Abstract:
An edible emulsion with insoluble fiber is described. The edible emulsion is suitable for use as a base for making reduced oil food products. The reduced oil food products made with the edible emulsion having insoluble fiber and diary ingredients have consumer acceptable viscosities and texture and sensorial properties consistent with full fat food products.
Abstract:
A system allowing the tea bag/infusion packet (14) to dispense health enhancing agents and promote the sale and use of safe and health enhancing beverages. The basic packet (14) is a permeable sac containing soluble ingredients tethered to a tag (16). In one embodiment soluble dietary fiber, nutraceuticals, enzymes, and other health promoting ingredients are dispensed. In one embodiment the tag (16) forms part of a game, acts as a prize, or toy, or otherwise promotes the sale and use of the product. In one embodiment the packet (14) is modified to change color or reveal indicia upon contact with water. An additional support member may be supplied to hold or join the infusion packets (14) and may act as a toy, or prize, or game piece. For use in bottles, such as water bottles, a version is provided with features to prevent accidental ingestion of the infusion packet (14).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of one or more non-digestible polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of dextrans having a molecular weight of 8 kD to 40,000 kD, hydrolysed (gluco)mannans having a molecular weight of 0.5 kD to 1,000 kD and hydrolysed (galacto)mannans having a molecular weigth of 0.5 kD to 1,000 kD for the preparation of a nutritional composition to reduce the uptake of high molecular weight substances, allergens and microorganisms through the intestinal wall, more particularly to reduce transport of high molecular weight substances, allergens and microorganisms through the tight junctions in the intestines, the rise in the viscosity of the nutritional composition caused by the polysaccharides being less than 20 mPa.s. The nutritional compositions can be used to prevent or to treat allergy, allergic reactions, sepsis and inflammatory processes, such as can arise under emotional and physical stress, ischaemia, reperfusion damage during and after operations, after radiation treatment and/or chemotherapy of cancer patients and in the case of inflammatory diseases of the intestine, diarrhoea and allergies.
Abstract:
A nasogastric formulation comprises an amino acid source, a carbohydrate source a lipid source and a fatty acid delivery agent. The fatty acid delivery agent has a bond hydrolysable in the colon to thereby deliver free fatty acids. Enteral formulations sufficient for delivery to the colon of significant amounts of the short chain fatty acid acetate can be made without having an adverse affect on the capacity to pass through a tube for tube feeding. It is found that there is rapid release of acetate in experimental animals fed by gavage.
Abstract:
Provided is a composition which comprises (a) one or more cellulose derivatives selected from one or more methylcelluloses, one or more hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, and combinations thereof, and (b) a gellable degradation product made from bran, wherein the weight ratio between components (a) and (b) is from 0.2 : 1 to 5 : 1. The composition is useful for increasing the cohesion of solid food, such as soy patties or processed meat products.
Abstract:
A method for preventing or mitigating an acute allergic response in a subject is disclosed. The method includes a step of administering a nutritional composition to the subject. The nutritional composition includes at least one of an acidic or a neutral HMO, but does not include an N-acetyl-lactosamine.