density by expansion of the product as it exits the extruder die.
The nuggets of the invention may, of course, be used in applications other than the nutritional bars herein.
Nuggets can have a variety of cross sections, e.g., circular, rectangular or square, and generally are bite sized particles having a maximum volume of 35 mm3 and a minimum volume of 4 mm3, preferably between 10 mm3 and 25 mm3. Typically, they will include at least protein, and will often include in addition one or more (preferably all) of: flour (especially rice flour), an additional starch source and, optionally a coloring agent.
For a more complete of the above and other features and advantages of the invention, reference should be made to the following description of the preferred embodiments
Preferred sources for the non-soy protein used in the present invention include sources of whey protein such as whey protein isolate and whey protein concentrate, sources of rice protein such as rice flour and rice protein concentrate, and sources of pea protein. Additional protein sources which may be present within the nugget or within the bar external to the nugget include one or more of dairy protein source, such as whole milk, skim milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, whey, milk solids non-fat, etc. The dairy source may contribute dairy fat and/or non-fat milk solids such as lactose and milk proteins, e.g. whey proteins and caseins. Especially preferred, to minimize the caloric impact, is the addition of protein as such rather than as one component of a food ingredient such as whole milk. Preferred in this respect are protein concentrates such as one or more of whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, caseinates such as sodium and/or calcium caseinate, isolated soy protein and soy protein concentrate. Total protein levels within the nutrition bars of the invention, including protein in the nuggets, are preferably within the range of 3 wt % to 40 wt %, especially from 3 wt % to 20 wt %.
The nuggets of the invention include greater than 50 wt % of protein selected from the group consisting of milk protein, rice protein and pea protein and mixtures thereof, especially between 51 wt % and 99 wt %, more preferably between 52 wt % and 95 wt %, most preferably 55 wt % or above. Other ingredients which may be present in the nuggets would include one or more of other proteins, such as those listed above, lipids, especially triglyceride fats, and carbohydrates, especially starches. Particularly where the nuggets are made using the moderated temperature extrusion process described below, it is advisable that the remaining ingredients be no more sensitive to heat degradation (e.g., have the same or lower degradation point) than the selected non-soy protein.
The source for any fat used in the nutrition bars, whether internal or external to the nugget, is preferably vegetable fat, such as for example, cocoa butter, illipe, shea, palm, palm kernal, sal, soybean, safflower, cottonseed, coconut, rapeseed, canola, corn and sunflower oils, or mixtures thereof. However, animal fats such as butter fat may also be used if consistent with the desired nutritional profile of the product. Preferably the amount of fat in either the nugget or the bar as a whole, is not more than 45 wt %, especially not more than 35 wt %, preferably from 0.5 to 10 wt %, still preferably from 0.5 to 5 wt %.
Carbohydrates can be used within the nugget at levels of from 1% to 49%. In addition to sweeteners mentioned below, examples of suitable carbohydrates include starches such as are contained in rice flour, flour, tapioca flour, tapioca starch, and whole wheat flour and mixtures thereof. Carbohydrates can be used outside the nuggets within the bar as well. Levels of carbohydrates in the bar as a whole will typically comprise from 5 wt % to 90 wt %, especially from 20% to 65 wt %.
If it is desired to include a bulking agent in the nutrition bars, within or external to the nuggets, a preferred bulking agent is inert polydextrose. Other conventional bulking agents which may be used alone or in combination include maltodextrin, sugar alcohols, corn syrup solids, sugars or starches. Total bulking agent levels in the nuggets of the invention, and in the nutritional bars of the invention, will preferably be from about 0% to 20 wt %, preferably 5% to 16%. Polydextrose may be obtained under the brand name Litesse.
