The present invention relates to a composition comprising a coffee hot-water extract as an active ingredient for suppressing the postprandial blood sugar rise, wherein the composition can effectively suppress the postprandial blood sugar rise by more strongly inhibiting -glucosidase and -amylase activities than typical coffee extracts to suppress the degradation and absorption of polysaccharides, disaccharides, and the like.

Compositions and methods for providing a person with an exogenous and therapeutically effective supply of medium chain triglycerides and short chain fatty acids are disclosed. The compositions include one or more medium chain triglycerides (particularly caprylic acid) combined with one or more short chain fatty acids, such as butyric acid, butyrate salts, propionic acid, propionate salts, acetoacetate, or acetate salts. The compositions and methods are useful for inducing ketosis and weight loss, as well as supporting healthy blood sugar levels, in a person.

A method of making a supplemented wound dressing including preparing a coffee extract with or without cardamom and supplementing the wound dressing with the coffee extract is provided. The coffee beans may be Khulani coffee beans and they may be green coffee beans, lightly roasted coffee beans, or medium roasted coffee beans. The supplemented wound dressing prepared according to this method is effective to inhibit bacterial growth, particularly growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Disclosed herein are a non-bee made honey formulations comprising fructose in an amount from about 20% to about 55% w/w; glucose in an amount from about 20% to about 40% w/w; one or organic acids in an amount from about 0.001% to about 5% w/w; water; and one of the following: one or more polyphenols in a concentration of at least 0.4 mM; or a total antioxidant capacity of at least 1,500 nM/uL Trolox Equivalents. In some embodiments, the total antioxidant capacity is at least that of natural bee-made clover honey. In some embodiments, the total antioxidant capacity exceeds that of natural bee-made clover honey.

A process for upcycling spent coffee grounds into an antioxidant dietary fiber involves a microwave assisted extraction of the spent coffee grounds in water at a temperature up to 200 C. for a time of at least 5 min, followed by an enzymatic assisted extraction of the spent coffee grounds in an aqueous solution including an enzyme having endo-beta-glucanase activity and/or an enzyme having cellulase activity. The process further involves recovering soluble matter. Prior to the microwave assisted extraction step, the spent coffee grounds are subjected to a pulsed electric field treatment or a high-pressure extraction or both.

An astringency reducing agent including an arabinogalactan which has a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 1,000,000 and a ratio of 1,3-bound galactose to total galactose of 12 mol % or more, as an active ingredient. A method for reducing astringency, including blending the astringency reducing agent into an oral product including an astringent substance.

The instant invention refers to nanosystems comprising nanocomposites for adsorption or support of natural extracts; a process for the preparation thereof; formulations containing thereof, as well as a nanomaterial that adsorbs one or more essential oils in its surface. Specially, one object of the invention is the encapsulation of natural extracts, i.e., essential oils and/or natural pure bioactive compounds and optionally terpenoid, sesquiterpenoid, diterpenoid, sesterterpenoid, triterpenoid, carotenoid, and ricinoid compounds; complementary acids, and polysaccharides; vitamins, and other organic compounds, in mesoporous materials for application in different industries such as food, agricultural, veterinary, aquacultural, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfection industries, as well as in medicine.

A method of making a supplemented wound dressing including preparing a coffee extract with or without cardamom and supplementing the wound dressing with the coffee extract is provided. The coffee beans may be Khulani coffee beans and they may be green coffee beans, lightly roasted coffee beans, or medium roasted coffee beans. The supplemented wound dressing prepared according to this method is effective to inhibit bacterial growth, particularly growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Brain health compositions are described herein. For example, this document provides brain health compositions containing a Coffea extract and/or dried Coffea (e.g., a coffeeberry extract), caffeine (e.g., instant release caffeine and/or sustained release caffeine), theacrine, and methylliberine. Such compositions may be used to, e.g., help improve executive functioning, reduce testing errors, and/or provide even greater improvement in general alertness, attention, brain power, and reaction time over caffeine alone.

A method of making a supplemented wound dressing including preparing a coffee extract with or without cardamom and supplementing the wound dressing with the coffee extract is provided. The coffee beans may be Khulani coffee beans and they may be green coffee beans, lightly roasted coffee beans, or medium roasted coffee beans. The supplemented wound dressing prepared according to this method is effective to inhibit bacterial growth, particularly growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.