Product For Promoting The Effect Of An Alimentary Canal Microorganism Patents (Class 426/71)
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Publication number: 20120207882Abstract: A therapeutic formulation containing mucin glycans derived from one or a number of nutritionally appropriate sources is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventor: Justin L. Sonnenburg
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Publication number: 20120201930Abstract: A brewable coffee product that, when brewed, produces a coffee beverage having an increased amount of dietary fiber as compared to a coffee beverage brewed from traditional ground coffee. The brewable coffee product includes ground coffee beans and at least one plant-derived soluble fiber ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: GREEN LEAF FOODS, LLCInventor: Edwin Henry Fisher, III
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Patent number: 8216563Abstract: Novel methods of determining efficacy of a treatment of inflammatory diseases of the bowel in mammals are provided. The methods are of use in screening and determining the efficacy of treatments of inflammatory diseases of the bowel, and for determining the efficacy response of individual sufferers of inflammatory diseases of the bowel to a given regime. Kits for carrying out the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ker-Sang Chen, John Kevin Collins, Barry Pius Kiely, Fangyi Luo, Liam Diarmuid O'Mahony, Ross Peter Phillipson, Fergus Shanahan
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Publication number: 20120165290Abstract: The invention relates to the field of poly- and oligosaccharides and their nutritional effects. In particular, it relates to the application of ?-glucanotransferases in methods for preparing dietary fibers, including prebiotic oligosaccharides, and to novel oligosaccharides obtainable thereby. Provided is a method for producing a mixture of gluco-oligosaccharides having one or more consecutive (?1?6) glucosidic linkages and one or more consecutive (?1?4) glucosidic linkages, comprising contacting a poly- and/or oligosaccharide substrate comprising at least two (?1?4) linked D-glucose units with an ?-glucanotransferase capable of cleaving (?1?4) glucosidic linkages and making new (?1?4) and (?1?6) glucosidic linkages. Also provided are (isolated) gluco-oligosaccharides obtainable thereby, and their application in nutritional and cosmetic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Marc Jos Elise Cornelis van der Maarel, Johannis Paulus Kamerling, Reinder Johannes Leemhuis, Slavko Kralj, Justyna Malgorzata Dobruchowska
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Publication number: 20120149774Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for delivering nutrients to subjects requiring small-volume nutritional support, such as preterm infants. The compositions may comprise an emulsion of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA). The nutritional compositions are useful, for example, in correcting nutritional deficiencies by increasing a subject's intake of nutrients, such as ?-3 or ?-6 long-chain polyunsaturated acids. The nutritional compositions are suitable for enteral delivery as a nutritional supplement or for oral delivery as a human milk or infant formula fortifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: John D. Alvey, Carol Lynn Berseth, Deborah Schade, Kristin Morris
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Publication number: 20120135109Abstract: A fiber extracted from a fruit or vegetable byproduct is provided, the extracted fiber having a molecular weight of between about 5000 grams/mol (g/mol) and about 8000 g/mol, or a pectic oligosaccharide having a molecular weight of between about 300 g/mol and 2500 g/mol. The fiber may be extracted using physical methods or a combination of a physical method to break the fruit or vegetable byproduct cell walls and enzymatic hydrolysis. Also, a comestible containing the extracted fiber is provided. A method for producing a soluble fiber is further provided including reducing the particle size of a fruit or vegetable byproduct, subjecting the byproduct particles to a physical process to break cell walls of the particles, adding one or more enzymes, mixing or agitating the particles, and filtering the byproduct particles to provide a retentate and a permeate. The permeate contains the soluble fiber, which is optionally a prebiotic fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Teresa Marie Paeschke, Austin Kozman, Teodoro Rivera, Bryan Hitchcock
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Publication number: 20120121621Abstract: The invention relates to synergistic compositions comprising prebiotic components selected from fructose polymers GFn and Fm, either containing a glucose (G) end-group, or without a glucose end-group, and one or more component of a group of prebiotics consisting of modified or unmodified starch and partial hydrolysates thereof, partially hydrolysed inulin, natural oligofractoses, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), lactulose, galactomannan and suitable partial hydrolysates thereof, indigestible polydextrose, acemannan, various gums, indigestible dextrin and partial hydrolysates thereof, trans-galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), beta-glucan and partial hydrolysates thereof, together if desired with phytosterol/phytostanol components and their suitable esters, and if desired other plant extracts, mineral components, vitamins and additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Csaba József Jászberényi, Tamás János Szakács
