A nutraceutical food product includes a solid matrix and a liquid combined into a gel. The nutraceutical food product may include an immune modulator, such as transfer factor and/or a nanofraction immune modulator. A fruit component may be included in the nutraceutical food product. The fruit component may include at least one oligoproanthocyanidin-containing fruit, such as aai.

Provided is a storage and delivery system that includes a container containing a stable liquid composition therein for increasing the viscosity of an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture foodstuff and having a viscosity of less than 2000 cP and a water activity of greater than 95%, wherein the composition comprises one or more thickening agents and one or more polysaccharides, and a pump dispenser sealingly attached to the container and having a valve for inhibiting or preventing drying of the composition in the container. Further provided is a method of delivering a stable liquid composition to an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture foodstuff by use of the storage and delivery system. A method for increasing the viscosity of an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture foodstuff by adding the stable liquid composition thereto is also provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a granular solid composition that can be used as a replacement for a Soboro-like food, has non-uniform granule sizes, and has particle surface asperities. The granular solid composition is produced by solidifying a liquid or sol composition comprising curdlan by heating on a surface with stirring. The liquid or sol composition comprising curdlan may comprise a microbe-derived and/or plant-derived protein.

The present disclosure is related to a stable nutritional product, a thickener formulated for dilution into the nutritional composition, a use of the nutritional product, a method for making the nutritional product, a method for enhancing physical stability, especially with regards to rheological and in particular cohesive properties of the nutritional product, and a related system. The physical stability, especially with regards to rheological and in particular cohesive properties of a nutritional product consumed in liquid form and containing a beta-glucan can be enhanced by reducing and/or preventing growth of microorganisms in the nutritional product, and/or deactivating enzymes in the nutritional product, and/or preventing hydrolysis of the beta-glucan in the nutritional product.

According to a method for producing a three-dimensional shaped food, the method comprising a step of turning a curdlan dispersion liquid into a heat irreversible gel, and a step of ejecting and laminating the gel, it is possible to obtain a three-dimensional shaped food that may withstand precise shaping with good handling properties at the time of ejection but with high shape retention during and after lamination and also has heat resistance after forming.

A non-therapeutic method of improving growth performance of a weaning mammal comprises a step of administering to the weaning mammal or a maternal mammal an effective amount of beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1. A dietary supplement suitable for oral administration to a mammal comprising beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate is also provided, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1.

An object of the present invention is to provide a means for improving or maintaining physical properties of a substance (in particular, a composition) (e.g., food). The object is achieved by a foam-containing composition that contains welan gum.

An object of the present invention is to provide a protein-containing food having a smooth, grittiness-free texture without aggregation or roughness of the protein, even after severe sterilization such as retort sterilization.

The object of the present invention is achieved by a protein aggregation inhibitor comprising welan gum.

Nutritional products having improved cohesiveness for promoting safer swallowing of food boluses for patients having swallowing conditions are provided, as well as methods of making and using such nutritional products. The nutritional products may include high molecular weight, water-soluble polymers such that the nutritional products have extensional viscosities that provide improved cohesiveness to the nutritional products. The nutritional products may be administered to patients having impaired swallowing ability and/or dysphagia.

The present invention relates to a liquid milk drink, comprising: from 0.4% to 1.5% of at least one -glucan polymer, and at least 0.15% of a stabilising agent, said stabilising agent comprising xanthan gum,

by weight relative to the total weight of said drink,

provided that said drink comprises at least 0.1% by weight of xanthan gum relative to the total weight of said drink.