摘要:
A fat-containing processed food composition is described that is suitable for human consumption, and that contains exogenously added microparticles of phenolic antioxidants dispersed but not dissolved in an antioxidant-protective edible oil/fat portion of the food composition. The oxidative stability of the phenolic antioxidants in the fat or oil portion of the food composition is substantially greater than when dissolved in an equal portion of water at pH 7.
摘要:
A milk product including a level of at least 31IU vitamin E per serving of said product which can conveniently provide at least 100 IU of vitamin E per day to an individual ingesting the product. The vitamin E is uniformly microdispersed throughout the product, and ingestion of at least 100 IU of vitamin E per day in the product is sufficient to cause the fasting plasma vitamin E/cholesterol ratio in human subjects to be elevated at least 50 % above the basal fasting level of vitamin E measured in the same subjects consuming no vitamin E dietary supplements. A method for elevating the plasma vitamin E level at least 50 % in human subjects is also described. The method includes ingesting a milk product as described.
摘要:
A water-dispersible dry-milled composition including phytosterol-surfactant conglomerate (PSC) particles which include a blend of dry microparticulate non- ester phytosterols and dry surfactant, e.g., dry binary surfactant is described. The composition further optionally includes one or more additional dry ingredients such as anti-caking agents, anti-foam agents, natural and artificial sweeteners, non-dairy creamers and flavoring agents.
摘要:
A method and composition for reducing or eliminating stinging that may accompany application of topical solution of a skin-compatible polymeric material to a skin wound, abrasion, burn or other skin injury. The topical solution may contain one or more skin-irritating chemicals, such as diethyl ether, ethanol, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and combinations thereof. The method includes: (i) providing a composition that contains between 1% and 10% by weight of the skin-compatible polymeric material dissolved in a liquid medium suitable for human topical use in which the liquid medium includes less than 20% combined weight of skin-irritating chemicals, and at least 45% combined weight of at least one volatile solvent and/or volatile co-solvent, in which the molecules constituting this 45% combined weight portion of the liquid medium contain at least 5 carbon atoms, and the liquid medium has an initial boiling point at 1 atmosphere of greater than 35°C and less than 150°C, and causes little or no stinging when applied to a skin injury, and (ii) applying the composition to the skin of a patient at the site of the skin injury.
摘要:
The present invention relates to amphiphilic sterol- and fat-based particles, which can be dispersed in liquid foods and beverages such as milk. The compositions provided, when consumed, reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and total plasma cholesterol (TC) levels.
摘要:
A food or beverage composition suitable for human consumption includes an aqueous suspension such as cow's milk that has been supplemented and homogenized with an omega-3 fatty acid-containing supplementation oil, in which a supplementation oil includes a blend of an omega-3 fatty acid-containing enriching oil that has been combined and diluted with an oxidative stabilization oil, such as a low linoleic acid/high oleic acid-containing oxidative stabilization oil. As a result, the rate of oxidation of EPA/DHA fatty acids added to the aqueous suspension via the supplementation oil can be reduced substantially, e.g., at least two-fold or even much more compared to the rate of oxidation of an equal quantity of the same EPA/DHA fatty acid-containing enriching oil homogenized into the same aqueous suspension without having been first combined and diluted with the oxidative stabilization oil.
摘要:
Nutritional fat or oil-based compositions for increasing HDL cholesterol, decreasing total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol and decreasing the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio in human plasma are described. The compositions can advantageously include at least 10% of myristic acid and/or lauric acid in which at least 3% of said fatty acid composition is myristic acid and at least 3% is lauric acid; in some cases at least 1% by weight myristic acid and/or lauric acid is esterified at the sn-2 position in triglyceride molecules. The compositions also include between 5% and 40% by weight linoleic acid, and typically further include at least 10% by weight monounsaturated fatty acids and between 15% and 55% by weight total saturated fatty acids. The sum of weight percentages for saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids equals 100%. In desirable cases, the composition is substantially cholesterol-free. Also described are fat compositions and diets which are adapted to limit increases in blood triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, and VLDL, even in the presence of dietary cholesterol.
摘要:
A nutritional fat or oil-based composition for increasing HDL cholesterol, decreasing LDL cholesterol and decreasing the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio in human plasma is described. The composition can advantageously include at least 1 % by weight myristic acid esterified at the sn-2 position in triglyceride molecules, includes between 10% and 40% by weight linoleic acid, and further includes between 30% and 65% by weight oleic acid and between 15% and 40% by weight total saturated fatty acids. The ratio of sn-2 myristic acid to sn-2 palmitic acid is typically greater than 1 :1 and the sum of weight percentages for saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids equals 100%. In desirable cases, the composition is substantially cholesterol-free.
摘要:
An orally dispersible, substantially water-free edible oil-based gel composition for food use, that typically contains between 74% and 99% by weight triglyceride-based edible oil, up to 2.0% by weight hydrophilic microparticulate silicon dioxide, between 0.1% and 1.0% by weight of at least one edible polyol, less than 1% by weight water and less than 25% by weight of additional suspended solids. The polyol and the silicon dioxide have been fully dispersed in the oil-based composition to cause gelling of the edible oil. The composition commonly includes added flavoring agents and can include flavor enhancers.
摘要:
A nutritional supplement, prepared food product, or direct food additive for ingestion by mammals, and methods for preparing such products, are provided. Products of the invention comprise an oxidation-resistant fat-based composition substantially free of exogenous solubilizing and dispersing agents for phytosterols. The fat-based composition includes greater than 25% and less than 75% by weight of one or more triglyceride-based edible oil or fat, and greater than 25% and less than 75% by weight of one or more non-esterified phytosterols. The fat-based composition, when exposed to air, contains a reduced amount of oxidative by-products compared to a similar fat-based composition lacking non-esterified phytosterols. Also provided are methods for reducing plasma cholesterol in mammals, and methods for protecting plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol from oxidation by ingestion of products of the invention.