An enzymatically produced soluble α-glucan fiber composition is provided suitable for use as a digestion resistant fiber in food and feed applications. The soluble α-glucan fiber composition can be blended with one or more additional food ingredients to produce fiber-containing compositions. Methods for the production and use of compositions comprising the soluble α-glucan fiber are also provided.

An enzymatically produced soluble α-glucan fiber composition is provided suitable for use as a digestion resistant fiber in food and feed applications. The soluble α-glucan fiber composition can be blended with one or more additional food ingredients to produce fiber-containing compositions. Methods for the production and use of compositions comprising the soluble α-glucan fiber are also provided.

The present invention relates to compositions for use and formulation as weight management products and in particular fermented dairy foodstuffs. The compositions generally comprise two or more of the following components: a) a microbiome modifying component; b) a satiety modifying component; and c) a metabolic modifying 5 component and at least one of the following: d) Streptococcus thermophilus CBS 139100 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus CBS 139099 microbial strains or mutant strains or fragments or fractions thereof; e) a combination of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus microbial strains which together, or individually, are capable of secreting polysaccharides having high levels of galactosamine 10 and no or low levels of rhamnose and glucuronic acid when grown on a dairy substrate; or f) polysaccharides formed of: i) 15-25% galactosamine; ii) 45-60% galactose; and iii) 20-30% glucose. The compositions may also be useful in the management or treatment of obesity, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension or heart disease.

The invention provides carbohydrate compositions and products comprising the carbohydrate compositions, such as dry products or a low-viscosity reduced-sugar syrup, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions and products, and uses thereof.

A flavor deterioration inhibitor of the present invention is capable of significantly suppressing the deterioration of flavor due to causes such as light and/or heat. The present invention is directed to a flavor deterioration inhibitor composed of an extract of a cider apple, or comprising an extract of a cider apple as an effective component.

The present disclosure relates to aerated strained fermented dairy compositions and processes for making aerated strained fermented dairy compositions. In particular, an aerated strained fermented dairy composition is disclosed that includes a strained fermented dairy ingredient, gelatin, and an emulsifier composition, where the aerated strained fermented dairy composition has a lower density than the strained fermented dairy ingredient.

Described is a method for making liquid and semi-liquid fermented milk products, comprising the following steps: a) placing a milk-based mixture in a container (3); b) subjecting the basic mixture to a heating thermal treatment; c) adding lactic bacterial strains to the basic mixture according to a concentration of at least 10{circumflex over ( )}8 CFU/ml of basic mixture, and subjecting the basic mixture to which lactic bacterial strains were added to a thermal treatment for a predetermined time; d) stirring the mixture to which lactic bacterial strains were added in order to break a coagulated mass which formed in the mixture to which lactic bacterial strains were added, to make the liquid and semi-liquid milk products.

An anti-Helicobacter food composition having excellent ability to eradicate Helicobacter pylori present in the stomach by using beta-caryophyllene is provided. The anti-Helicobacter food composition contains beta-caryophyllene having a purity of 90% or higher, obtained by distilling clove oil at 250 to 270° C., in an amount corresponding to a daily adult intake of 100 to 2,500 mg.

An anti-Helicobacter food composition having excellent ability to eradicate Helicobacter pylori present in the stomach by using beta-caryophyllene is provided. The anti-Helicobacter food composition contains beta-caryophyllene having a purity of 90% or higher, obtained by distilling clove oil at 250 to 270° C., in an amount corresponding to a daily adult intake of 100 to 2,500 mg.

The present invention relates to methods for encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, methods for making a modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product comprising heteropolymer particles encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, compositions and modified products comprising heteropolymer particles of a phenolic compound and a protein, and a bioactive agent encapsulated therein obtainable by such methods. Also provided is a method for delivering a bioactive agent to a subject, comprising administering to said subject the modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product described herein.