Abstract: A stimulant-containing nutrition bar where the stimulant added to the bar exhibits a physical structure which is compatible with the manufacturing process used to prepare a nutrition bar. Simultaneously, the physical structure and the chemical composition of the stimulant reduces the amount of bitter taste which is experienced by a person eating the nutrition bar. Stimulants of the kind which are useful in the nutrition bar must be approved as food grade materials and are typically selected from the group consisting of caffeine, theobromine, green tea with high EGCG, taurine, ginseng, synephrine, and combinations thereof. The amount of stimulant present in the nutrition bar ranges from about 0.08% by weight to about 0.16% by weight of the nutrition bar.

Abstract: A composition which helps reduce joint inflammation and structural damage to joints during the growth of muscle structure, whether such growth is for repair of damaged muscle tissue or for development of new and enhanced muscular structure. The composition comprises a combination of edible nutritional protein, and a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate. The preferred nutritional protein is a whey protein isolate. The concentration of nutritional protein present in the composition typically ranges from about 10% by weight to about 90% by weight, more typically about 70% by weight to about 90% by weight. The composition may contain additional ingredients such as polypeptides, amino acids, antioxidants and various flavorings and sweeteners. A method of use of the composition is also disclosed.