Flavorings are preferably added to the nutrition bar in amounts that will impart a mild, pleasant flavor. The flavoring may be in the nuggets or external to the nuggets in the bar, provided that processing is not adversely affected. The flavoring may be any of the commercial flavors employed in nutrition bars, such as varying types of cocoa, pure vanilla or artificial flavor, such as vanillin, ethyl vanillin, chocolate, malt, mint, yogurt powder, extracts, spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, mixtures thereof, and the like. It will be appreciated that many flavor variations may be obtained by combinations of the basic flavors. The nutrition bars are flavored to taste. Suitable flavorants may also include seasoning, such as salt, and imitation fruit or chocolate flavors either singly or in any suitable combination. Flavorings which mask off-tastes from vitamins and/or minerals and other ingredients are preferably included in the products of the invention, in the nuggets and/or elsewhere in the product.
The nuggets and bar may include colorants, if desired, such as caramel colorant.
If desired, the nuggets of the invention may include processing aids such as calcium chloride.
The nuggets may also include emulsifiers. Typical emulsifying agents may be phospholipids and proteins or esters of long chain fatty acids and a polyhydric alcohol. Lecithin is an example. Fatty acid esters of glycerol, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sorbitan esters of fatty acids and polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene esters of fatty acids may be used but organoleptic properties, or course, must be considered. Mono- and di-glycerides are preferred. If present in the nuggets, emulsifiers may be used in amounts of about 0.03% to 0.3%, preferably 0.05% to 0.1%. The same emulsifiers may also be present in the nutrition bar, again at levels overall of about 0.03% to 0.3%, preferably 0.05% to 0.1%. Emulsifiers may be used in combination, as appropriate.
Among fiber sources which may be included in the compositions of the invention are fructose oligosaccharides such as inulin, guar gum, gum arabic, gum acacia, oat fiber, cellulose and mixtures thereof. The compositions preferably contain at least 2 grams of fiber per 56 g serving, especially at least 5 grams of fiber per serving. As indicated above, additional bulking agents such as maltodextrin, sugar alcohols, corn syrup solids, sugars, starches and mixtures thereof may also be used. Total bulking agent levels in the products of the invention, including fibers and other bulking agents, will preferably be from about 0% to 20%, especially from 1 to 15 wt %. The fiber and the bulking agent may be present in the nuggets or in the bar external to the nuggets provided that processing is not impaired.
Carrageenan may be included in the bars of the invention, internal or external to the nuggets, eg, as a thickening and/or stabilizing agent. Cellulose gel and pectin are other thickeners which may be used alone or in combination.
Generally the nutrition bars which incorporate the nuggets of the invention will be naturally sweetened. The sweetener may be included in the nugget or in the bar provided that it does not interfere with the processing of the nugget (eg, sweetener will not be used in the nugget if it is unstable at the moderate temperatures, where the moderate temperature extrusion process is used). Natural sources of sweetness include sucrose (liquid or solids), glucose, fructose, and corn syrup (liquid or solids), including high fructose corn syrup and high maltose corn syrup and mixtures thereof. Other sweeteners include lactose, maltose, glycerine, brown sugar and galactose and mixtures thereof. Levels of sugars and sugar sources preferably result in sugar solids levels of up to 50 wt %, preferably from 5 to 18 wt %, especially from 10 to 17 wt % of the nutrition bar.
If it is desired to use artificial sweeteners, these may likewise be present in the nugget or within the bar external to the nugget, provided that it does not interfere with processing. Any of the artificial sweeteners well known in the art may be used, such as aspartame, saccharine, Alitame® (obtainable from Pfizer), acesulfame K (obtainable from Hoechst), cyclamates, neotame, sucralose, mixtures thereof and the like. The sweeteners are used in varying amounts of about 0.005% to 1 wt % on the bar, preferably 0.007% to 0.73% depending on the sweetener, for example. Aspartame may be used at a level of 0.05% to 0.15%, preferably at a level of 0.07% to 0.11%. Acesulfame K is preferred at a level of 0.09% to 0.15%.
