30135results about "Food ingredient functions" patented technology

The invention provides nutritional supplements for an oral or enteral administration to humans, whether in satisfactory health, or having a medical condition. These supplements can provide humans with a complete, balanced nutrition in a bioavailable form, either as a food supplement or as a meal replacement, and preferably includes one or more slow-digesting carbohydrates that renders them effective in maintaining blood glucose levels at, or returning abnormal blood glucose levels to, normal blood glucose levels. Nutritional supplements within the invention can be employed with humans that are diabetic, borderline diabetic, pregnant and/or lactating, geriatric humans and humans that have, are at risk for, or develop other glucose intolerance or cardiovascular disease.

Disclosed are improvements in human nutrition involving a unique combination of natural products constituting anti-inflammatory compositions which can reduce cardiovascular disease risks as well as play a positive role in other conditions and diseases for which key indicators, especially selected from the group consisting of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), 5-lypoxygenase (5-LOX) expression and prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2) biosynthesis or any combination of these, are indicators. Therapeutic compositions preferably comprise curcumin, bilberry extract, grape seed extract, green tea extract and apple extract, in effective amounts individually and combined to provide a therapeutically significant reduction in one or more key indicators. Another exemplified therapeutic composition comprises: omega-3 rich refined fish oil, resveratrol, blueberry extract, grape seed extract, green tea extract and gamma and/or delta tocopherol, in effective amounts individually for the above benefits.

Particles comprising(a) a supercooled melt of a poorly water-soluble substance and(b) a stabilizing agent,which have a mean particle size of between 30 and 500 nm, and disperse compositions containing them, as administration forms and delivery systems for drugs, vaccines and other biologically active agents such as herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, fertilizers, vitamins, nutrition additives and cosmetics.

Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

The present invention relates to characterizing changes in mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota associated with antibiotic treatment and various disease conditions (such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin-deficiency or insulin-resistance related disorders, glucose intolerance, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, abnormal lipid metabolism, short stature, osteoporosis, and other disorders of bone formation and mineralization, etc.) and related diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Therapeutic methods of the invention involve the use of probiotics, prebiotics, or narrow spectrum antibiotics/anti-bacterial agents that are capable of restoring healthy mammalian bacterial gastrointestinal microbiota.

The present invention relates to water-soluble films incorporating anti-tacking agents and methods of their preparation. Anti-tacking agents may improve the flow characteristics of the compositions and thereby reduce the problem of film adhering to a user's mouth or to other units of film. In particular, the present invention relates to edible water-soluble delivery systems in the form of a film composition including a water-soluble polymer, an active component selected from cosmetic agents, pharmaceutical agents, vitamins, bioactive agents and combinations thereof and at least one anti-tacking agent.

Disclosed are methods of reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in an infant, toddler, or child using nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides. The nutritional compositions including the human milk oligosaccharides are effective in reducing inflammation and the incidence of inflammatory diseases.

The invention discloses nutritional potato chips and a preparation method thereof. The nutritional potato chips are characterized by being prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 90-100 parts of potatoes, 25-30 parts of rye flour, 3-4 parts of salt, 4-5 parts of oligosaccharide, 1-2 parts of zinc citrate, 8-10 parts of lily mayonnaise, 10-11 parts of almond, 11-12 parts of peanut, 12-13 parts of sesame, 1-2 parts of burdock, 1.5-1.8 parts of lophatherum gracile, 0.8-1.5 parts of tangerine peel, 1.5-2 parts of cassia seed, 1-1.5 parts of angelica, 2-2.5 parts of broadbean flower, 2-3 parts of apple blossom, 2-3 parts of stellaria media and 3-5 parts of rapeseed oil. The nutritional potato chips have superior flavor, are crisp, refreshing, scientific in proportion of all the ingredients and rich in nutrition, and have the effects of dispelling wind and heat, regulating qi, strengthening spleen, drying dampness, eliminating phlegm, replenishing blood, improving eyesight, cooling blood, detoxifying, maintaining beauty and keeping young.

The present invention relates generally to functional sweetener compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic, high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different functional sweetener compositions comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic, high-potency sweetener, at least one sweet taste improving composition, and at least one functional ingredient, such as C-reactive protein reducing substances. The present invention also relates to functional sweetener compositions and methods that can improve the tastes of non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the functional sweetener compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and/or a more sugar-like flavor profile.

Methods are provided for maintaining or lowering lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ [“Lp-PLA₂”] levels, stabilizing rupture prone-atherosclerotic lesions, decreasing the Inflammatory Index and increasing Total Omega-3 Score™ in humans, by administering an effective amount of eicosapentaecnoic acid [“EPA”], an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid [“PUFA”].

