Physiological cooling compounds of the structure:

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where R.sub.1 is p-menthyl or 2,3,4-trimethylpent-3-yl group and R.sub.2-R.sub.8 are hydrogen or alkyl groups. The combination of R.sub.2-R.sub.8 is such that the N-alkyl group is a branched C.sub.5 alkyl or branched or linear C.sub.6-C.sub.8 alkyl group. The new carboxamides are valuable sensory ingredients which provide long-lasting cooling sensation and freshness in personal care, oral care, cosmetic products, pharmaceutical preparations, confectionary, food and beverages.

It is an object to provide an oral composition, a food, or a beverage and a remineralizing agent having excellent action of remineralizing demineralized tooth enamel. The present invention is an oral composition, a food, or a beverage comprising sodium chondroitin sulfate and a calcium phosphate. The present invention is a tooth remineralizing agent comprising sodium chondroitin sulfate and a calcium phosphate as active ingredients.

A composition for glycemic control includes a sweetening agent, a polyphenol, and a starch. Examples of two formulations include but are not limited to i) a sweetening agent, gallic acid as the polyphenol and arabinoxylan as the starch; and ii) a sweetening agent, hesperitin or hesperidin as the polyphenol and inulin as the starch. Advantageously, the formulations include a combination of components to render an effective formulation that mitigates or rectifies hyperglycemic effects of high glycemic loads or intake.

The present application relates to the field of confectionery jellies fortified with high concentrations of hydrophobic actives such as phytosterol esters, omega-3 fatty acids (i.e. combinations of DHA and EPA) and/or conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). The ingestible hydrophobic actives are incorporated at high levels by using two types of pectin; an emulsifying pectin and a gelling pectin, wherein the weight ratio of the hydrophobic active to emulsifying pectin ranges from about 5:1 to about 35:1.

The present invention relates to a sexual function improving composition containing as an active ingredient: exopolysaccharide produced by means of Ceriporia lacerata; a Ceriporia lacerata mycelium culture medium comprising the exopolysaccharide; dry powder of the mycelium culture medium; or an extract of the mycelium culture medium. The composition can be used as a sexual function improving drug for preventing or treating erectile dysfunction or diabetic erectile dysfunction or as a functional health food having sexual function improving effect.

Shown herein is a nutritional supplement containing apple cider vinegar (ACV), including compositions, formulations, and combinations of ingredients in the ACV nutritional supplement, as well as processes for manufacturing these supplements. The nutritional supplement can include ACV, a gelling agent such as pectin or gelatin, an oligosaccharide, a disaccharide, and water.

Compositions that provide sustained energy up to 8 hours with an amount of caffeine that is less than 25 mg are described. The compositions comprise at least an astragaloside compound, a ginsenoside compound, a stilbenoid compound, and caffeine. Many of the compositions further comprise an amino acid having anabolic properties (e.g., having a role in the regulation of protein metabolism), including one or more of the group of arginine, ornithine, citrulline, glutamine, and a precursor, analog, prodrug, and/or derivative thereof, as well as molecules that interact with arginosuccinate synthase and/or arginosuccinate lyase, and analogs, prodrugs and derivatives thereof. Methods of utilizing the described compositions include administering orally to a subject an effective amount of the described composition, such that the composition provides sustained energy for up to 8 hours with an amount of caffeine in the composition administered orally that is less than 25 mg.

Synergistic composition comprising propolis and carnosic acid for use in the prevention and treatment of candidiasis. The invention relates to a synergistic composition comprising propolis that comprises polyphenols at a concentration between 70 and 90% by weight of propolis and carnosic acid, for use in the prevention and treatment of candidiasis in humans and/or animals. The invention also relates to a synergistic pharmaceutical and/or veterinary composition and a synergistic food product.

Resveratrol and/or pterostilbene are added to wines to preserve the wine from oxidation, bacteria and fungi, as well as to deliver resveratrol to an animal. The resveratrol and/or pterostilbene are also added to red wine to preserve the polyphenols present in red wine. The resveratrol and/or pterostilbene can be added to grape must prior to fermentation and/or to fermented wine prior to bottling.

A method of making dietary supplement compositions includes generating an aqueous phase (A1) having one or more dietary supplement nutrients (DSN1), generating an oil phase (O1), performing a first homogenizing step by mixing A1 and O1 thereby forming A1/O1 composition, performing a second homogenizing step by mixing the A1/O1 composition and the further added DSN2, performing a third homogenizing step by mixing the A1/O1/DSN2 composition and a first flavor (F1), performing a fourth homogenizing step by mixing the A1/O1/DSN2/F1 composition and a gum dispersed with glycerin (GG), and performing a fifth homogenizing step by mixing the A1/O1/DSN2/F1/GG composition and the second flavor (F2) thereby forming dietary composition A1/O1/DSN2/F1/GG/F2. The A1/O1/DSN2/F1/GG/F2 composition is dispersion in which actives are incorporated in liposomal vesicles which may have a barrier coating of a polymer. A method of making gummies includes surrounding A1/O1/DSN2/F1/GG/F2 composition (inner portion) with an outer portion formed of shell syrup.