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Publication number: 20120121762Abstract: The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Scott Peterson, Frank Welch, Thomas Burkholder, Norman Jager, Giovanna Aleman
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Publication number: 20120114625Abstract: Shelf-stable fermented dairy products and methods of making the shelf-stable fermented dairy products are provided. The shelf-stable fermented dairy products can be shelf-stable with improved taste, viscosity and texture profiles. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a shelf-stable fermented dairy product including a shelf-stable fermented dairy component, a stabilizer, and a puree composition. The shelf-stable fermented dairy component can be, for example, yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Ana Lucia Wiessel, Allen Bruce Zerlaut, Frank Karl Welch
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Publication number: 20120107450Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a fermented milk product with enhanced gel stiffness, wherein a polysaccharide producing Lactobacillus strain is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Ditte Marie Folkenberg, Gunnar Oregaard, Mads Bennedsen, Lone Poulsen
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Publication number: 20120107451Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a fermented milk product with eithanced gel stiffness, wherein a polysaccharide producing Lactobacillus, in particular L. johnsonii, is used as starter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Ditte Marie Folkenberg, Lone Poulsen
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Publication number: 20120093973Abstract: The invention provides milk-like beverage compositions comprising from about 1 to about 10% of one or more caseinates, from about 1 to about 10% whey protein, from about 2 to about 10% of one or more fats, from about 0.01 to about 1% one or more hydrocolloids, and from about 0.1 to about 10% one or more emulsifiers. The compositions are formulated to have a have a realistic milk-like appearance and a nutrient profile very similar to cow milk. The compositions do not contain lactose and therefore do not cause the symptoms associated with lactose intolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventor: Mukund Parthasarathy
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Publication number: 20120070386Abstract: The present invention relates to a trehalulose-containing composition, its preparation and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Wolfgang Wach, Thomas Rose, Michael Klingeberg, Siegfried Peters, Tillmann Dörr, Stephan Theis, Jorg Kowalczyk, Stephan Hausmanns
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Publication number: 20120058968Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition to a nutritional composition comprising 0.1 to 15 gram fermentable partially hydrolysed gum having a degree of polymerisation between 10 and 300 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition and 0.1 to 15 gram fermentable, indigestible polysaccharide other than a hydrolysed gum having a DP between 10 and 300 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Gelske SPEELMANS, Marcia Johanna Adriana Petronella
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Publication number: 20120059068Abstract: The invention lies in the field of environmental technology and relates to a compound, in particular for the use, in particular as metabolically inert gas absorber for ruminants on the basis of zeolite, salt and a binding agent. It furthermore relates to a licking element with such a composition, a process for the production of such a licking element as well as its application. The use of zeolite relieves the organism of toxic substances, such as heavy metals and toxins. Clinoptilolite is a dietetically working ballast material, which stabilises the intestinal activities without depriving the body of nutrients such as vitamins and trace elements. Thus it is possible to achieve a reduction of the gas expulsion from the digestive tract. The licking element can be set up in the open, so that even free-ranging animals that belong to a farm can be reached in an easy manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2009Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: TRIPLE-S PTE LTDInventors: Stephan Hugo Frei, Alfred Ernst Gehring
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Publication number: 20120052156Abstract: Described herein are methods for preparing isomaltooligosaccharides (“IMOs”) from a carbohydrate substrate and uses thereof. In the presence of a maltogenic enzyme and additional IMO precursors, an Aspergillus sp. invertase is capable of producing IMOs from a starch slurry. The ability of the invertase to function as a transglucosidase enzyme imparts a simultaneous mechanism for IMO saccharification.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Hyuk-kon Kwon, Hea-seok Jeong, Jae-Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20120040047Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of natural active compounds selected from the group consisting of guajacol, turmeric, 3-methylphenol, eugenol, eucalyptol, L-menthol and thymol in the manufacture of a diet for animals of the genus equidae, preferably horses. More particular, this invention relates to the use of at least two, preferably at least three compounds as defined above for the improvement of the digestibility of the diet, an improved intestinal stability, a better feed intake and a better welfare and for stabilizing or modulating the gut micro flora of the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Frehner, Petra Philipps, Birgit Elgaard, Riccardo Losa