The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and particularly relates to ready-to-eat white fungus soup and a preparation method thereof. The ready-to-eat white fungus soup is prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 12.1-20.0% of fresh white funguses, 3.0-10.0% of crystal sugar, 0.011-0.040% of citric acid, 3.0-10.0% of red jujubes, 3.0-10.0% of lily bulbs, and the balance being water. The method for preparing the ready-to-eat white fungus soup comprises the following steps of preparing white fungus pulp, preparing mixed liquor and preparing finished products. The white fungus soup in which the fresh white funguses are used as main raw materials is rich in nutrition, has the efficacies of nourishing yin, nourishing the lung, nourishing the stomach, nourishing the heart and soothing the nerves, is fragrant and sweet in taste, and refreshing and smooth in mouth feel. The defects that in the prior art, white fungus soup products are single in nutrient components, and the taste of the conventional white fungus soup products cannot meet the requirements of different crowds for taste are overcome.

Metabolic energy capacity enhancing compositions and methods for reducing oxidative stress and improving vitality in a mammal are disclosed. A composition for increasing metabolic energy capacity may be in a palatable liquid formulation or a solid dosage form and typically includes an anti-oxidant containing phytonectar and an energy catalyst. An anti-oxidant may include a polyphenol, anthrocyanin, bioflavonoid, proanthocyanidin, and a xanthone. An energy catalyst may include a mineral, vitamin, co-vitamin, carbohydrate and a lipid. In a presently preferred embodiment a composition includes phytonectar extracts from grape, aloe vera, apple, morinda citrifolia, scullcap, blueberry, prune, cranberry, elderberry, bilberry, and gentain and a mineral blend containing calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, chromium, selenium, iron, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, potassium, iodine, and cobalt. A method for increasing metabolic energy capacity in a mammal may include consuming a chemical component having the ability to undergo oxidation, producing free radicals and administering a composition having an anti-oxidant containing phytonectar and an energy catalyst.

The present invention relates generally to cereal compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different cereal compositions comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic high potency sweetener and at least one sweet taste improving composition. The present invention also relates to cereal compositions and methods that can improve the tastes of non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic, high-potency sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the cereal compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and/or a more sugar-like flavor profile.

The present invention discloses a natural fruit and vegetable ferment beverage, and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method for the ferment beverage comprises: adding freshly-squeezed fruit and vegetable juice to marine fish skin collagen peptide; adopting the resulting mixture as a fermentation substrate; carrying out dilution, slurry mixing and sterilization, and then adopting a direct vat and freeze-dried type lactic acid starter to carry out fermentation; stopping the fermentation after 7-11 days until the pH value is 4.3; adding a supplementary feed and carrying out sterilization; then adding high-activity dried yeast to carry out fermentation; stopping the fermentation after 5-7 days until the pH value is 4.0; after storing the fermentation broth at the low temperature, carrying out homogenization, concentration, centrifugation, blending, sterilization and bulking to finally prepare the novel natural fruit and vegetable ferment beverage. According to the ferment beverage of the present invention, the stepwise fermentation is adopted for the freshly-squeezed fruit and vegetable juice by using the lactic acid bacteria and the yeast; the marine fish skin collagen peptide is added to promote the growth and the metabolism of fermentation bacteria, such that metabolic products of nutritional ingredients in the natural fruits and vegetables are rich so as to provide a beneficial nutrition and health effect.

This invention pertains to a method of promoting gastrointestinal health by ingesting a composition comprising one or more probiotic microorganisms, one or more carbohydrate sources, and one or more resistant protein products. Large intestinal health is benefited by one or more of the following: increased fecal weight, lower fecal pH, increased carbohydrate fermentation, and amelioration of protein fermentation.

The present invention has an object to provide a means for durably exerting an action of enhancing collagen-production, and the object is attained by providing a collagen-production enhancer which contains, as an effective ingredient, α,α-trehalose and/or a saccharide derivative thereof, and by a composition incorporated with the collagen-production enhancer to be used for such purpose.

The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.

A dietary supplement of mitochondrial nutrients is designed for relieving stress, preventing and improving stress-related disorders, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, age-associated cognitive dysfunction and diseases (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease). The supplement composition has the following nutrients: B vitamins (cyanocobalamin 2-1,000 ug, thiamin 1-1,000 mg, niacin 15-2,000 mg, pyridoxine 1-1,000 mg, Pantothenate 5-150 mg, folic acid 400-40,000 ug), alpha-tocopherol 10-800 mg, ascorbic acid 50-10,000 mg, calcium 20-2,000 mg, vitamin A 200-10,000 ug, alpha-lipoic acid 100-1,000 mg, N-acetyl cysteine 100-3,000 mg, L-carnosine 100-9,000 mg, tyrosine 100-9,000 mg, vanillin 10-100 mg, phosphatidylserine 10-800 mg, resveratrol 10-50 mg, dehydroepiandrosterone 1-50 mg, and melatonin 0.1-3 mg, all of which have been individually used experimentally or clinically for relieving stress, preventing and treating age- and stress-related disorders and diseases but no combination of these compounds has been used. Many embodiments also contain at least one adjunct ingredient such as coenzyme Q 10-200 mg, acetyl-L-carnitine 100-2,000 mg, choline 50-1,000 mg, and creatine 100-2,000 mg.

