The present invention concerns a food supplement comprising Salvia sclarea seeds, or flour, oil or pulp or extracts obtained from the seeds as well as finished food products comprising the food supplement. The present invention further concerns a nutraceutical or cosmetic preparation comprising as an active ingredient Salvia sclarea seeds, or flour, oil or pulp or extracts obtained from the seeds.

A method for producing caviar or a caviar-like product from live, mature eggs of fish or crustaceans, wherein the eggs are in a fertile but unfertilized state and have a natural potassium content in the egg plasma, includes: treating the eggs in a saline solution which does not damage the eggs and subsequently treating the live, mature eggs in a solution of water and potassium in a concentration which does not damage the eggs and does not change the eggs' potassium content. The water is deionized prior to the addition of a potassium donor for forming a cationic component in the solution, the solution has a temperature that does not damage the eggs, and the eggs are treated in the solution for a duration of a potassium exposure time until an egg envelope of the eggs obtains a desired elastic stabilization.

A method for producing caviar or a caviar-like product from live, mature eggs of fish or crustaceans, wherein the eggs are in a fertile but unfertilized state and have a natural potassium content in the egg plasma, includes: treating the eggs in a saline solution which does not damage the eggs and subsequently treating the live, mature eggs in a solution of water and potassium in a concentration which does not damage the eggs and does not change the eggs' potassium content. The water is deionized prior to the addition of a potassium donor for forming a cationic component in the solution, the solution has a temperature that does not damage the eggs, and the eggs are treated in the solution for a duration of a potassium exposure time until an egg envelope of the eggs obtains a desired elastic stabilization.

The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to fish, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to fish, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antigen, fish or fish eggs in which the antigen is eliminated, a processed product of the fish or the fish eggs or fish which lay the fish eggs or have hatched from the eggs, and a tester for determining the presence or absence of a fish antigen in an object of interest.

The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to fish, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to fish, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antigen, fish or fish eggs in which the antigen is eliminated, a processed product of the fish or the fish eggs or fish which lay the fish eggs or have hatched from the eggs, and a tester for determining the presence or absence of a fish antigen in an object of interest.

A caviar or caviar-like product from live, mature, and ovulated eggs of bony fish or crustaceans, wherein the live, mature, and ovulated eggs are in a fertile but unfertilized state, have a natural potassium content in the egg plasma, and include an egg envelope having three or more layers, wherein the egg envelope comprises a zona radiata interna, a zona radiata externa and an alveolar layer, and wherein an elastic stabilizing layer is present in the egg envelope between the zona radiata interna and the alveolar layer.

A caviar or caviar-like product from live, mature, and ovulated eggs of bony fish or crustaceans, wherein the live, mature, and ovulated eggs are in a fertile but unfertilized state, have a natural potassium content in the egg plasma, and include an egg envelope having three or more layers, wherein the egg envelope comprises a zona radiata interna, a zona radiata externa and an alveolar layer, and wherein an elastic stabilizing layer is present in the egg envelope between the zona radiata interna and the alveolar layer.

The invention concerns novel compositions, comprising at least 2 different sources of -3 fatty acids, including wherein hoki roe at 5% (w/w) in powder or oil form and green-lipped mussel in powder or oil form. The compositions are particularly useful as/in supplements and/or animal or human food stuffs. The invention may further relate to the maintenance or treatment of human and veterinary conditions, such as use in the improvement of inflammation or joint related disorders that maybe associated with inflammation.

The invention concerns novel compositions, comprising at least 2 different sources of -3 fatty acids, including wherein hoki roe at 5% (w/w) in powder or oil form and green-lipped mussel in powder or oil form. The compositions are particularly useful as/in supplements and/or animal or human food stuffs. The invention may further relate to the maintenance or treatment of human and veterinary conditions, such as use in the improvement of inflammation or joint related disorders that maybe associated with inflammation.

A composition comprising edible hydrogel microcarriers-comprising cells, wherein said cells are distributed throughout said hydrogel microcarriers such that said hydrogel microcarriers are devoid of a cell-free core. Also provided are methods or producing and using same.