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Patent number: 8110177Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject. SIBO-caused conditions include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, impaired mentation, impaired memory, halitosis, tinnitus, sugar craving, autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, drug sensitivity, an autoimmune disease, and Crohn's disease. Also disclosed are a method of screening for the abnormally likely presence of SIBO in a human subject and a method of detecting SIBO in a human subject. A method of determining the relative severity of SIBO or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject, in whom small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been detected, is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInventors: Henry C. Lin, Mark Pimentel
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Publication number: 20120004189Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: AUSTRALIAN HEALTH & NUTRITION ASSOCIATION LIMITED, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERInventors: Kenneth David Reginald SETCHELL, Sidney John Cole
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Publication number: 20110311681Abstract: The invention relates to dietary fibre for human and animal nutrition and more particularly to roughage consisting of a fibre formulation containing lignocellulose. Said formulation contains a fraction of a fibrous substance that is fermentable in the digestive tract and a fraction of a fibrous substance that is poorly or non-fermentable in the digestive tract.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventor: Klaus Neufeld
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Publication number: 20110300262Abstract: The present matter provides a gelato formulation that is low in carbohydrate, high in protein, and fiber enriched having similar taste, body and texture of traditional gelatos, and a method of making the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Leonardo Carella, Peter Salvaggio, Enzo Salvaggio, Vito Salvaggio
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Publication number: 20110296560Abstract: The present invention relates to wheat flours, the starch component whereof has an amylose content between 15.0 wt. % and 30.0 wt. % and which have a content of resistant starch of more than 5.0 wt. % and foodstuffs containing these wheat flours. Further, the present invention relates to methods for the production of said wheat flours and the use thereof as resistant starch, as a prebiotic or for the production of foodstuffs with decreased glycemic index. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules which code for a soluble starch synthase II, and vectors containing such nucleic acid molecules. Further, the present invention also relates to host cells and plants which contain such nucleic acid molecules or vectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Claus Frohberg, Ralf-Christian Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110293788Abstract: An enzyme resistant starch type III having a melting point or endothermic peak of at least about 140° C. as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is produced in yields of at least about 25% by weight, based upon the weight of the original starch ingredient. A gelatinization stage, nucleation/propagation stage, and preferably a heat-treatment stage are used to produce reduced calorie starch-based compositions which contain the enzyme resistant starch type III. The high melting point of the enzyme resistant starch permits its use in baked good formulations without substantial loss of enzyme resistance upon baking. A gelatinized, starch-based bulking agent having at least 30% by weight of the enzyme-resistant starch may be used in bar-type, extruded, sheeted, or rotary molded food products. The melting enthalpy of the bulking agent may be from about 0.5 to about 4 Joules/g and its water-holding capacity may be less than 3 grams.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLCInventors: Lynn HAYNES, Norbert GIMMLER, John P. LOCKE, III, Mee-Ra KWEON, Louise SLADE, Harry LEVINE
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Publication number: 20110274741Abstract: One or more of hydrolysed wheat flour, soluble dietary fibre, prebiotic dietary fibre, polydextrose and soluble corn fibre ate used as basic matrix-forming ingredients in an expanded food product. The matrix-forming ingredients are mixed together with water, plus a whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrate, to increase the protein content of the food. A dough is formed which is then formed into pieces which are temperature conditioned before being expanded under a vacuum caused by evaporation of moisture in the dough. All steps of the process of making the expanded food products, including any subsequent drying, is carried out at a temperature not exceeding 75° C., which advantageously allows mixing in of temperature sensitive ingredients, e.g. vitamins, pharmaceuticals, at the dough forming stage. The products have a honeycomb structure and there is no significant change in flavour or nutritional value of the ingredients caused by the process of manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventor: Richard Horton
