The invention provides a method of inducing satiety in a subject comprising a step of orally administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a first agent capable of inducing satiety and of a second agent capable of augmenting the satiety-inducing effect of the first agent. Also disclosed are compositions for carrying out the method, and a body weight management system comprising such compositions in combination with a device configured for the collection, storage and/or display of information relating to a subject's response to a predefined therapeutic regimen of orally administering the composition.

The invention provides a method of inducing satiety in a subject comprising a step of orally administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a first agent capable of inducing satiety and of a second agent capable of augmenting the satiety-inducing effect of the first agent. Also disclosed are compositions for carrying out the method, and a body weight management system comprising such compositions in combination with a device configured for the collection, storage and/or display of information relating to a subject's response to a predefined therapeutic regimen of orally administering the composition.

An object of the present invention is to provide an α-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the α-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an α-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.

An object of the present invention is to provide an α-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the α-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an α-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.

A chewable stable gel composition having a high oil content, comprising, on the basis of the total weight of the composition, 55-70 wt % oil, 1-15 wt % first gelling agent, 0.1-2 wt % second gelling agent, 0.1-7 wt % stabilizer, optional other additives for medicine, food, and/or a health care product, and the balance of water. Also provided are a preparation method for and an application of the gel composition.

Methods of forming a gelatinous food product, forming a whitened food product, increasing viscosity, increasing water binding, emulsifying, or sweetening a food product, comprising combining paramylon from Euglena sp. with a food composition, to form the food product thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods of encapsulating an oil with paramylon, to form an encapsulated oil thereof.

The present invention provides a method for preparing double-layered bursting beads with milk tea flavor comprising: preparing inner and/or outer shell forming solutions for inner and/or outer shells of the bursting beads; preparing inner and/or outer core material solutions for inner and/or outer core materials of the bursting beads; preparing inner and/or outer shell curing solutions for inner and/or outer shells of the bursting beads; adding the inner core material solution into the inner shell forming solution, incubating, curing in the inner shell curing solution, and filtering to obtain inner bursting beads; and adding the inner bursting beads and the outer core material solution into the outer shell forming solution, and curing in the outer shell curing solution to obtain the double-layered bursting beads. The present invention improves bursting ability, densification, product instability due to complex browning and precipitation between tea polyphenol and protein during storage, and mechanical properties thereof.

A raw material for a gummy composition, and a gummy candy composed of the gummy composition, contain pyroglutamic acid, preferably in an amount of 0.08 mass % to 1.5 mass %. By adding pyroglutamic acid, the gummy candy has an improved melt-in-the-mouth feeling, while also being non-adhesive and soft, and having improved flavor release during chewing.

A raw material for a gummy composition, and a gummy candy composed of the gummy composition, contain pyroglutamic acid, preferably in an amount of 0.08 mass % to 1.5 mass %. By adding pyroglutamic acid, the gummy candy has an improved melt-in-the-mouth feeling, while also being non-adhesive and soft, and having improved flavor release during chewing.

An apparatus and method for producing gelled pearls includes: a housing with at least one opening into which a flavored liquid is provided; external components; and internal components. The external components include: a first ingress port through which a first refill pack is coupled; and a dispenser with tubing through which a processed solution is expelled into a gelling bath. The internal components include: a mixing tank for blending the flavored liquid with the first solution; a first flow valve fluidly coupled with the mixing tank and directing the flavored liquid into and out of the mixing tank; a second flow valve fluidly coupled with the mixing tank and directing flow of a proportional amount of the first solution into the mixing tank; and a microcontroller device.