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.

Charged nutritive proteins provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 12.5 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 50 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 100 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things.

Charged nutritive proteins provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 12.5 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 50 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 100 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things.

Nutritional compositions are provided herein for optimizing fats, carbohydrates, and protein caloric ratios as they relate to balanced nutrition, general health, and muscle performance during exercise and to muscle cell repair and recovery following the cessation of exercise.

Nutritional compositions are provided herein for optimizing fats, carbohydrates, and protein caloric ratios as they relate to balanced nutrition, general health, and muscle performance during exercise and to muscle cell repair and recovery following the cessation of exercise.

A comprehensively nutritious instant food includes the following raw ingredients: rice powder 39.593849% to 44.930798%, soybean meal 29.695386% to 33.698099%, protein 8.908616% to 10.109430%, edible fiber 4.949231% to 5.616350%, carotene 0.000099% to 0.000112%, calcium 0.197969% to 0.224654%, iron 0.000356% to 0.000404%, zinc 0.000297% to 0.000337%, copper 0.000040% to 0.000045%, sodium 0.395938% to 0.449308%, potassium 0.395938% to 0.449308%, manganese 0.000040% to 0.000045%, selenium 0.000014% to 0.000016%, iodine 0.000030% to 0.000034%, phosphorus 0.013858% to 0.015726%, magnesium 0.007919% to 0.008986%, fluorine 0.000554% to 0.000629%, vitamin B1 0.000297% to 0.000337%, vitamin B2 0.000040% to 0.000045%, vitamin B6 0.000040% to 0.000045%, vitamin B12 0.000001% to 0.000001%, vitamin B3 0.000396% to 0.000449%, vitamin D 0.000013% to 0.000015%, vitamin K 0.000016% to 0.000018%, vitamin H 0.000059% to 0.000067%, vitamin B 0.000079% to 0.000090%, vitamin E 0.000178% to 0.000202%, vitamin C 0.001188% to 0.001348%, vitamin A 0.000020% to 0.000022%, edible fat 0 to 10.523458%, and refined sugar 0-5.939077%.

A comprehensively nutritious instant food includes the following raw ingredients: rice powder 39.593849% to 44.930798%, soybean meal 29.695386% to 33.698099%, protein 8.908616% to 10.109430%, edible fiber 4.949231% to 5.616350%, carotene 0.000099% to 0.000112%, calcium 0.197969% to 0.224654%, iron 0.000356% to 0.000404%, zinc 0.000297% to 0.000337%, copper 0.000040% to 0.000045%, sodium 0.395938% to 0.449308%, potassium 0.395938% to 0.449308%, manganese 0.000040% to 0.000045%, selenium 0.000014% to 0.000016%, iodine 0.000030% to 0.000034%, phosphorus 0.013858% to 0.015726%, magnesium 0.007919% to 0.008986%, fluorine 0.000554% to 0.000629%, vitamin B1 0.000297% to 0.000337%, vitamin B2 0.000040% to 0.000045%, vitamin B6 0.000040% to 0.000045%, vitamin B12 0.000001% to 0.000001%, vitamin B3 0.000396% to 0.000449%, vitamin D 0.000013% to 0.000015%, vitamin K 0.000016% to 0.000018%, vitamin H 0.000059% to 0.000067%, vitamin B 0.000079% to 0.000090%, vitamin E 0.000178% to 0.000202%, vitamin C 0.001188% to 0.001348%, vitamin A 0.000020% to 0.000022%, edible fat 0 to 10.523458%, and refined sugar 0-5.939077%.

A problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting agent without safety problems. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product containing such a substance. TGF-β and/or a TGF-β degradation product, which is acquired by degrading TGF-β with a protease such as pepsin, pancreatin, etc., are used as a skin collagen production-promoting agent or the active ingredient of a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product. The aforementioned TGF-β and/or TGF-β degradation product have an effect of increasing the collagen content of the skin.

A problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting agent without safety problems. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product containing such a substance. TGF-β and/or a TGF-β degradation product, which is acquired by degrading TGF-β with a protease such as pepsin, pancreatin, etc., are used as a skin collagen production-promoting agent or the active ingredient of a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product. The aforementioned TGF-β and/or TGF-β degradation product have an effect of increasing the collagen content of the skin.

The present invention concerns a composition comprising dietary fiber for use in the dietary management of methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and/or propionic acidemia (PA), and/or for use in treating and/or reducing MMA and/or PA, and/or treating, reducing and/or preventing symptoms associated therewith.