The present invention provides nutritional supplements comprising alginate, preferably in combination with pectin, which will form hydrogels in the stomach when exposed to the low pH of the gastric juice. The formation of a hydrogel will lead to delayed release of sugars and other active ingredients in the stomach. The nutritional supplements can comprise high concentrations of sugars and complex carbohydrates without causing unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms.

The present invention provides nutritional supplements comprising alginate, preferably in combination with pectin, which will form hydrogels in the stomach when exposed to the low pH of the gastric juice. The formation of a hydrogel will lead to delayed release of sugars and other active ingredients in the stomach. The nutritional supplements can comprise high concentrations of sugars and complex carbohydrates without causing unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms.

The present disclosure relates to a novel hydrogel, and to method of making and using the novel hydrogel. The novel hydrogel is a reaction product of a water soluble laccase cross-linked arabinoxylan and an acid, and has a pH value of 1.5-2.5.

The application describes a ready-to-drink energy beverage product comprising Cordyceps (e.g., Cordyceps militaris). In some embodiments, the beverage product can include some or all of the following ingredients: caffeine, vitamin B, sugar, taurine, glucuronolactone; and/or water.

The application describes a ready-to-drink energy beverage product comprising Cordyceps (e.g., Cordyceps militaris). In some embodiments, the beverage product can include some or all of the following ingredients: caffeine, vitamin B, sugar, taurine, glucuronolactone; and/or water.

The present disclosure provides soluble dietary fibers, food and beverage products including them, and methods for using them. In one aspect, the disclosure provides soluble dietary fiber having a fiber content of at least 97% as measured by AOAC 2001.03 and a DP1+DP2 content of no more than 3 wt % (e.g., no more than 2 wt %) on a dry solids basis. The soluble dietary fiber can be useful in variety of food and beverage applications including fermented foods and beverages like beer and sake.

To provide a health drink containing a water-soluble nucleoprotein. A health drink containing a water-soluble nucleoprotein as an active component, and including a composition for elevating a score of a CD4/CD8 cell ratio, a composition for elevating a score of a naive/memory T cell ratio, a composition for elevating a score of the number of NK cells, a composition for decreasing a concentration of 8-OHdG, a composition for enlarging a particle diameter of LDL in a small dense LDL fraction, a composition for elevating a concentration of HDL-C, a composition for elevating a concentration of hemoglobin, or a composition for increasing a rate of hematocrit.

To provide a health drink containing a water-soluble nucleoprotein. A health drink containing a water-soluble nucleoprotein as an active component, and including a composition for elevating a score of a CD4/CD8 cell ratio, a composition for elevating a score of a naive/memory T cell ratio, a composition for elevating a score of the number of NK cells, a composition for decreasing a concentration of 8-OHdG, a composition for enlarging a particle diameter of LDL in a small dense LDL fraction, a composition for elevating a concentration of HDL-C, a composition for elevating a concentration of hemoglobin, or a composition for increasing a rate of hematocrit.

The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, Stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant.

The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, Stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant.