The present invention relates to the use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in combination with Bifidobacterium longum to manufacture a formulation to increase male fertility in a subject. In particular, said strains are the strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus CECT 8361 and Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347. Additionally, the formulation comprising the said strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus CECT 8361 and Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 is also described.

The present application discloses a nutritional composition for tonifying kidney. The nutritional composition comprises the following components of raw materials in parts by weight: rice 50-90, yellow millet 7-25, gordon euryale seed 3-14, Chinese yam 2-11, lycium barbarum 0.4-1.6, and poria 0.3-1.5. The present invention, in view of the kidney's main function of reserving and storing the essence of internal organs of the body, complies with the functional characteristics that it is appropriate to reserve rather than consume the kidney, and provides the prescription for more nourishment and less loss and suitable to cooperate with staple foods for long-term consumption, and it is easily accepted by people due to the good taste, and can achieve certain efficacies of tonifying the kidney and disinhibiting the body.

The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.

The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.

A coated food substrate including a food substrate with a vegetable coating comprising vegetables which must not be either potato or corn, where the vegetables are in comminuted form and preferably have a particle size in the range of about 50 to 500.Math..Math., and where the comminuted vegetables may be applied as a coating batter which optionally may also include vegetable pieces in the range of about 0.5 to 2 mm in largest cross-section.

A coated food substrate including a food substrate with a vegetable coating comprising vegetables which must not be either potato or corn, where the vegetables are in comminuted form and preferably have a particle size in the range of about 50 to 500.Math..Math., and where the comminuted vegetables may be applied as a coating batter which optionally may also include vegetable pieces in the range of about 0.5 to 2 mm in largest cross-section.

The present invention provides a method of making substantially solid-free and clear tomato water. The method includes the steps of: (1) Cutting, dicing, pressing, juicing or otherwise reducing whole tomatoes into pulp and liquid material; (2) Removing at least some of the pulp from the pulp and liquid material to form a filtered liquid material; (3) Freezing the filtered liquid material into a frozen solid material; (4) Maintaining the frozen solid material in its frozen state for at least 24 hours at a temperature at or below 20 F.; (5) Thawing the frozen pulp and liquid material at a temperature of approximately 40 F. to form a thawed material; (6) Allowing the thawed material to rest until the thawed material separates into a clear tomato water top layer and a particulate solid pulp an liquid bottom layer; and, (7) Drawing off the clear liquid tomato water top layer from the thawed material.

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 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 application relates to compositions and methods for modulation of the mucosal immune system. The compositions include foods fermented by the probiotic organism, Lactobacillus paracasei CBA L74 (International Depository Accession Number LMG P-24778). Alternatively, the compositions can include L. paracasei CBA L74 and a physiologically acceptable carrier. In some embodiments, the L. paracasei CBA L74 can be non-replicating. The compositions can be administered to a subject having or at risk for gastrointestinal disorders related to immaturity of the immune system, infection or disease.