Calcium is preferably present in the nutrition bars at from 10 to 30% RDA, especially about 25% RDA. The calcium source is preferably dicalcium phosphate. For example wt. % levels of dicalcium phosphate may range from 0.5 to 1.5%. In a preferred embodiment, the product is fortified with one or more vitamins and/or minerals and/or fiber sources, in addition to the calcium source. These may include any or all of the following:
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Biotin (Vitamin H), Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Potassium Iodide, d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Molybdenum, Chromium, Selenium, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Lactate, Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate), Magnesium (e.g., as magnesium phosphate) Iron (as Ferric Orthophosphate) and Zinc (as Zinc Oxide). The vitamins and minerals are preferably present at from 5 to 45% RDI, especially 5 to 20% RDI, most especially from about 15% RDI. Preferably, fiber sources are present in the product at greater than 0.5 wt. % and do not exceed 6 wt. %, especially 5 wt. %. The vitamins and/or minerals may be included within, or external to, the nuggets, provided that processing and human absorption are not impaired.
Ingredients which, if present, will generally be found within the bar but external to the nuggets include, but are not limited to, rolled oats, chocolate chips or other chocolate pieces, cookie and/or cookie dough pieces, such as oatmeal cookie pieces, brownie pieces, fruit pieces, such as dried cranberry, apple, etc., vegetable pieces such as rice, honey and acidulants such as malic and citric acids, leavening agents such as sodium bicarbonate and peanut butter.
The nuggets of the invention are preferably made by one of two methods, although it is anticipated that alternative methods may be possible. In the first method according to the invention, the nuggets are made using an extrusion process wherein the extrusion temperature is moderated so as to avoid damage to the whey (or other selected non-soy) proteins and concomitant off-taste. In this process, it is expected that a blend of the selected proteins may, for instance, be made having a selected protein content of greater than 50 wt %, up to 70 or 80% or higher. A moisture level of from 10 to 35 wt %, preferably from 15 to 25 wt % prior to extrusion is preferred. An extruder such as a twin screw extruder may be employed. Preferred extrusion temperatures are in the range of between 70 and 130° C., so as not to reach temperatures at which the proteins perceptibly degrade. This embodiment is preferred for rice and pea proteins, especially at the upper ends of the temperature ranges. After extrusion, a cutter may be used to cut the extrudates into the desired length of the nuggets.
In accordance with the first method, the temperature sensitivity of the selected non-soy proteins makes it undesirable to achieve in the extruder temperatures high enough adequately to dry the extrudate. Therefore, a drying step is used subsequent to extrusion to achieve the desired level of moisture. The drying step may comprise, for instance, a belt/conveyor dryer or a fluid bed dryer.
In the second process embodiment of the invention, super critical fluids are used in the extruder, such as is set forth in Rizvi et al. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,120,559 and/or 5,417,992, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. In this embodiment, the nugget ingredients, eg non-soy protein, rice flour, additional carbohydrate and coloring agent, plus water, are introduced to the feed board and fed to the orifice from which the product is extruded. Water/moisture levels will generally be from 3–15, preferably 4–10 wt %. Prior to extrusion, a supercritical fluid, such as supercritical CO2 is introduced into the extruder. Upon extrusion through the extrusion orifice, the supercritical fluid expands, thereby imparting to the product a desirable expanded texture, e.g., puffing, which is otherwise only possible with elevated temperatures suitable for causing the moisture to boil. Since such elevated temperatures are desirably avoided to prevent degradation of the protein, use of the supercritical fluid permits extrusion of a puffed product including temperature sensitive proteins, such as whey, by avoiding the elevated temperatures. In this alternative process, the temperature in the extruder to which the nugget ingredients are subjected is preferably not more than 95° C., especially within the range of from 70 to 90, especially up to 85° C., more preferably no higher than 80° C.
For CO2, the supercritical fluid may be at, for example, a pressure of at least about 72.9 atmospheres and a temperature of at least about 31° C.
The nutritional bars may be made by known methods provided that the nuggets are not exposed to temperatures which cause degradation of their ingredients, especially the proteins.