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Publication number: 20110256207Abstract: The present invention is a grain product. The grain product includes a first fraction including bran. The first fraction is milled to a first particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product also includes a second fraction including germ. The second fraction is milled to a second particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product is at least one of: a food product, a nutritional supplement, a dietary supplement, a fiber supplement, a digestive supplement, a functional food, and a medical food.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: CONAGRA FOODS FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth A. Arndt, Theodore Korolchuk
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Publication number: 20110256233Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: Prolacta Bioscience ,Inc.Inventors: Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker, Scott Elster, David J. Rechtman
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Publication number: 20110244080Abstract: The invention relates to the use of lactobionic acid, lactobionic-?-lactone, a salt of lactobionic acid or a mixture thereof as flavour enhancer, in particular where the flavour that is enhanced is chosen from the group consisting of: acidic flavours, fruit flavours, sweet flavours, savoury flavours, and salt flavours. The invention further relates to a food composition comprising a flavour-enhancing system, characterised in that the flavour-enhancing system comprises lactobionic acid, lactobionic-?-lactone, a salt of lactobionic acid or a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: SÜDZUCKER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MANNHEIM/OCHSENFURTInventors: Thomas Walter, Alireza Haji Begli
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Method for modulating animal digestive tract microbiota and feed composition comprising bark extract
Publication number: 20110212218Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modulating animal digestive tract microbiota wherein the modulating comprises adding an extract of birch bark to animal feed. The invention further relates to a feed composition comprising a birch bark extract for enhancement of animal performance and gastrointestinal health.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kaisa Herranen, Suvi Pietarinen, Kari Luukko, Ulf Hotanen, Marko Lauraeus, Juha Apajalahti, Juhani Vuorenmaa -
Method for modulating animal digestive tract microbiota and feed composition comprising bark extract
Publication number: 20110212217Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modulating animal digestive tract microbiota wherein the modulating comprises adding an extract of bark to animal feed. The invention further relates to a feed composition comprising a bark extract for enhancement of animal performance and gastrointestinal health.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kaisa Herranen, Suvi Pietarinen, Kari Luukko, Ulf Hotanen, Marko Lauraeus, Juha Apajalahti, Juhani Vuorenmaa -
Publication number: 20110208153Abstract: The present disclosure provides formulations and methods for delivering water-soluble and lipid-soluble nutrients for preventing or correcting nutrient deficiencies to subjects requiring small-volume nutritional support, such as preterm infants. The formulations may comprise an emulsion of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) stabilized by a protein emulsifier, such as ?-lactalbumin, and may further comprise other valuable nutrients, such as arachidonic acid (ARA), arginine, glutamine, arginyl-glutamine dipeptide and/or alanyl-glutamine dipeptide. The formulation is useful, for example, for correcting nutritional deficiencies by increasing a subject's intake of nutrients such as ?-3 or ?-6 long-chain polyunsaturated acids, proteins, peptides, vitamins, minerals, other fatty acids, and/or essential amino acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventor: John Alvey
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Publication number: 20110200711Abstract: The compacted food for animals is made up of the following elements: a) essential oils; b) molasses; c) correctives; d) forage; e) water; f) aromas; g) glucoses; mixed, minced and compacted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventor: Jose Munoz Leo
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Patent number: 7923000Abstract: Novel methods of determining efficacy of a treatment of inflammatory diseases of the bowel in mammals are provided. The methods are of use in screening and determining the efficacy of treatments of inflammatory diseases of the bowel, and for determining the efficacy response of individual sufferers of inflammatory diseases of the bowel to a given regime. Kits for carrying out the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ker-Sang Chen, John Kevin Collins, Barry Pius Kiely, Fangyi Luo, Liam Diarmuid O'Mahony, Ross Peter Phillipson, Fergus Shanahan
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Patent number: 7910144Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions intended for the prophylaxis or the treatment of disorders related to GHLO infections in pets, the compositions are prepared using at least one strain of lactic bacteria and/or one of its metabolites or a medium fermented by at least one lactic bacteria that has been isolated and selected for its ability to display a strong anti-Helicobacter bactericidal activity in vitro.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Oliver Ballevre, Iréne Corthesy-Theulaz, Adolphe MarcYves Enslen
