The present invention relates to the field of nutraceuticals, and in particular to nutraceuticals comprising sulfated polysaccharides, Astragalus polysaccharides, resveratrol, and combinations thereof. These compositions find use in inducing physiological responses such, decreasing body fat, increasing lean body mass, alleviating the symptoms of colds, preventing the onset of colds, increasing energy, increasing the feeling of well-being in subjects, and improving skin tone and appearance.

The present invention relates to the field of nutraceuticals, and in particular to nutraceuticals comprising sulfated polysaccharides, Astragalus polysaccharides, resveratrol, and combinations thereof. These compositions find use in inducing physiological responses such, decreasing body fat, increasing lean body mass, alleviating the symptoms of colds, preventing the onset of colds, increasing energy, increasing the feeling of well-being in subjects, and improving skin tone and appearance.

A composition may be used as antioxidant, wherein the composition includes one or more of the following anthocyanins: cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-rutinoside, delphinidin-3-glucoside, malvidin-3-galactoside, petunidin-3-galactoside, and/or malvidin-3-glucoside.

A beverage comprising water, phycocyanin and having a heavy metals content below a threshold amount, the beverage having a pH within a certain range and a minimum acceptable shelf life, by optimizing the steps in the production of the beverage, but without adding many chemical substances and without carrying out harsh chemical treatment on the natural substances. By the combined use of a phycocyanin obtained, for example, by ultrafiltration or by treatment under pressure, with sterile demineralized water, and mixing the other components separately from the bacteria and other contaminants, in an aseptic environment, it is possible to provide a beverage that has nutraceutical effects, with low heavy metals content, at a suitable pH, and with an extended shelf life.

A beverage comprising water, phycocyanin and having a heavy metals content below a threshold amount, the beverage having a pH within a certain range and a minimum acceptable shelf life, by optimizing the steps in the production of the beverage, but without adding many chemical substances and without carrying out harsh chemical treatment on the natural substances. By the combined use of a phycocyanin obtained, for example, by ultrafiltration or by treatment under pressure, with sterile demineralized water, and mixing the other components separately from the bacteria and other contaminants, in an aseptic environment, it is possible to provide a beverage that has nutraceutical effects, with low heavy metals content, at a suitable pH, and with an extended shelf life.

A composition containing black ginger extract including black ginger extract, and cyclodextrin. The composition containing black ginger extract includes certain 6 polymethoxyflavones (6PMF). When a total amount of 6PMF in the composition containing black ginger extract is determined as 100 parts by mass, an amount of 5-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone in the composition containing black ginger extract is 5 parts by mass or less. When absorbance of an aqueous solution of the composition containing black ginger extract, in which a total amount of the 6 polymethoxyflavones is adjusted to a certain amount, is measured, the absorbance of the aqueous solution satisfies P1/V1≥1.45.

The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating respiratory diseases and a food composition for preventing or relieving respiratory diseases comprising a mixed extract of Dioscoreae rhizoma, Taraxaci herba and Schizonepetae spica as an active ingredient. A composition comprising a mixed extract of Dioscoreae rhizoma, Taraxaci herba and Schizonepetae spica of the present disclosure has an advantage of preventing respiratory diseases and relieving the symptoms of respiratory diseases, restores damages in the lung tissue and has efficacy for inhibiting inflammation, oxidative stress and ageing reactions induced by fine dust. More particularly, the composition of the present disclosure increases the expression of a telomerase which extends the length of a telomere, and thus is expected to fundamentally treat degenerative respiratory diseases induced by fine dust unlike existing symptom alleviating agent.

The present invention relates generally to the field of the LC-PUFA containing compositions. For example, the present invention relates to at least partially preventing, inhibiting, reducing and/or stopping the oxidation of LC-PUFA in a composition. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one LC-PUFA containing oil and green coffee extract. The composition may contain at least 0.01 weight-% LC-PUFA. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of green coffee extract in compositions comprising an LC-PUFA containing oil to at least partially prevent, reduce, inhibit and/or stop the oxidation of LC-PUFA in a composition.

The present invention relates generally to the field of the LC-PUFA containing compositions. For example, the present invention relates to at least partially preventing, inhibiting, reducing and/or stopping the oxidation of LC-PUFA in a composition. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one LC-PUFA containing oil and green coffee extract. The composition may contain at least 0.01 weight-% LC-PUFA. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of green coffee extract in compositions comprising an LC-PUFA containing oil to at least partially prevent, reduce, inhibit and/or stop the oxidation of LC-PUFA in a composition.

Processes for preparing and purifying protein from plant material, and compositions and uses comprising the same, are provided.