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.

A method of making a pressurized packaged liquid beverage including filling a container including a one-way valve with a liquid mixture including a base liquid and a gum; sealing the container; introducing a volume of gas through the one-way valve after sealing the container; and agitating the container. When the container is opened, the liquid mixture increases in volume and separates into a liquid phase and a drinkable foam phase, which may persist for an extended period of time. The base liquid includes milk, coffee, fruit juice, or mixtures thereof.

A method of making a pressurized packaged liquid beverage including filling a container including a one-way valve with a liquid mixture including a base liquid and a gum; sealing the container; introducing a volume of gas through the one-way valve after sealing the container; and agitating the container. When the container is opened, the liquid mixture increases in volume and separates into a liquid phase and a drinkable foam phase, which may persist for an extended period of time. The base liquid includes milk, coffee, fruit juice, or mixtures thereof.

The present invention relates to a novel emulsion structured in an isometric crystalline network of cellulose derivatives where the emulsion comprises Omega-3 fatty acids homogeneously distributed in the same. The emulsion of the invention has been designed to have greater stability, bioavailability and gastro-resistance and may be used in special medical foods, nutritional supplements, sports nutrition, enteral nutrition or child nutrition, amongst others.

The present invention relates to a formulation in the form of an aqueous suspension comprising calcium citrate. Said formulation exhibits excellent stability and compliance and finds use in calcium supplementation in subjects in need of such supplementation.

An object of the present invention is to provide, when preparing food products for dysphagia patients, a food product for dysphagia patients having useful functions of probiotics and capable of delivering probiotics administered to a dysphagia patient to the intestines as viable cells by imparting functions of probiotics to such food products, and a thickening composition therefor. For achieving these objects, the present invention provides a thickening composition for dysphagia patients prepared as a powder mixture by mixing dried probiotic cells or a dried probiotic cell preparation and one or more polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides consisting of xanthan gum or guar gum and hydrolysates of these polysaccharides, wherein in the powder mixture, the probiotics and the polysaccharides are allowed to coexist in a contact state. The thickening composition for dysphagia patients is prepared as a powder mixture and the probiotics in the thickening composition can be stably retained without employing special conditions, and when a food product for dysphagia patients is produced by using the thickening composition, a probiotics-containing food product for dysphagia patients having stability against decomposition action by gastric juice after such a food product is eaten can be provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide, when preparing food products for dysphagia patients, a food product for dysphagia patients having useful functions of probiotics and capable of delivering probiotics administered to a dysphagia patient to the intestines as viable cells by imparting functions of probiotics to such food products, and a thickening composition therefor. For achieving these objects, the present invention provides a thickening composition for dysphagia patients prepared as a powder mixture by mixing dried probiotic cells or a dried probiotic cell preparation and one or more polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides consisting of xanthan gum or guar gum and hydrolysates of these polysaccharides, wherein in the powder mixture, the probiotics and the polysaccharides are allowed to coexist in a contact state. The thickening composition for dysphagia patients is prepared as a powder mixture and the probiotics in the thickening composition can be stably retained without employing special conditions, and when a food product for dysphagia patients is produced by using the thickening composition, a probiotics-containing food product for dysphagia patients having stability against decomposition action by gastric juice after such a food product is eaten can be provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of suppressing precipitation of an anthocyanin pigment in a range other than the highly acidic range. The present invention provides an anthocyanin pigment preparation, comprising: an anthocyanin pigment; and an emulsifier, wherein the pH when the anthocyanin pigment preparation is diluted with water or dissolved in water so that a color value becomes 10 is more than 3.

The present invention discloses oral isotonic compositions to provide hydration to mammals in need, characterized by no residual chlorine taste, comprising at least three members of a group consisting of steviol glycoside, citric acid monohydrate, glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate and glycine.

The present invention discloses oral isotonic compositions to provide hydration to mammals in need, characterized by no residual chlorine taste, comprising at least three members of a group consisting of steviol glycoside, citric acid monohydrate, glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate and glycine.