706 results about "Food supplement" 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.

Methods of harvesting algae, and using algae as a biofuel, livestock feed, or food supplement are provided. The methods comprise contacting liquid algae suspensions with a filtration media. Depending upon the filtration media, the resulting algae and filtration media admixture is then utilized as a biofuel, livestock feed, food supplements, or for the extraction of algae oil. Admixtures comprising a combustible filtration media, such as coal, are particularly preferred. The methods are suitable for use with any algae species. Compositions for use as a biofuel, livestock feed, or food supplement are also provided. These compositions comprise an admixture of algae and a filtration media.

The invention concerns a dummy device for patient-assisted medication with medical and/or pharmaceutical and/or food supplement products for a patient. The dummy device includes a pictorial representation, true to the original, of at least one real package detail containing the actual products. The dummy device is constructed and designed for interactive communication by at least one handling element. The invention further concerns a system using a dummy device and a method for patient-assisted control of medication with medical and/or pharmaceutical and/or food supplement products for a patient.

Dissolvable oral tablets and mini-bars which contain healthful ingredients. The products contain a multitude of discrete, extruded sections containing different healthful ingredients. A wide variety of active ingredients includes oxygen enhancers, vitamins, enzymes, dehydrated foods, pycnogenols, food supplements, soy proteins, herbs, roots, and mints. The tablets and mini-bars may be prepared by extruding discrete sections and matrix, all containing active ingredients, cutting the resulting shape for the tablet and mini-bar, and coating with dehydrated food. The tablets and mini-bars may supply needed active ingredients following natural disasters or prior to surgery or may be taken for general use. The products may be contained in a thermal insulating wrapper having an inner piece, an outer piece, and a corrugated piece between the inner and outer pieces. The products may be stored in a thermally insulating luminous canteen container having a primary container having a removable cover and a plurality of secondary containers affixed to the outer wall of the primary container, which containers have removable attached covers. The container may be constructed of hypoallergenic thermoplastic rubber, and may contain a compass and a signaling mirror. These containers also hold water and first aid supplies. The canteen containers may be supplied to survivors of natural disasters or used for general utility.

A composition for use in making commercial food and skin products comprising S-equol or mixtures, including both a non-racemic mixture and a racemic mixture, of S-equol and R-equol. The composition can be used to make articles of commerce such as food supplements, pharmaceuticals, and medicaments. The compositions are useful in a method of delivering S-equol to a mammal to prevent or treat a disease or associated condition, including hormone-dependent diseases or conditions such as cardiovascular disease, lipid disorder, osteopenia, osteoporosis, liver disease, and acute ovarian estrogen deficiency. The S-equol enantiomer can be produced in a biological synthesis from the metabolism of an isoflavone by an organism.

The invention relates to an oil-in-water emulsion, substantially comprising protein, polysaccharide and oil or fat having unique stabilizing properties, which is suited for use as a thickener, suspending agent, coating material and as an additive to food in the production of a plurality of products. Furthermore, foods are provided which have improved properties in terms of sensory aspects and nutrition physiology compared to conventionally produced products, and a method for the production thereof is provided. In addition, the emulsion and products produced according to the invention can be dried and subsequently rehydrated in order to obtain compositions that have substantially the same properties as the non-dried compositions.

The invention pertains to a water dispersible, preferably a powder composition of water extractible bioactive components of exclusively fruit or vegetable or plant origin. These components are obtainable by: a) subjecting a selected fruit or vegetable or plant material to homogenisation in weak alkaline conditions and at moderate temperature; b) separating the liquid extract from the homogenised mass and subsequently bringing it to neutrality; and c) eventually concentrating or drying, preferably by freeze drying, the neutralized liquid extract. The composition can be used as primary composition in the preparation of a food product for oral administration, a food supplement, a pet food product, a pet food supplement, a cosmetic preparation or a pharmaceutical preparation.

In some embodiments, an insect food supplement may include one or more of the following features: (a) a dry extruded food pellet, (b) a gelled water pellet, and (c) a water barrier on an external surface of the gelled water pellet.

The present invention provides a system and method for scheduling pharmaceutical prescriptions. In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, a schedule module compiles data and creates a customized medication schedule for each patient which is easy to understand. The data used to create the schedule include patient personal profile data, medication and food supplement data, and personal administrative data.

The invention is directed to food and food additive compositions comprising one or more human milk proteins produced in the seeds of a transgenic plant and methods of making the same. The invention is further directed to improved infant formula comprising such food supplement composition.

The invention (the process, its supporting devices, and applications) serves the endeavor of shellfish aquaculture. The invention improves and innovates: 1) tidally powered systems for raising shellfish seed, 2) grow-out, 3) brood stock conditioning, 4) market conditioning, & food supplement, 5) hatchery systems, 6) hatchery/nursery integration, resource sharing and optimization, ergonomics and economics, 7) water treatment, 8) Propulsion, 9) Anchorage, 10) Security, and 11) Devices for the Integration of Neighborhood Values and Shellfish Production. Such large increased economies of production suggest new uses for shellfish. Shellfish grow-out can provide cost effective and ecologically advantageous infrastructure benefits to eroding beaches, unstable channels, and water quality and the health of estuaries in general. The system is flexible in operation so that it may maximize the use of estuarine tidal energy and phytoplankton in order to maximize the ecological and economic benefits of the operation. The system is designed with particular attention to Virginia and Federal law so that permitting needs are minimized. Moreover the system is optimized to fit in well with the estuarine community and be a desirable, unobtrusive neighbor.

