Abstract: A powder composition, characterized in that the powder composition includes delipidated egg yolk particles and a functional food material, the functional food material being impregnated in pores of the delipidated egg yolk particles; a method for preparing a powder composition characterized by mixing a delipidated egg yolk with water, spray-drying the resulting mixture, to prepare porous, delipidated egg yolk particles having pores on surfaces thereof; and mixing the resulting delipidated egg yolk particles with a functional food material, and drying the resulting mixture under reduced pressure; and a food including the powder composition mentioned above.

Abstract: To provide a producibility improver for poultry, comprising a polymannose having a molecular weight distribution in which a polymannose having the molecular weights ranging from 1.8×103 to 1.8×105 accounts for 70% or more; the producibility improver for poultry further comprising a polyphenol compound; the producibility improver for poultry further comprising a delipidated rice bran; and a method of improving producibility for laying hens or edible chicken, using any one of the producibility improvers. According to the present invention, the improvement of producibility for poultry can be made at low costs.

Abstract: A polyether-polyol compound represented by the compositional formula C3nH6n+2O2n+1, wherein n is an integer of 4 or more, wherein the polyether-polyol compound has a total number of 1,2-diol unit and 1,3-diol unit of [(n/2)+1] in a case where n is an even number of 4 or more, or a total number of 1,2-diol unit and 1,3-diol unit of [((n−1)/2)+1] and one hydroxyl group which is not involved in the units in a case where n is an odd number of 5 or more; a polyglycerol alkyl ether, a part of hydroxyl groups in a polyglycerol being substituted by an alkyl group, wherein the polyglycerol is the polyether polyol compound mentioned above; and an ester prepared by the process comprising reacting the polyether-polyol compound mentioned above or the polyglycerol alkyl ether mentioned above with a fatty acid.

Abstract: A process for producing popcorn comprising the steps of (a) mixing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester having an HLB of 10 or less made from a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 6 and oleic acid, an edible fat or oil and corn as raw materials; and (b) heating the mixture obtained in step (a) to give popcorn.

Abstract: A setting agent of fats and oils which comprises an ester of a fatty acid having 20 or more carbon atoms, or comprises the ester and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters and sucrose fatty acid esters; fats and oils prepared by adding the setting agent of fats and oils; and food comprising the fats and oils.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition characterized by comprising (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) an inorganic filler and/or organic filler, and (C) a polyhydroxy alcohol ester of condensed hydroxyfatty acid and/or (C′) a condensed hydroxyfatty acid having a degree of condensation exceeding 3.

Abstract: A composition for suppressing behavior problems of pets, comprising theanine, and optionally one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of highly unsaturated fatty acids and cholines; and a method of suppressing behavior problems of pets, comprising administering the above composition to a pet having behavior problems. The composition can be effectively used for suppressing various behavior problems associated with the pet.

Abstract: The meat quality-improving agent of the present invention includes an enzymatic hydrolyzate of a protein. By using the above meat quality-improving agent for frozen meats, pressured and heat-sterilized foods, or processed ground meat foods, an improvement in the water binding capacity, suppression of the meat shrinkage upon grilling, and an improvement in the texture is shown.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing or ameliorating a symptom accompanying diminished homeostasis, comprising theanine; and a mineral composition comprising theanine and a mineral. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composition for suppressing or ameliorating the above symptoms; and a mineral composition having a reduced peculiar metal taste, of which administration is made easily.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hair cosmetic composition containing an antibody (a) to hair or a hair extract obtained from egg yolk of poultry immunized with the hair or hair extract, and a polymer emulsion (b). The hair cosmetic composition of the invention can provide excellent properties including softness, moistened feel, and smoothness. In addition, since it is adsorbed only onto a specified part of the hair, stickiness or greasiness of the hair can be prevented. The composition also prevents occurrence of split hairs, and even repair the split hairs. These effects are not lost by repeated ordinary shampooings.

Abstract: A mineral-containing composition including enzymatically decomposed lecithin and a water-insoluble mineral. Since the mineral composition shows excellent dispersion stability of the water-insoluble mineral, the mineral composition can be utilized in a wide variety of fields such as foods, cosmetics and industrial products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a feed additive for animals comprising tea extract, to a feed additive for animals of which active ingredient is tea leaf fiber, and to an animal feed comprising the feed additive for animals. The tea extract in the present invention exerts great effects in preventing and treating noninfectious and infectious diarrhea in domestic animals, poultry, and pet animals, improving milk quality of fresh milk, increasing milk yield, and improving reproductive efficiency. Also, the tea leaf fiber of the present invention improves intestinal function in domestic animals, decreases the occurrence of diarrhea, increases milk yield, improves feed efficiency and removes malodor of feces and urine.

Abstract: A hair care product contains a yolk antibody (a yolk-derived, anti-hair antibody) which has been obtained from an egg of a domestic fowl immunized using, as an antigen, whole human hair, e.g., normal human hair or human hair damaged by permanent waving, dyeing or bleaching, hair particles obtained by grinding constituent tissues of human hair, the keratin protein extracted from the human hair, or a hydrolysate of the keratin protein.

Abstract: The present invention is a pharmaceutical composition used as an antiviral agent, a diarrheal remedy, an antiulcer agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-allergic agent and an agent for promoting the proliferation of Bifidobacteria, characterized by containing a sialic acid derivative as an active ingredient. The method for producing a sialic acid derivative of the present invention is characterized in that an almond or apricot seed is added to an avian egg yolk, by which the desired product can easily be obtained in a high yield.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a skin cosmetic comprising an egg white enzyme hydrolysate and/or a fractional component thereof which possesses hyaluronic acid synthesis promoting activity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing crude sialic acid, comprising hydrolysis of a delipidated egg yolk and a method for producing high purity sialic acid, which comprises desalting a solution containing sialic acid obtainable by hydrolyzing a delipidated egg yolk, adsorbing sialic acid to an anion exchange resin and then eluting said sialic acid.The present invention makes it possible to produce and purify sialic acid from delipidated egg yolk on an industrial scale.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of plasma powder characterized by catalytic treatment of plasma with colloidal silica and subsequent powdering of the plasma. The plasma powder thus obtained by the present invention is substantially free of malodorous substances.