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Publication number: 20110020498Abstract: The present invention relates to preparations comprising (arabino)xylan oligosaccharides with average degree of polymerisation between 4 and 10 and average degree of arabinose substitution between 0.15 and 0.35, which beneficially modulate the intestinal flora, such preparation comprising both xylo- and arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides. Preferably, the arabinoxylooligosaccharides are substituted in part by hydroxycinnamic acids and exert antioxidant effects. Furthermore, it is preferred that the preparations according to the present invention have a nitrogen content below 0.16% (w/w) in order to ensure good organoleptic and colour properties, particularly upon heating said preparations. In addition, food, beverage and nutritional supplement products comprising the preparations are provided as well as methods to prepare the said preparations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Fugeia NVInventors: Willem Broekaert, Christophe Courtin, Jan Delcour
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Publication number: 20110002984Abstract: A formulation containing an active substance encapsulated within an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore, together with a protective additive which is also encapsulated within the exine shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF HULLInventors: Stephen Lawrence Atkin, Stephen Thomas Beckett, Alberto Diego-Taboada, Grahame MacKenzie
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Publication number: 20100316619Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional compositions comprising a prebiotic component for inhibiting adherence of pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject and to the prebiotic component, which comprises galactooligosaccharide, polydextrose or any mixture thereof. The nutritional compositions of the present disclosure comprise a fat or lipid source, a protein source, and a carbohydrate source comprising an effective amount of the prebiotic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventor: Anja Wittke
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Publication number: 20100239709Abstract: The present invention includes a method of producing non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate with an enzyme, the non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate concentrate, and nutritive additives and foods made therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANYInventors: Steve C. Lamb, Steve Hollins
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Patent number: 7763273Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for reducing the production of methane emanating from the digestion of animal by using one or more essential oil compounds selected from the group consisting of limonene, eugenol, a silicylate, quinoline, vanilla, thymol and a cresol, which are administered to the animal feed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.Inventor: Riccardo Losa
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Patent number: 7736622Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject. SIBO-caused conditions include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, impaired mentation, impaired memory, halitosis, tinnitus, sugar craving, autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, drug sensitivity, an autoimmune disease, and Crohn's disease. Also disclosed are a method of screening for the abnormally likely presence of SIBO in a human subject and a method of detecting SIBO in a human subject. A method of determining the relative severity of SIBO or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject, in whom small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been detected, is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInventors: Henry C. Lin, Mark Pimentel
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Publication number: 20100136174Abstract: A dairy cream related food product comprising dairy cream and a quantity of what is designated a “mother blend”. The mother blend is partially made up of a liquid component of water and/or MFGM buttermilk, and/or whey which comprises the mother blend liquid component. The other part of the mother blend is a quantity of a hydrocolloid fiber ingredient that is intimately mixed in the process with the mother blend liquid. By varying the quantities of the ingredients and also in some instances adding additional ingredients to the end product, variations of the dairy cream related food products are created.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventor: Kelly K. Cox
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Publication number: 20100105615Abstract: A nutritional composition for improving the immunological function of a subject, including a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which has a fermentation rate which is demonstrably slower than that of galacto-oligosaccharide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavera, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