The invention discloses a walnut low molecular weight polypeptide and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: hydrolyzing walnut albumen powder through a high static pressure technique combined with a biological enzyme; decoloring and adsorbing to remove bitter substances in the walnut low molecular weight polypeptide, and then preparing the walnut low molecular weight polypeptide with high purity, good quality and high low molecular weight peptide proportion; and directly packaging or carrying out freeze drying to obtain the finished walnut low molecular weight polypeptide product. The walnut low molecular weight polypeptide disclosed by the invention can be widely applied to medicine raw materials, medicaments, food, health care products, foodadditives and the like. By using the method disclosed by the invention, the hydrolysis degree of protein is improved so that the proportion of the walnut low molecular weight polypeptide is improved,thereby being more beneficial to the absorption and utilization of walnut polypeptide, enhancing the nutrition and health care effects of walnut and improving the product additional value of walnut. Thus, the walnut low molecular weight polypeptide has a good market application prospect.

The compositions of this invention comprise a mixture of (1) phenylalanine and a dietary food supplement, (2) leucine and a dietary food supplement, and (3) hydrocinnamic acid and a dietary food supplement. The compositions are used for medicinal purposes to alleviate a variety of maladies.

The present application relates to a probiotic composition comprising a probiotic bacteria. The composition is particularly useful as a food supplement for normalizing the gastro-intestinal flora. The probiotic bacteria present in the composition contain species of Propionibacterium, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Streptococcus. Also disclosed herein are methods of producing such composition and uses of the composition.

The invention discloses a method for extracting humic acid and fulvic acid from humus, which comprises the following steps: adopting the humus containing mineral substances as a natural source; preparing an alkaline extractant, the pH of which is between 8 and 13; and then, according to the total weight of extracting liquid, computing and adding the humus containing the mineral substances, whereinthe weight percentage of the humus is 10w/w%-30w/w%; stirring the liquid at the temperature of 30 DEG C-80 DEG C; after a determined time and when the liquid is stirred to reach a determined temperature, adding 50w/w% of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), the weight percentage of which is 2%w/w%-8%w/w%, and stirring continuously; and after adding the hydrogen peroxide, carrying out solid-liquid separationand purification on the extracting liquid to obtain clear extracting liquid. The humic acid and the fulvic acid and the organic salts of the mineral compounds thereof obtained by the method of the invention can be widely applied to the application of the humus in agriculture, veterinary science, environmental protection, industrial additive, medicine and food additive, thereby having positive practical significance to nutrition supplement, nutrition absorption and health of human beings.

A method of treating autism using a probiotic composition including the bacilli (1) Bacillus subtilis, (2) Bacillus coagulans, and (3) Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the invention may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders.

The present invention provides novel compositions containing calcium and/or other minerals (as single mineral compositions or as multiple mineral compositions), methods for making these compositions, and methods for delivering the compositions. The compositions provide soluble bioavailable calcium and/or other minerals at a high concentration due to the high solubility attained through the processing method contained in this patent. Addition by these methods of other mineral(s) to calcium increases the stability and solubility of the calcium. The compositions of the present invention are powders that can be reconstituted in aqueous solutions. The compositions of the present invention also are very stable, allowing for a long shelf life of the compositions and of foods supplemented with the compositions.

The present invention relates to an edible product, which comprises a fibrous plant product and a plant extract applied thereto. Further, the invention relates to a corresponding method for producing said edible product and its use in at least one of food, food supplement, medicinal, cosmetic, well-being, nutraceutical or phytotherapeutical applications. The plants used may be all plants comprising one or more substances of interest for an edible product.

The invention relates to a primary composition in which at least one lipophilic bioactive compound is mixed with a whey protein, present in an amount effective to increase the bioavailability of the lipophilic bioactive compound. The invention also relates to an oral composition that contains the primary composition in a foodstuff, in a food supplement, or in a pharmaceutical preparation, and to a cosmetic preparation that contains the primary composition. Methods for increasing the bioavailability of the lipophilic bioactive compound and providing increased photostability and oxidation resistance are also provided.

The invention discloses fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder and a preparation method of the fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder. The enzyme powder is prepared from enzyme raw powder and dietary fiber powder, wherein the enzyme raw powder is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight through fruit fermentation: 20-50 parts of blueberry, 10-25 parts of lemon, 7-15 parts of dragon fruit, 7-15 parts of green papaya, 7-15 parts of green banana, and 15-25 parts of rock candy. The invention also discloses the preparation method of the fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) pretreating fruits; (2) carrying out enzymatic hydrolysis; (3) fermenting; (4) performing glassy drying on the fermentation liquid; (5) blending the enzyme powder and the dietary fiber powder; and (6) sub-packaging. According to the fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder and the preparation method of the fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder, the fruit enzyme powder is produced by a biological production method and has scientific formula, no chemical harmful substances are introduced into the process, no food additive is added, and the fat-reducing and weight-losing fruit enzyme powder is sweet and delicious, has high enzyme activity and has remarkable fat-reducing and weight-losing effect.