Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with extracts of Asteraceae containing reduced levels of phototoxic thiophene derivatives. Novel methods that may result in about a fifty-fold to hundred-fold or more reduction of phototoxic thiophene levels in a commercially attractive process is described. The Asteraceae plant extracts comprising xanthophylls with reduced levels of thiophene derivatives may be used in applications that include nutritional supplements and cosmetics.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with extracts of Asteraceae containing reduced levels of phototoxic thiophene derivatives. Novel methods that may result in about a fifty-fold to hundred-fold or more reduction of phototoxic thiophene levels in a commercially attractive process is described. The Asteraceae plant extracts comprising xanthophylls with reduced levels of thiophene derivatives may be used in applications that include nutritional supplements and cosmetics.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with a method for enhancing the flavor shelf life of beverages, including beer and other malt beverages, by incorporating Labiatae herb extracts either to the finshed beverage or into a step in the manufacture of the beverage.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with Capsicum plants producing greater than about (0.4%) zeaxanthin, by weight in the dried, ripe fruit pod flesh, which plants have been developed from commercially grown Capsicum cultivars by plant breeding techniques. Zeaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid in the dried ripe fruit pod flesh, when measured in non-esterified forms. Alternatively, these plants may be characterized as exhibiting a high pigmentation measured as an ASTA value and further characterized by the predominant presence of zeaxanthin. The zeaxanthin derived from these Capsicum plants can be used in applications that include nutritional supplements, foods, functional foods, cosmetics, animal feeds, aquaculture feeds, and pharmaceuticals.
Abstract:
This invention to provides compositions of ascorbic acid consisting of solid particles of ascorbic acid which are less than about one micron in size on their largest dimension and suspended in a fluid edible carrier, which solid ascorbic acid particles are indefinitely suspendable in a fluid fat or oil, without sedimentation at 1 x g , and are transparent or nearly transparent in the fluid fat or oil which is stabilized by the ascorbic acid composition therein.
Abstract:
The present invention provides metal-chelating or sequestering antioxidant compositions, derived from edible herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and/or grains, useful for incorporating into foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics for the purpose of enhancing the stability of said food, beverage or cosmetic. This invention provides processes for preparing these antioxidant, stability-enhancing compositions.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with Capsicum plants producing greater than about (0.4%) zeaxanthin, by weight in the dried, ripe fruit pod flesh, which plants have been developed from commercially grown Capsicum cultivars by plant breeding techniques. Zeaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid in the dried ripe fruit pod flesh, when measured in non-esterified forms. Alternatively, these plants may be characterized as exhibiting a high pigmentation measured as an ASTA value and further characterized by the predominant presence of zeaxanthin. The zeaxanthin derived from these Capsicum plants can be used in applications that include nutritional supplements, foods, functional foods, cosmetics, animal feeds, aquaculture feeds, and pharmaceuticals.
Abstract:
Compositions comprising a Labiatae herb extract and a hop extract containing beta acids and methods of using them to extend the color life and retard the growth of microorganisms in fresh meat, fish and poultry stored in an atmosphere that contains 20 % or more oxygen.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compositions with effective metal chelating activity and utility as natural antioxidants in food, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics. The compositions of the present invention may be prepared by enzymatically hydrolyzing hypoallergenic protein isolates derived from vegetables, for example yellow pea (Pisum sativum), and/or grains using specific enzymes.
Abstract:
The instant invention relates to improved methods for enhancing the stability of foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and/or cosmetics by incorporating into them effective amounts of naturally derived compositions of a Maillard reaction product resulting from reacting an amino acid and a sugar, optionally containing one or more chelating or non-chelating antioxidant components derived from edible herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and/or grains, and/or further optionally combined with one or more synthetic food grade antioxidants. Moreover, the present invention further relates to processes for preparing antioxidant flavoring compositions with specific activities and solubility characteristics tailored to deliver the antioxidant components to sites within the foods, beverages, nutritional supplements or cosmetics where they operate most effectively. The present invention further relates to foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics treated with the inventive compositions.