The present invention provides for a nutritional composition in a liquid drink form, dry powder form, gel form, or carrier form intended to optimize human physiological performance during intense exercise and subsequently return the body to its healthy, pre-exercise state. The composition comprises a carbohydrate and a protein, and preferably a ratio of the carbohydrate to the protein is greater than about 4.3 parts by weight carbohydrate to 1 part by weight protein. Preferably, the liquid nutritional composition is comprised of: (1) carbohydrate in the range of 3.45-10% by weight of the liquid nutritional composition to allow immediate and long-term energy production by muscle cells and neurons, insulin modulation, and muscle glycogen sparing, the carbohydrate being in the form of monosaccharides or polysaccharides or a combination thereof, and the saccharides preferably comprising 40-95% dextrose by weight of the final volume of saccharides, 5-45% fructose by weight of the final volume of saccharides, and 1-25% glucose polymer by weight of the final volume of saccharides; (2) a protein source that contains all 20 standard amino acids, in the range of 0.1-0.8% by weight of the liquid nutritional composition, whose inherent structure plus further chemical modification results in amino acid absorption into the bloodstream rapid enough for initiating and enhancing protein synthesis and subsequent muscle cell repair during the exercise and post-exercise periods; (3) Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA), leucine, isoleucine, valine, for use by muscle cells for energy thus sparing glycogen stores, for increasing protein synthesis by stimulating insulin and growth hormone release, and for reducing protein degradation; (4) precursors of the signaling molecule nitric oxide, important for increasing blood flow and subsequent nutrient delivery (including those in this composition) to tissue during intense exercise; (5) precursors of creatine, a molecule important for ATP regeneration in muscle and nerve cells and for muscle cell volumizing effects; (6) a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic antioxidants: retinol/Beta-carotene (Vitamin A), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), and di-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E); ubiquinone (coenzyme Q.sub.10 [5-100 mg/500 ml], which in addition to its antioxidant properties is also important for ATP generation and Vitamin E regeneration; a mixture of 10-100 mg epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and 25-150 mg polyphenols from green tea extract; 40-250 mg ellagic acid and punicalagin from pomegranate or raspberry extract, at ratios comparable to that found in the whole fruit, which have been shown to have protective effects on blood vessels

Provided are compositions and methods of forming a particulate material derived from a cannabis plant. The method includes introducing a component including at least one of: (i) a cannabinoid, and (ii) a terpene, to a polymer to produce a polymeric mixture. The component is dispersed in the polymeric mixture, which is then at least partially dehydrated to encapsulate the component within a polymeric material derived from the polymer. The polymeric material is water soluble. The dehydrated polymeric mixture is processed to form particulates comprising the component encapsulated within shells formed from the polymeric material.

A dry consumable preparation and related methods are disclosed. The preparation has a bulking agent, and a cannabinoid and/or a cannabinoid extract containing one or more cannabinoids plated onto the bulking agent. The preparation also has an effervescence agent. The effervescence agent has sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and at least one acid, the at least one acid having at least one of citric acid, tartaric acid, or malic acid. The effervescence agent further has a ratio of sodium bicarbonate to potassium bicarbonate to the acid(s) that creates a chemical pH buffering system at a targeted pH range when the dry consumable preparation is added to a targeted amount of water.

A dry consumable preparation and related methods are disclosed. The preparation has a bulking agent, and a cannabinoid and/or a cannabinoid extract containing one or more cannabinoids plated onto the bulking agent. The preparation also has an effervescence agent. The effervescence agent has sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and at least one acid, the at least one acid having at least one of citric acid, tartaric acid, or malic acid. The effervescence agent further has a ratio of sodium bicarbonate to potassium bicarbonate to the acid(s) that creates a chemical pH buffering system at a targeted pH range when the dry consumable preparation is added to a targeted amount of water.

The invention is a mechanism, sized for insertion into a commercially-available water bottle, for instantaneously producing a water-based beverage without spillage that comprises a concentrate fully encompassed by an instantaneously dissolvable water-soluble film with water-soluble access members about the film that have a faster water-dissolution rate than the film. The film is thick enough to retain the concentrate when at room temperature and not in contact with water, but thin enough to dissolve very quickly, e.g. within five seconds, when contacted with water.

The invention is a mechanism, sized for insertion into a commercially-available water bottle, for instantaneously producing a water-based beverage without spillage that comprises a concentrate fully encompassed by an instantaneously dissolvable water-soluble film with water-soluble access members about the film that have a faster water-dissolution rate than the film. The film is thick enough to retain the concentrate when at room temperature and not in contact with water, but thin enough to dissolve very quickly, e.g. within five seconds, when contacted with water.

A dry consumable preparation and related methods are disclosed. The preparation has a bulking agent, and a cannabinoid and/or a cannabinoid extract containing one or more cannabinoids plated onto the bulking agent. The preparation also has an effervescence agent. The effervescence agent has sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and at least one acid, the at least one acid having at least one of citric acid, tartaric acid, or malic acid. The effervescence agent further has a ratio of sodium bicarbonate to potassium bicarbonate to the acid(s) that creates a chemical pH buffering system at a targeted pH range when the dry consumable preparation is added to a targeted amount of water.

The present invention relates to a food grade powder comprising a dried hydrogel co-gel comprising a first biopolymer capable of forming a thermoreversible elastic gel upon cooling to 25 C. or above and a second biopolymer capable of forming a glassy matrix upon drying. The food grade powder may provide controlled release of aroma, the aroma being encapsulated in the hydrogel co-gel. Further aspects of the invention are a food product comprising the food grade powder, a method of making a food grade powder providing controlled release of an aroma and the use of a hydrogel co-gel to control the release of an aroma.

The present invention relates to a food grade powder comprising a dried hydrogel co-gel comprising a first biopolymer capable of forming a thermoreversible elastic gel upon cooling to 25 C. or above and a second biopolymer capable of forming a glassy matrix upon drying. The food grade powder may provide controlled release of aroma, the aroma being encapsulated in the hydrogel co-gel. Further aspects of the invention are a food product comprising the food grade powder, a method of making a food grade powder providing controlled release of an aroma and the use of a hydrogel co-gel to control the release of an aroma.

The present invention relates to a nutritional formulation of yoghurt type, a cream, a dessert cream, an iced dessert or sorbet and a cheese and containing a pea protein isolate, characterized in that the pea protein isolate: contains between 0.5 and 2% of free amino acids, has a viscosity: from 13 to 1610.sup.3 Pa.Math.s. at a shear rate of 10 s.sup.1, from 10 to 1410.sup.3 Pa.Math.s. at shear rate of 40 s.sup.1, and from 9.8 to 1410.sup.3 Pa.Math.s. at a shear rate of 600 s.sup.1, has a solubility: from 30 to 40% in pH zones from 4 to 5 from 40 to 70% in pH zones from 6 to 8. The invention also relates to the use of this nutritional formulation as a single protein source or as a food supplement, intended for infants, children and/or adults.