The invention provides an enzyme containing medicinal and edible homologous plants and a preparation method of the enzyme. The enzyme is prepared by fermenting the following components in parts by weight: 55-65 parts of fruits and vegetables, 8-12 parts of fungus, 8-12 parts of medicinal and edible homologous plants, 15-20 parts of sugar and 0.2-0.8 part of probiotics. The preparation method of the enzyme comprises the following steps: preparing medicinal and edible homologous plant powder, preparing an initial enzyme solution and preparing medicinal and edible homologous plant enzymes. According to the preparation method of the enzyme, the medicinal and edible homologous plants are processed by ultrafine pulverization, so that the cell-wall breaking ratio is high; the release and homogenization of effective components in the medicinal and edible homologous plants are facilitated; the effect of the medicine is improved; the plant enzymes are extracted from pure nature plants by adopting a multi-flora mixed fermentation technology; the prepared enzyme contains protein, amino acids, vitamins and enzyme materials essential to the human body; the functional components in the medicinal and edible homologous plants are effectively accumulated; various healthcare functions of the enzyme are improved; the raw materials are pulped; the fermentation period is shortened.

Disclosed are beverage compositions containing green tea catechins and polyvalent mineral cations, wherein the beverage compositions exhibit a relatively low turbidity. Also disclosed is a process for avoiding the turbidity issues associated with inclusion of calcium and green tea catechins.

The invention discloses pressure lowering and lipid lowering sweet corn soup and a preparation method thereof. The pressure lowering and lipid lowering sweet corn soup consists of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 40-50 parts of corn, 10-15 parts of oat, 5-10 parts of leek, 5-10 parts of pawpaw, 5-8 parts of cucumber, 4-6 parts of celery, 5-8 parts of chicken meal, 3-5 parts of coix seed, 3-4 parts of tangerine peel, 2-4 parts of mulberry leaf, 1-3 parts of cochinchinese asparagus root, 2-3 parts of ginkgo leaf, 1-3 parts of gynostemma pentaphyllum, 2-4 parts of medlar, 1-3 parts of egg, 2-3 parts of lactic acid bacteria tablet, 5-6 parts of grape juice and 5-7 parts of nutritional additive. The pressure lowering and lipid lowering sweet corn soup prepared by the invention is convenient to store, carry and eat, can be eaten after a can is opened, contains various nutrient substances, is rich in nutrition, has good mouthfeel, can also lower the lipid and can be eaten by various kinds of people; the formula contains natural plant compositions such as the tangerine peel, the mulberry leaf, the cochinchinese asparagus root and ginkgo leaf; the sweet corn soup has the effects of lowering lipid, lowering pressure, tonifying lung, strengthening spleen, protecting liver and nourishing kidney, can be eaten for a long time, can nourish the five internal organs, improves the immunity and has a health care effect of strengthening the body.

An orally administered composition for improving food absorption and digestion contains therapeutically effective dosages of digestive enzymes and L-glutamine as active ingredients. The digestive enzymes include at least one each of a lipase, a protease, and an amylase, and at least a portion of each of these enzymes is enteric coated.

The present invention relates generally to functional sweetener compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different functional sweetener compositions comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic high-potency sweetener, at least one sweet taste improving composition, and at least one functional ingredient, such as phytosterols, phytostanols, esters thereof, or combinations thereof. The present invention also relates to functional sweetener compositions and methods that can improve the tastes of non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the functional sweetener compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and/or a more sugar-like flavor profile.

The aim of this invention is to offer a novel agent for hair growth, which has excellent hair growth effects but not side effects. The agent for hair growth of the present invention is characterized by comprising a processed semi-mature soybean and/or a processed semi-mature soybean extracts and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a processed Polygoni Multiflori Radix, processed Polygoni Multiflori Radix extracts, a processed Cynanchum bungei Decne or processed Cynanchum bungei Decne extracts, preferably further comprising Longan seed and/or Longan seed extracts as active ingredients. This agent for hair growth has no side effects when used externally or internally, it can notably improve hair growth within a short period of time; ranging from 6 to 12 weeks, can return hair to its normal hair colour (for example from white to black) and can improve the gloss of hair.