Extruded nutritional bars may be made by cooking a syrup containing liquid (at ambient temperature) ingredients and then mixing with dry ingredients. The mixture is then extruded onto a conveyor belt and cut with a cutter. The nuggets of the invention are included among the dry ingredients. The nuggets should only be added to the syrup when the syrup is at a temperature below that at which any of the nugget components degrade. Supercritical fluid extrusion of the bar as a whole at reduced temperatures can also be considered. Syrup ingredients may include components such as corn syrup, glycerine, lecithin and soybean oil or other liquid oils. In addition to the nuggets, other dry components include grains, flours, maltodextrin and milk powders.
Nutritional bars in the form of granola bars may be made by cooking the syrup, adding the dry ingredients, blending the syrup and dry ingredients in a blender, feeding the blended mix through rollers and cutting with a cutter.
The bars of the invention may be coated, eg with milk chocolate or yogurt flavored coating.
Typically, excluding moisture lost during processing, the uncoated bars of the invention will be made from 30–50 wt % syrup, especially 35–45%, and 50–70 wt % dry ingredients, especially 55–65 wt %. Generally coated bars according to the invention will be made from 30–50 wt % syrup, especially 35–45 wt %, 40–50 wt % dry ingredients, especially 40–45% and 0–30 wt % coating, especially 5–25 wt %, particularly 10–20 wt % coating.
Using one of the two preferred methods of the invention, it is believed that nuggets having greater than 50 wt %, especially greater than 60%, more preferably greater than 70 or 80% of selected non-soy proteins selected from the group consisting of milk protein, rice protein and pea protein can be achieved.
It can be expected that the nuggets of the invention may be used in various types of nutrition bars including, without limitation, snack bars and meal replacement bars. One example would be granola bars. The bars of the invention may be coated in whole or in part, eg. with a yogurt flavored coating or a milk chocolate coating.
A blend of rice flour, whey protein isolate and whey protein concentrate is mixed to provide a protein content of between 50 and 70%. A twin screw extruder with more than two barrel sections is used. The mixture is extruded through a die of a predetermined shape. The temperature in the two zones closest to the die is set between 70 and 130 C. The temperature of the mixture does not exceed 130° C. during extrusion. The feed material is fed into the extruder at a fixed rate with moisture content between 15 to 40%. At steady state the samples are collected. The excess moisture is dried using a belt/conveyor drier. A cutter is used to cut the extrudates to obtain the desired length of the nuggets. The nuggets thus obtained are included in a nutrition bar at a level of 60 wt % and a good tasting bar, without appreciable off-taste, is obtained.
The process of Example 1 is carried out, except that the blend used is a rice protein concentrate/rice flour blend having a protein content between 50 and 80%, and a fluid bed dryer is employed to dry the product.
Whey protein (55 wt % based on dry ingredients), rice flour, starch and water are mixed in an extrusion cooker to provide moisture content of from 3 to 15 wt %. The mixture is heated to 85° C. A twin screw extruder with more than two barrel sections is used. Supercritical carbon dioxide is mixed with the nugget ingredients. The mixture is extruded through a die of a predetermined shape. A cutter is used to cut the extrudates to get the desired length of the nuggets. The nuggets thus obtained are included in a nutrition bar at a level 6–60%. A good tasting bar, without appreciable off-taste, is obtained.
Unless stated otherwise or required by context, the terms "fat" and "oil" are used interchangeably herein. Unless otherwise stated or required by context, percentages are by weight.
It should be understood of course that the specific forms of the invention herein illustrated and described are intended to be representative only, as certain changes may be made therein without departing from the clear teaching of the disclosure. Accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims in determining the full scope.
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|Institut National De La Recherche Agronomioue
|Phosphopeptides from casein-based material
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Microsoft Corp. released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users.
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Whydja think they called the 'Explorer'?! Sheesh!
