This invention relates, inter alia, to various plant-based electrolyte compositions, methods of preparing them and methods of using them. One embodiment concerns a plant-based electrolyte composition comprising a plant-derived electrolyte content high in potassium relative to sodium, and a plant-derived carbohydrate content less than about 6% weight/volume. Another embodiment concerns a method for re-hydrating an individual or preventing dehydration or over-hydration of an individual or or preventing or treating potassium deficiency in an individual, by administering to the individual a plant-based electrolyte composition. The electrolyte compositions can be prepared from sugarcane juice, sugar beet juice, sweet sorghum juice, palm syrup, maple sap, vegetable juice or fruit juice.

This invention relates, inter alia, to various plant-based electrolyte compositions, methods of preparing them and methods of using them. One embodiment concerns a plant-based electrolyte composition comprising a plant-derived electrolyte content high in potassium relative to sodium, and a plant-derived carbohydrate content less than about 6% weight/volume. Another embodiment concerns a method for re-hydrating an individual or preventing dehydration or over-hydration of an individual or or preventing or treating potassium deficiency in an individual, by administering to the individual a plant-based electrolyte composition. The electrolyte compositions can be prepared from sugarcane juice, sugar beet juice, sweet sorghum juice, palm syrup, maple sap, vegetable juice or fruit juice.

Food composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising water, a first acidulant selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, sorbic acid and mixtures thereof, structurant, selected from the group consisting of starch, flour, gum, fiber and mixtures thereof, 5 to 60 wt % of vegetable oil, non-soy plant protein having an average particle size of below 100 micrometers, and a second acidulant, having a pKa of 3.2 or lower, wherein the weight ratio between plant protein and vegetable oil is ≥0.3, and wherein the pH of the composition is of between 2.5 and 4.5.

Food composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising water, a first acidulant selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, sorbic acid and mixtures thereof, structurant, selected from the group consisting of starch, flour, gum, fiber and mixtures thereof, 5 to 60 wt % of vegetable oil, non-soy plant protein having an average particle size of below 100 micrometers, and a second acidulant, having a pKa of 3.2 or lower, wherein the weight ratio between plant protein and vegetable oil is ≥0.3, and wherein the pH of the composition is of between 2.5 and 4.5.

An ingestible particle comprising sodium bicarbonate, wherein the particle has size in the range of more than 1.0 mm but not more than 5.0 mm, with a thickness in at least one dimension of more than 1.0 mm but not more than 2.0 mm; and wherein the particle contains more than 50% (w/w) of the sodium bicarbonate. The ingestible particles are comprised in a nutritional supplement composition which is a suspension comprising the ingestible particles dispersed in an aqueous liquid, preferably a viscous aqueous medium.

An ingestible particle comprising sodium bicarbonate, wherein the particle has size in the range of more than 1.0 mm but not more than 5.0 mm, with a thickness in at least one dimension of more than 1.0 mm but not more than 2.0 mm; and wherein the particle contains more than 50% (w/w) of the sodium bicarbonate. The ingestible particles are comprised in a nutritional supplement composition which is a suspension comprising the ingestible particles dispersed in an aqueous liquid, preferably a viscous aqueous medium.

A composition that includes at least one target supplement and at least one rehydration formulation is described. When the at least one target supplement is ingested as part of the composition, the bioavailability of at least one target supplement is enhanced as compared to when it is ingested separate from the composition. The at least one target supplement is absorbed more quickly and in a greater amount when it is ingested as part of the composition than when it is ingested separate from the composition. The composition also hydrates a subject more quickly.

A composition that includes at least one target supplement and at least one rehydration formulation is described. When the at least one target supplement is ingested as part of the composition, the bioavailability of at least one target supplement is enhanced as compared to when it is ingested separate from the composition. The at least one target supplement is absorbed more quickly and in a greater amount when it is ingested as part of the composition than when it is ingested separate from the composition. The composition also hydrates a subject more quickly.

Provided is a method of producing a liquid mineral extract containing an abundant amount of potassium that is a mineral component extremely important for humans. A mineral is extracted from activated carbon of a plant-derived raw material using an aqueous solvent.

Embodiments disclosed relate to a nutritional formula having non-fat milk powder, lactose, an oil blend, enriched whey protein concentrate, oligosaccharides, choline, arachidonic acid (ACA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), magnesium oxide, sodium citrate, lactoferrin, inositol, taurine, iron, L-carnitine, zinc, nucleotides, soy lecithin, pantothenic acid, copper, D-biotin, folic acid, lutein, manganese sulfate, iodine, Beta-carotene, and selenium, and to methods of delivering nutrition to a subject.