A method of promoting increased cellular hydration in a multicellular organism that is capable of intracellular water permeation includes the step of causing the multicellular organism to ingest an aqueous solution that contains an amount of a carbohydrate clathrate component. There is also a step of enhancing the intracellular permeation. The multicellular organism contains aquaporins, and the causing step involves interaction of the composition with the aquaporins. The cellular hydration promoted and caused by the method is corroborated by a test that uses human-aquaporin-expressed frog oocytes. The test uses single cell Xenopus laevis frog oocytes having expressed human aquaporin AGP1 water channels. There is also a beverage composition that increases lifespan in the multicellular organism, and a beverage composition that promotes cellular hydration when ingested by a multicellular organism.

A method of promoting increased cellular hydration in a multicellular organism that is capable of intracellular water permeation includes the step of causing the multicellular organism to ingest an aqueous solution that contains an amount of a carbohydrate clathrate component. There is also a step of enhancing the intracellular permeation. The multicellular organism contains aquaporins, and the causing step involves interaction of the composition with the aquaporins. The cellular hydration promoted and caused by the method is corroborated by a test that uses human-aquaporin-expressed frog oocytes. The test uses single cell Xenopus laevis frog oocytes having expressed human aquaporin AGP1 water channels. There is also a beverage composition that increases lifespan in the multicellular organism, and a beverage composition that promotes cellular hydration when ingested by a multicellular organism.

Provided are a composition of a dietary supplement and a nutritional additive for food, a unitary dosage form of said composition, and their use for the improvement of the quality of visual performance including contrast sensitivity. An illustrative composition of the present disclosure includes as active substances L-lysine, vitamin C, zinc, grape extract and bitter orange extract in therapeutically effective quantities, and optionally at least one excipient. In some embodiments, the percentages of the individual active substances relative to the sum of the percentages of all active substances are about 50% by weight of L-lysine, about 15% by weight of vitamin C, about 2% by weight of zinc, about 10% by weight of the grape extract and about 23% by weight of the bitter orange extract, with all percentages of the individual active substances adding up to 100% by weight of all active substances.

Provided are a composition of a dietary supplement and a nutritional additive for food, a unitary dosage form of said composition, and their use for the improvement of the quality of visual performance including contrast sensitivity. An illustrative composition of the present disclosure includes as active substances L-lysine, vitamin C, zinc, grape extract and bitter orange extract in therapeutically effective quantities, and optionally at least one excipient. In some embodiments, the percentages of the individual active substances relative to the sum of the percentages of all active substances are about 50% by weight of L-lysine, about 15% by weight of vitamin C, about 2% by weight of zinc, about 10% by weight of the grape extract and about 23% by weight of the bitter orange extract, with all percentages of the individual active substances adding up to 100% by weight of all active substances.

The present disclosure relates to a terminally heat-sterilized ready-to-use parenteral nutrition formulation comprising all macronutrients and micronutrients required to meet the clinical guidelines for parenteral nutrition, wherein all said micronutrients and macronutrients are provided in one multi-chamber bag (MCB). The disclosure is also directed to a parenteral nutrition formulation comprising all such macronutrients and micronutrients. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to a MCB comprising at least five chambers containing a carbohydrate formulation in a first chamber, an amino acid formulation in a second chamber, a lipid formulation in a third chamber, a fourth chamber comprising a vitamin formulation and a fifth chamber comprising a trace element formulation, wherein the carbohydrate formulation, amino acid formulation and/or the lipid formulation may also contain certain vitamins and certain trace elements that can be stably accommodated therein.

The present invention provides nutritional supplements comprising alginate, in combination with pectin, which will form hydrogels in the stomach when exposed to the low pH of the gastric juice. The formation of a hydrogel will lead to delayed release of sugars and other active ingredients in the stomach. The nutritional supplements can comprise high concentrations of sugars and complex carbohydrates without causing unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms.

The present invention provides nutritional supplements comprising alginate, in combination with pectin, which will form hydrogels in the stomach when exposed to the low pH of the gastric juice. The formation of a hydrogel will lead to delayed release of sugars and other active ingredients in the stomach. The nutritional supplements can comprise high concentrations of sugars and complex carbohydrates without causing unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms.

An emulsion gel embedding a fat-soluble vitamin and a pulsed electric field based production method therefor. The production method comprises: dissolving octenyl succinate starch ester in water, heating in a water bath, stirring to complete gelatinization and dissolution, and cooling to room temperature; adding edible oil dissolved with a fat-soluble vitamin to obtain a mixed liquid; shearing and homogenizing the obtained mixed liquid by using a high-speed shearing machine and a high-pressure homogenizer to obtain an emulsion; and adding the emulsion and natural starch to a methyl cellulose solution, performing pulsed electric field treatment after well mixing, heating in a water bath, performing degasification and cooling to obtain an emulsion gel. The pulsed electric field promotes interaction between methyl cellulose and starch molecules, has a higher elastic modulus, and is easier to form a network structure that is more conducive to embedding the fat-soluble vitamin.

Disclosed is a cereal composition which can be prepared instantly with the addition of a liquid, containing at least one human milk oligosaccharide (HMO), and other components which are necessary for the healthy growth and development of a young 5 individual.

Disclosed is a cereal composition which can be prepared instantly with the addition of a liquid, containing at least one human milk oligosaccharide (HMO), and other components which are necessary for the healthy growth and development of a young 5 individual.