Yes and they pushed it out without checkingg to see if I had auto update on
I seem to have suffered some sort of Browser Attack in the last few days. My Firefox started covering over everything I did with popup ads for Mozilla products and surveys and such until I deleted Firefox and cleaned out all the residue from the popups and Firefox itself. I still use the Mozilla SeaMonkey browser to good effect. I could not imagine getting that kind of trash from Mozilla/Firefox and wonder if it was some sort of spoofing thing.
I've got a better name for Explorer: "Don't Use It"
I'm a Linux guy. I use Firefox and Chrome. If and when I have to use Windows I'm always real careful with IE - aka "virus loading app."
That is strange, I never got any ads from Mozilla Firefox.
Of course I use Ubuntu Linux.
I keep trying to load Linux and so far have been unsuccessful on three computers and on clean formatted discs as well as to virtual machines, etc. I get it started, either from online or a disc and at some point it always just stops and refuses to go any further. If my son were closer than Germany, I could probably get it okay. I really would like to put Windows in the past. I do not have a natural bent for computers.
I have never seen anyone have so much trouble even just loading Linux.
Hey Shadow, are there certain computers that won't run Linux?
Are you trying to install a 64 bit version on a 32 bit machine? or something?
I remember Netscape 1.22
My ISP ($100 for a year of dial-up, lol) had to mail me a floppy with the browser for my old computer. (The thing had a 100 MB hdd)
I had to install the 33.6 modem, a sound card and RAM (it had 2 MB and I got it up to 28 or 30 or something)
I really liked that old computer. I remember having to delete a game to play a different game. Tank!, Gunship2000 and others.
You'd think that after all these years, they could get Internet exploder out of beta.
I an sick of Retina/patching so the government can have their back doors to Microsoft.
Ubuntu 12.04 is very stable
I hear good things about Linux MINT
I read that OpenOS4 is friendly for Windows users.
but there are hundreds or thousands of different Linux distributions out there.
12.04 (Precise) is LTS. I believe they'll support through 2017. For an open source OS, that's pretty amazing. I LOVE Ubuntu. Used to be a Fedora die hard, but I've since come around to Ubuntu. I was getting tired of the distro release schedule with Fedora.
OpenOS4 is okay, but I've read from some RHEL programmers that it's a mess "under the hood."
I suspected it might be, they seemed intent to make it "look" like Windows (no matter what?)
Yes, Ubuntu is pretty remarkable. And it has not kept them from working on different versions either.
I am being given a new firefox browser right now. hhmmm
should I cross fingers?
doesn't look or act any different, so far
I'm on 23.0.1 and have had zero issues with my extensions or website accesses.
Ubuntu is great because they've singularly focused on making a user-centric experience without forgoing the utility and stability of Linux.
Because of some very specific issues on vision issues I have.
But my current favorite foi multiple reasons ios a Fedora based one from Australia....Korora. 64 bit Gnome version.
Distribution Release: Korora 19
Don't try release 18...ugly install!
Do you have an older laptop?
Oh, yeah. I keep a "live" Mint thumb drive around for the inevitable day when the Winders OS is trashed. One of my colleagues sez, "why not just run the whole thing on Linux?" Because I PAID for the MS license, I sez, that's why.
She walked off laughing. Well, it seemed like a good enough reason at the time...
No laptop, but this has happened with 3 desktops. I get pretty frustrated.
Have you tried older Dell computers? I have some old cast-off Dell Optiplex GX240 tower PCs where I work. 1.8 Mhz, 1 GB Ram. Hardly enough to run to XP anymore, but they run Linux great. In fact, I have not found a Linux version that the GX240 model won't install and run. That's what I'm using right now! I have used Ubuntu, Mint, Puppy, Mepis, and Knoppix on them, but prefer Ubuntu or Mint over the rest. The Dells are plentiful on eBay and often cost less than the shipping!
I have not had a single virus/malware incident in the last 4 years that I have used Linux. It beats the heck out of Windows.
I do have one. I shall dig it out and try it.