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Publication number: 20100104686Abstract: A nutritional composition including a lipid or fat; a protein source; at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and at least about 0.2 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises a plurality of oligosaccharides such that the overall fermentation rate profile of the prebiotic composition provides an increased population of beneficial bacteria in the human gut over an extended period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Dirk Hondmann, Eriv van Tol, Zeina E. Joani, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
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Publication number: 20100104545Abstract: A nutritional composition having a lipid or fat; a protein source; a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and up to about 2.5% by weight of a source of supplemental calcium which, when dissociated, provides a cation having prebiotic functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Eric van Tol, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
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Publication number: 20100093860Abstract: This invention relates to the use of hydroxybutyrate and poly hydroxybutyrate as components of animal feed or feed additives, as well as to compositions, feed additives and feed containing them. The inventors surprisingly found that hydroxybutyrate and poly-hydroxybutyrate, preferably 3-hydroxybutyrate and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, have a great potential for use in animal feed for modulation of the gut flora. More precisely, it has been found that poly-3-hydroxybutyrate or a microbial strain capable for producing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate can be used as a potential growth promoter or gut flora modulator by releasing SCFA, preferably 3-hydroxy butyric acid, in the gut micro flora. Further, the inventors found that 3-hydroxybutyrate and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate have a great potential for suppressing or inhibiting pathogenic bacteria in the gastro intestinal tract, e.g. have a antimicrobial activity against strains of Vibrio, E. coli and Salmonella.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: UNIVERSITY GENTInventors: Nico Boon, Tom Defoirdt, Wim De Windt, Tom Van De Wiele, Willy Verstraete
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Publication number: 20100093657Abstract: The present invention relates to a food compound comprising an emulsion containing triglyceride oils as well as a low-glycemic saccharose isomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Jörg Kowalczyk, Stephan Hausmanns
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Publication number: 20100086648Abstract: The present invention relates to the transformation of food-grade sugars containing D-fructose, in caramels enriched in oligosaccharides with prebiotic activity by using solid acid catalysts, such as zeolites, clays or ion-exchange resins in its acid form, under heterogeneous conditions, or by using soluble acid polymer catalysts of high molecular weight, under homogeneous conditions, with the possibility of recycling the catalyst, being compatible with discontinuous or continuous production processes. The resulting caramel exhibits prebiotic properties, favoring the development of a beneficial intestinal flora and a repairing effect in the damaged colon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicants: UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA, CHELATOR S.A.Inventors: Miguel Enrique Rubio Castillo, Marta Gomez Garcia, Carmen Ortiz Mellet, Manuel Jose Garcia Fernandez, Antonio Zarzuelo Zurita, Juan Julio Galvez Peralta, Raphael Duval
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Publication number: 20100009036Abstract: This invention relates to a cold infusion process for fortifying corn and/or soybeans with one or more vitamin, non-vitamin, mineral, non-mineral, botanical, hormone, herb, neutraceutical, lipid, carbohydrate, amino acid, acid, salt, prebiotic, or probiotic functional additives. This invention also discloses an infused corn and/or soybean produced by the process of infusing the corn and/or soybean at a temperature of less than about 120° F. with a solution comprising water, a bridge initiator for acid salt bias, fortifying agent(s), and an acid in a quantity sufficient to reach a pH of about 3.65. Further, this invention provides a method for the infusion of a corn and/or soybean with at least one fortifying agent at approximately room temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Voyava Republic LLCInventor: Michael B. Sweeney
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Publication number: 20100003370Abstract: The present invention is related to a functional food ingredient, which replaces sugar on a 1/1 weight and/or volume basis in food recipes containing sucrose, with a substantial caloric reduction in view. More than an ingredient, it has to be seen as a functional ingredient, since it possesses some health promoting effects. The functional food replacement for sucrose according to the present invention comprises prebiotic fibres and sweeteners, and possibly other non selective fibres, minerals, vitamins and probiotic strains.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: SWEETWELL N.V.Inventor: Sophie De Baets
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Publication number: 20090324773Abstract: The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Scott Peterson, Frank Welch, Thomas Burkholder, Norman Jager, Giovanna Aleman
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Publication number: 20090311379Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura