The invention describes sweetening compositions and methods to prepare sweetening compositions containing steviol glycosides, salts, and other natural or synthetic sweeteners with improved solubilities and sensory profiles.

The disclosure relates to a solid glass matrix of polysaccharide, saccharides and polyols as delivery vehicles for preservation and post gastric administration of a probiotic. The delivery vehicle is capable of releasing the probiotic at their site of action. The present invention further includes methods of making and using the solid glass matrix delivery vehicle of the invention.

Provided herein are dietary supplement compositions comprising a plurality of beadlets and an oil. Provided herein are also dietary supplement compositions comprising a plurality of mini-tabs and oil. The beadlets or mini-tabs comprise at least one nutrient that is miscible in aqueous solution, and the oil comprises at least one fat-soluble nutrient. The composition may be contained within one or more capsules, and be packaged with a scented insert.

Provided herein are dietary supplement compositions comprising a plurality of beadlets and an oil. Provided herein are also dietary supplement compositions comprising a plurality of mini-tabs and oil. The beadlets or mini-tabs comprise at least one nutrient that is miscible in aqueous solution, and the oil comprises at least one fat-soluble nutrient. The composition may be contained within one or more capsules, and be packaged with a scented insert.

A delivery vehicle comprising a core (1) surrounded by a digestible polymer shell (4) having a melting and/or softening point above the body temperature of an animal or human, wherein said core comprises a lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredient (2) dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix (3). The delivery vehicle can be used to release lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredients, such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, supplements, traditional/herbal medicine, or combinations thereof, after a predetermined lag time following ingestion.

A delivery vehicle comprising a core (1) surrounded by a digestible polymer shell (4) having a melting and/or softening point above the body temperature of an animal or human, wherein said core comprises a lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredient (2) dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix (3). The delivery vehicle can be used to release lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredients, such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, supplements, traditional/herbal medicine, or combinations thereof, after a predetermined lag time following ingestion.

According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for adjusting taste balance in culinary recipes is provided. The method may include receiving a template recipe, and a new recipe. The method may include determining a first taste profile corresponding with the template recipe. The method may include determining a second taste profile corresponding with the new recipe. The method may include identifying a taste to boost based on comparing the first taste profile to the second taste profile. The method may include determining a boosting ingredient from a substitution ingredients list. The method may include determining a boosting ingredient quantity based on the boosting ingredient and comparing the first taste profile to the second taste profile. The method may include determining a step alteration for the new recipe based on the boosting ingredient and the boosting ingredient quantity.

The invention provides carbohydrate compositions and products comprising the carbohydrate compositions, such as dry products or a low-viscosity reduced-sugar syrup, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions and products, and uses thereof.

The present invention relates to a sweetener composition comprising a sweetening blend with at least three components selected from: Maltitol, Xylitol and Rebaudioside A, the latter having a purity ranging from 80% to 100% by weight on the anhydrous basis, wherein Rebaudioside A, Xylitol and Maltitol are present in specific ratios and wherein the sum of the amounts of the three components of the sweetener composition is equal to the same amount by weight of sucrose and such as to achieve the same sweetening power as sucrose. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of said sweetener composition replacing sucrose which, the weight being equal to that of the replaced sucrose, has the same sweetening power in a 1/1 ratio, to sweeten a product or a composition which is either edible or meant to be taken or ingested orally, or which is at any rate usable in the oral canal, such as: foods, drinks, pharmaceuticals, tobacco products, nutraceuticals and preparations for oral hygiene and/or beauty treatment; as well as a sweetened product or a sweetened composition which is either edible or meant to be taken or ingested orally, or which is at any rate usable in the oral canal, such as: foods, drinks, pharmaceuticals, tobacco products, nutraceuticals and preparations for oral hygiene and/or beauty treatment, said product or composition comprising the above sweetener composition.

A multilayer structure instant noodle which is manufactured through steps in which an inner layer noodle sheet is sandwiched between outer layer noodle sheets such that these noodle sheets are combined to form a single noodle sheet, the single noodle sheet is flat-rolled so as to form noodle lines, and the noodle lines are gelatinized and dried, and a blending amount of salt in the inner layer noodle sheet is higher than a blending amount of salt in the outer layer noodle sheet.