Good luck. I recommend that you do NOT use the latest version of Ubuntu or Mint. The older versions fit on a CD instead of a DVD, which your computer may or may not have. The older versions are also lighter and zippier than the latest versions. You might also try the lighter X versions of Ubuntu or Mint, instead of Gnome or KDE versions. I am confident that you will find something that works well on an older Dell. That said, I'm running a very modified Ubuntu 11 that looks like Windows XP instead of the default Unity menu interface. Ubuntu 12 requires more horsepower.
Hi GeronL,
I've been a RedHat family fan since 2001, RHEL and Fedora Core and CentOS, and still prefer it over other distros. However, the company I went to work for (as Sysadmin) this past March is about 90% Ubuntu, which I previously Did. Not. Like... Adaptation time.
I had occasion to put Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a couple workstations, and the Server version in a VM under Xen on my CentOS workstation. Also built the Server version into a couple of system servers for various purposes.
I agree with you -- it's very stable -- and in addition I find it relatively easy to work with. I'm not a fan of the desktop GUI setup (I'd probably shoehorn GNOME over it given the chance) but it works.
Overall, I second your recommendation of 12.04. Good stuff.
MINT I've only played with a little, it's okay but I didn't really get to know it well enough to form an opinion.
Even if they used GNOME or let me dump the sidebar, it's still a great Linux distro. If I had some better hardware I would still want Ubuntu, even if I added a Windows partition for playing games.
That said, I have Win7 installed in a BootCamp partition on my Mac and it kicks a$$ running directly on the hardware. And zero compatibility issues with offbeat hardware due to virtualization. If I was a gamer I'd use the on-the-metal Windows install more I guess.
As it is, I spend 90% of my time in Linux at work, and 90% on a Mac at home; the rest in Windows when required. It'll be a fine day when games run as well on Linux as they do on Windows.
Very true. Not one virus/malware incident here either. I also tried Puppy, Knoppix, PC-OS and others before being floored by Linux.
My laptop was a few years old when the HDD simply died. Geek Squad put in a new clean harddrive and were confused as to why I wanted it clean. (I couldn't afford a new Windows) so I went through the Live CD's I had made and chose Ubuntu easily.
On installation it didn't have full screen, but that was a simple resolution change. Also the fan didn't run but that was an amazingly easy fix too.
I have probably put a lot of crap on this clean HDD I should probably remove. Including a big Windows game I thought I could run in WINE but I am not technical enough to make that work. lol.
So I will need a Windows partition just big enough to put some games I want on (World of Tanks, Star Trek Online etc) and I would really be in business.
Then again, maybe I should just get a different laptop for that. Knowing that if it ever messes up royally I can always put a Linux on it.
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Information Age Problems 30
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The Value of Financial Techniques for IT Investment Appraisal 36
What Else Do We Need? 36
Summary 38
Chapter 2: The Five Pillars of Benefits Realization 39
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Pillar 2: Business Process Impact 45
Pillar 3: Architecture 52
Pillar 4: Direct Payback 61
Pillar 5: Risk 66
Summary 76
Chapter 3: P2—Process 77
Step 1: Setting the Ground Rules 81
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Step 3: IT Value Analysis 95
Step 4: IT Value Project Management 113
Step 5: IT Value Achievement 118
Step 6: IT Value Management 127
Selecting Specific Products and Vendors 140
Refinements 142
Sensitivity Analysis 146
Investment Scope 147
Summary 148
Chapter 4: P3—People 151
Roles—A Foundation Stone of Effective Governance 153
The IT Council 155
The IT Investment Board 157
The Office of Architecture and Standards 159
The Project Office 163
Summary and Next Steps 165
Appendix A: Sample Value Standards 169
Strategic Alignment 169
Payback 171
Architecture 173
Business Process Impact 174
Risk 174
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Business Process Impact 177
Architecture 180
Risk 181
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Preliminary Information 201
Opening the Meeting 202
Resolution of Inconsistencies 202
Quantifying the Benefits 203
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Cross-Verification 205
Appendix F: Gartner Recommended Approach to Risk Management 207
Collaborative Risk Management 207
Risk Assessment Processes 208
Predictability and Complexity of Risks 215
Summary 216
Appendix G: Analytical Hierarchy Process/Analysis 217
Appendix H: Probability Analysis (Monte Carlo Simulation) 227
Appendix I: Gartner Approach to Change Management: Strategic Planning Assumption 231
The Need for Change Management 231
The Human Response to Change 233
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The location is perfectly situated by two small beaches set between three section of rocky cliffs. The small beaches were shared with only about five other facilties, making it peaceful even at busy times. Directly behind the hotel grounds is a rocky cliff section that is used as part of the Maya Spa they have. There is a platform with a covered area where they give massages and such. At night, it is a beautiful location to view the stars and listen to the waves.