Novel, advantageous oral compositions formulated to affect any one or combination of the following: reduce physical and mental fatigue, enhance activity, improve recovery from activity, promote muscle performance, increase energy substrates, contribute to improved antioxidant defenses (i.e., reduce oxidative stress or lipid peroxidation, conserve anti-oxidants in the sera), enhance mood, assist in preventing primary and secondary diseases associated with fatigue and muscle atrophy associated with inactivity, improve nervous system (i.e., neuronal) and musculoskeletal (i.e., increase skeletal muscle protein synthesis, increase satellite cells) health, and contribute to improvements in overall health. The compositions of the subject invention are preferably used as a replacement for a snack or meal in cases of hunger or fatigue for individuals across the broad spectrum of human function from elite athletes to those individuals compromised by aging and certain disease states.

Disclosed are nutritional compositions having a solid crisp matrix, or a flour derived from the solid crisp matrix, said matrix comprising (A) from about 10% to about 50% by weight of a soluble viscous fiber, preferably guar; (B) from about 10% to about 99% by weight of a carbohydrate other than and in addition to the soluble viscous fiber; and (C) from about 1% to about 49% by weight of protein, wherein the matrix has a bulk density of less than about 0.4 g/cc. It has been found that soluble viscous fiber sources such as guar gum can be formulated into a solid crisp matrix, which then minimizes several limitations commonly associated with the formulation of such fiber sources into a conventional nutrition bar, e.g. slimy mouthfeel, tooth packing. These compositions are especially effective when formulated with gelled inclusions, including those containing or associated with acidulants, sour flavorants, or both. The nutritional compositions are especially useful as satiety agents, weight reduction agents, and/or for blunting the postprandial glycemic response in diabetics or other individuals in whom such a response would be beneficial.

The invention relates to a fermentation method for production of nutritionally balanced natural fruit enzymes. The method comprises the following steps: (1) pretreatment on raw materials; (2) a first bacterium inoculation: inoculating a saccharomyces cerevisiae liquor with concentration of 106 CFU / ml into a pulp according to an inoculation proportion of 5%; (3) early stage fermentation; (4) a secondary bacterium inoculation: after the early fermentation, inoculating acetic acid bacterium liquid and lactic acid bacterium liquid in a weight ratio of 1:1 for a secondary bacterium inoculation according to an inoculation amount of 5%; (5) middle-term fermentation; (6) coarse filtration; (7) secondary fermentation; (8) ripening; and (9) fine filtration to obtain the natural fruit enzyme. The fermentation method provided by the invention through low-temperature sterilization and strict control on the fermentation temperature retains the enzyme activity to the maximum; and twice inoculation of dominant bacteria effectively inhibits breeding of other infectious microbes, so as to realize stable product quality.

From dietary health to product diversity, Lacteal Coated Pizzas outperform the venerable four-hundred year old ethnic (Italian) pizzas. Lacteal Coated Pizzas are comprised of soft leaven dough/sourdough that is topped with a delicious, nutritious Lacteal Batter, and a conventional topping. The present invention's Lacteal Batters are innovative, heat-stable, hydrocolloidal-proteineous mixtures that possess unique performance-enhancing, rheological properties.

The present invention relates to compositions of and methods for producing timed or retarded release formulations that contain glucosamine sulfate, beta-(1,4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose, and chondroitin, (C₁₄H₁₉NO₁₄SNa₂)_n; N-acetylchondrosanine (2-acetamide-2-deoxi-D-galactopiranose) and D-gluoronic acid copolymer and/or their dietary and nutraceutically acceptable salts of the same and/or hydrates of the active substance that provide a timed release formulation of the active substance.

The invention relates to health mushroom fruit and vegetable enzyme and a preparation method thereof. The health mushroom fruit and vegetable enzyme is prepared from the following raw materials which are added to enzyme strains for fermentation in parts by weight: 30-55 parts of vegetables, 20-40 parts of fruits, 10-20 parts of edible mushrooms, 5-12 parts of Chinese herb extracts and 3-5 parts of mushroom extracting solution. The health mushroom fruit and vegetable enzyme disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of variety, balance property and easiness in absorption; a secondary fermentation method is adopted, so that enzymes in the vegetables, the fruits and the mushrooms are naturally combined together, and the Chinese herb extracts prepared from various Chinese herbs which are beneficial to a human body are also added, so that the health mushroom fruit and vegetable enzyme can improve the immunity of the human body; by the virtue of the health effect, the components, which are beneficial to the human body, in the fruit and vegetable enzyme are further increased; the preparation technology is sophisticated, the health mushroom fruit and vegetable enzyme is rich in nutrition, the enzyme is safe to eat, natural fermentation and long-term maturing are realized, and the activity of the enzyme is enhanced.