Pea Protein Composition for Fast Digestion and Sustained Satiety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dietary supplements based on animal proteins or purely vegetable proteins fail to effectively address age-related obesity and muscle wasting while potentially contributing to lifestyle diseases, and plant proteins are often incomplete in essential amino acids.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising pea protein isolate, plant protein hydrolysate, pumpkin seed protein, oat extract, sea buckthorn powder, and acerola powder, formulated to provide a balanced amino acid profile with fast and slow digestibility, promoting satiety and muscle building.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If whey protein is used as the primary protein source, then rapid digestibility and muscle building are improved, but sustained satiety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines whey protein isolate (fast-digesting) with plant protein hydrolysate (slow-digesting) in a single composition. This merging allows the fast-digesting whey to provide rapid muscle building effects while the slow-digesting plant protein maintains sustained satiety, resolving the contradiction between speed of digestion and duration of satiety.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition uses a composite protein system combining animal protein (whey) and plant protein (soy, pea, or rice hydrolysate) in specific ratios. This composite approach leverages the complementary digestibility profiles of different protein sources to achieve both rapid and sustained nutritional effects simultaneously.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If plant proteins are used, then health benefits and natural composition are improved, but completeness of essential amino acids is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges plant protein hydrolysate with whey protein isolate to create a complementary amino acid profile. The plant protein provides health benefits and fiber content, while the whey protein supplements any amino acid deficiencies, achieving both health improvement and amino acid completeness simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition optimizes the ratio of plant protein hydrolysate to whey protein isolate (typically 1:4 to 1:1) to achieve the desired balance between health benefits from plant proteins and amino acid completeness. This parameter optimization allows adjustment of the composition's nutritional profile to meet specific health goals.
3Strength
If animal proteins are consumed, then muscle building is improved, but contribution to lifestyle diseases is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the protein source parameters by using whey protein isolate (a high-quality animal protein with excellent muscle-building properties) in controlled amounts combined with plant proteins. This parameter adjustment allows retention of the muscle-building benefits of animal protein while minimizing the quantity associated with lifestyle disease risks through balanced dietary composition.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a composition, particularly for use as a dietary supplement, a food for general consumption, or a functional food, comprising the components pea protein isolate, vegetable protein hydrolysate, and optionally at least one further component selected from the group consisting at least of pumpkin seed protein, oat bran, sea buckthorn powder, and/or acerola powder. The composition according to the invention combines the advantages of rapid and slow digestibility, which have a particularly positive effect on diet- and age-related obesity and muscle loss.