Method for enhancing a food item by apply a hypoallergenic, plant-based vegan dressing by combining water with a hypoallergenic-substrate, and at least one or more of sunflower seed butter and/or coconut cream. The resulting dressing is then subjected to a preservation process. In an alternative method, the resulting dressing is also inoculated in order to reduce its pH.

Disclosed herein are formulations, methods, and kits of formulations for inhibiting, ameliorating, delaying the onset of, reducing the likelihood of, treating, and/or preventing metabolic syndrome, and/or increasing energy levels. The formulations have at least one extract from a tart cherry, at least one antioxidant vitamin, at least one polyphenolic compound, and at least one prebiotic. Also disclosed are methods of making the formulations.

The present invention concerns a food composition for use in preventing nutrients' inadequacies in lactating women with high protein type dietary pattern.

The present invention relates to a nutritional composition for infants, for use in reducing the risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in infants at risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a legume starch with a high content of slowly digestible fraction (SDS), a hydrothermal treatment method characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

1) Preparing a starch milk with a dry matter content of between 30 and 40% by weight, preferably 32% by weight,
2) Heating the starch milk prepared in this way to a temperature 10 to 15° C. lower than its gelatinization temperature,
3) Stirring the starch milk obtained in this way at this temperature for between 45 minutes and 7 hours, preferably between 1 hour and 6 hours,
4) Recovering, filtering and drying the starch milk treated in this way.

A method for providing a two stage diet for an Ulcerative Colitis patient, and therapeutic meals for same, the method comprising stage 1 which is provided in weeks 0-6, and stage 2 which is provided in weeks 7-12; the diet described herein providing dietary components with reduced content of animal fat, dairy products, gluten, taurine, yeast, sulfites, and emsulsifiers.

A method for providing a two stage diet for an Ulcerative Colitis patient, and therapeutic meals for same, the method comprising stage 1 which is provided in weeks 0-6, and stage 2 which is provided in weeks 7-12; the diet described herein providing dietary components with reduced content of animal fat, dairy products, gluten, taurine, yeast, sulfites, and emsulsifiers.

The invention relates to a method for producing a milk food made as a substitute for breast milk, in the form of a ready-to-use, long-life liquid. The invention also relates to the facility for implementing said method and to the milk food made as a substitute for breast milk produced by said method.

A nutritional composition obtainable by fermenting a mixture comprising protein, carbohydrate and fat, wherein the major source of protein is potato protein, and wherein the mixture is fermented by lactic acid-producing bacteria.

A composition for preventing or treating hearing loss, containing a Vitis vinifera leaf extract as an active ingredient, is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hearing loss, containing the extract (a Vitis vinifera leaf extract) as an active ingredient, protects auditory hair cells in the cochlea and spiral ganglion cells from damage caused by noise and the like and effectively reduces the hearing threshold measured in the auditory nerves, thereby being usable as an agent for preventing or treating hearing loss.