The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of improved plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass in plants challenged with saline conditions. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are improved in saline conditions with respect to wild-type plants grown under similar conditions.

The present invention relates to a process for preserving vegetables in bulk packs and repacking into smaller packs wherein the same media is used in repacking on as is basis.

The present inventive concept relates to a method for treating vegetables and fruits, wherein pressure is used to infiltrate the vegetables and fruits with water-soluble active ingredients so that a high concentration of a specific active ingredient is uniformly contained in a substrate inside the vegetables and fruits. The present inventive concept has the effect of making it possible to improve the sugar content in vegetables or fruits to at least 18 Brix.

The present inventive concept relates to a method for treating vegetables and fruits, wherein pressure is used to infiltrate the vegetables and fruits with water-soluble active ingredients so that a high concentration of a specific active ingredient is uniformly contained in a substrate inside the vegetables and fruits. The present inventive concept has the effect of making it possible to improve the sugar content in vegetables or fruits to at least 18 Brix.

Provided are a nitrite substitute including a mixture of plasma-treated vegetables and egg white, a food including the nitrite substitute, and a method of preparing a food, the method including mixing the nitrite substitute with raw materials of a food to prepare a food emulsion. Foods having added thereto the nitrite substitute may exhibit colors and effects similar to those in conventional foods without an unpleasant taste.

Provided are a nitrite substitute including a mixture of plasma-treated vegetables and egg white, a food including the nitrite substitute, and a method of preparing a food, the method including mixing the nitrite substitute with raw materials of a food to prepare a food emulsion. Foods having added thereto the nitrite substitute may exhibit colors and effects similar to those in conventional foods without an unpleasant taste.

The present invention relates to a sleep induction or sleep disorder improvement composition comprising natural product-derived ingredients as active ingredients, more specifically to a sleep induction or sleep disorder improvement composition that is capable of comprising natural product-derived ingredients as active ingredients, without having the side effects chemical drugs have, thereby providing excellent sleep induction or sleep disorder improvement. According to the present invention, the sleep induction or sleep disorder improvement composition comprising natural product-derived ingredients as active ingredients decreases the sleep latency and increases the sleep duration so that sleep induction and sleep quality improvement are excellent, and accordingly, the composition of the present invention is useful in sleep induction or sleep disorder improvement.

Disclosed herein are methods of extracting active agents from fungi, in particular psychedelic and functional fungi, and including methods of extracting active agents from fungi using certain natural solvents at particular defined parameters to make extracts and products therefrom having increased palatability and reduced unwanted side effects compared to known extracts and products. Also disclosed are medicinal food and beverage products comprising extracts with one or more active agents obtained using the disclosed methods, as well as methods of their use, such as to produce an effect, or to treat a condition or disorder.

The present invention, which is a food composition for alleviating diabetes that contains Schisandra chinensis fruit water and bean juice as active ingredients, has a high inhibitory activity against -glucosidase and prevents a rise of the blood sugar after meals, thereby alleviating diabetes. The food composition for alleviating diabetes can be prepared in different forms, such as soy milk, powdered soy milk, other forms of soy milk, or processed bean curd, and used in the preparation of health functional foods for blood sugar control or foods for diabetics according to the Special Purpose Foods of the general foods. In addition, the food composition for alleviating diabetes according to the present invention, when further containing a saccharified material of grain, maintains viscosity similar to that of regular soy milk by preventing agglomeration of the liquid soy milk and improves sensory properties, so it can be suitable for use in beverages such as soy milk or other forms of soy milk.

A banana crown cover is engageable to a banana bunch for extending the shelf life of the bananas in the banana bunch. An interior cavity of a body of the crown cover is surrounded by a sidewall of elastomer material. An annular ring, formed of elastomer material, forms a seal around said banana bunch when the crown of the banana bunch is positioned into the interior cavity and protects it from communication of gases to the crown, which cause ripening.