If I return to Tulum and stay at Zahra, I would probably upgrade to the more expensive room for the convenience of the closer bathroom and nicer rooms. I would not rave about Zahra but I did enjoy my stay because of the location and inexpensive option I had.
Unique Quality: The restaurant has 2-for-1 happy hour starting at 5PM. I had a couple banana margaritas that were made with fresh bananas. They were okay and the price was good, but I have had much better ones. I had hoped to have a starter while I drank but the menu was lacking in its choices and I didn't have anything.
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Spent 2 nights here. Very rustic basic accommodation, but worh it! Stayed in the Nohoch - bigger cabin, right on the beach, with perfect view of the sea! Room was clean and with special touches to make it special, but still basic. Not really walking distance to the main town, but we didn't even need to go there as we had some restaurants and bars nearby, and we could catch a taxi to the places we needed to go to (e.g. bus station, Sian Ka'an, Tulum ruins). Saw a lovely little spa area up on the rocks overlooking the sea, but we didn't get time to make use of this facility. Not sure what the website says about electricity, but I'm pretty sure that we had a plug in our room.
Unique Quality: VIEW!!! With a hammock on the patio to enjoy it all! Filtered water in the room. Very friendly staff and a great outdoor bar area, in the sand (just behind the cabins), and yummy food! Lovely clean private beach. Mosquito nets on the beds.
Directions: Near the north end of town but right on the beach (about 5 min taxi drive from town).
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This was our second visit to Zahra's. Our first was 3/05 and our second 1/06. Twice in such close succession is rare for us, but there was a good reason. We needed to relax. Fast. Our stress levels were at redline, and this is the one place we can go and do nada, zip, zilch.
In our first visit, we stayed in the Nahil room. They have two kings but two couples could stay there either if they were extremely good friends or if carnal relations just isn't that important any more. There are four rooms, two upstairs and two down. Another way to look at it is two are at the beach end, and two are on the road end of the building. I recommend the room we had, up and towards the beach.
Our second visit, we had the Family Suite, as we went as a threesome (supposed to be four) with a friend of my wife's from grad school. That one has a king upstairs and a tub, bunks down and also a double suspended like a swing from the ceiling. My wife and I could do what husbands and wives do, but let's be real, our friend was either deaf or very polite. Also, the john (or "juan" as we call it in Mexico) is behind some local mangrove stalks giving adequate privacy only to those who don't need much. We tried as discreet as possible, but we got to know each other better than we would have liked. Finally, privacy from the outside is almost nil in the family suites at night. Either live in denial that the world can see you or shower during the day or in the dark.
Unique Quality: The best beach I have ever seen. Three to choose from, to the south is small and compact (topless OK), to the north is larger but seemed to be populated with more kids (not to my tastes) (topless OK), and one further north about a three minute walk away where you can get down to your skin (nudity OK but not ubiquitous).
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Restaurant with serviceable food, not the best but not bad.
Directions: Leave Cancun. Drive south 90 minutes on MX 307. Take a left at the only light in Tulum, next to the (I kid you not) Saint Francis of Assisi Supermarket, go 4 kms to the T intersection then go right, about 0.5 kms. Look left.
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