The present disclosure provides soluble dietary fibers, food and beverage products including them, and methods for making and using them. In one aspect, the disclosure provides soluble dietary fiber having a fiber content of at least 97% as measured by AOAC 2001.03 and a DP1+DP2 content of no more than 3 wt % (e.g., no more than 2 wt %) on a dry solids basis. The soluble dietary fiber can be useful in variety of food and beverage applications including fermented foods and beverages like beer and sake, as well as foods and beverages useful in keto diets.

In a method for producing a beverage for human consumption which is filled into a container and which contains at least one portion of at least one flavor carrier containing an organic material and/or a material of organic origins, the flavor carrier portion is dipped in a dip solution containing water, ascorbic acid, a first group, and, if provided, a second group, namely 74% to 98% of water, 0.5% to 5% of ascorbic acid, 0.5 to 2% of the first group, and 0% to 19% of the second group, for at least 15 seconds, then combined with a liquid containing water, ascorbic acid, and, if provided, the aforementioned second group, namely 70% to 98% of water, 2% to 5% of ascorbic acid, and 0% to 25% of the second group, in the container, and the storage life of the composition is influenced thermally or by use of high-pressure pasteurization.

In a method for producing a beverage for human consumption which is filled into a container and which contains at least one portion of at least one flavor carrier containing an organic material and/or a material of organic origins, the flavor carrier portion is dipped in a dip solution containing water, ascorbic acid, a first group, and, if provided, a second group, namely 74% to 98% of water, 0.5% to 5% of ascorbic acid, 0.5 to 2% of the first group, and 0% to 19% of the second group, for at least 15 seconds, then combined with a liquid containing water, ascorbic acid, and, if provided, the aforementioned second group, namely 70% to 98% of water, 2% to 5% of ascorbic acid, and 0% to 25% of the second group, in the container, and the storage life of the composition is influenced thermally or by use of high-pressure pasteurization.

Various ingredients and compositions are prepared from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant. The compositions can be used as bulking agents, and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Various ingredients and compositions are prepared from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant. The compositions can be used as bulking agents, and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

The invention relates to the field of nutritional ingredients, in particular to methods for producing hypoallergenic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) and the use thereof in food and drink items. Provided is the use of a beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) derived from Cryptococcus terrestris (recently renamed Papiliotrema terrestris) in the production of a hypoallergenic GOS preparation having a reduced capacity to induce an allergic response in a subject.

Described herein are food ingredients made up of oligosaccharide compositions, and methods of producing such food ingredients, as well as methods of using such food ingredients in food products. The present application addresses this need in the art by providing oligosaccharide compositions that have similar physical characteristics to commercially available carbohydrate sources, such as fiber, but lower metabolic energy. Methods of producing such oligosaccharide compositions suitable for use in food products are also provided herein.

The present invention relates to a nutritional composition for improving the temperament of young children. The nutritional composition for an infant or toddler comprises a2-β-casein, wherein the a2-13-casein represents more than 50%, preferably, more than 70%, more preferably, more than 90%, even more preferably, 95%, or most preferably 100% of total β-caseins. The composition has been clinically shown to improve the temperament in toddlers and young children.

The present invention relates to a nutritional composition for improving the temperament of young children. The nutritional composition for an infant or toddler comprises a2-β-casein, wherein the a2-13-casein represents more than 50%, preferably, more than 70%, more preferably, more than 90%, even more preferably, 95%, or most preferably 100% of total β-caseins. The composition has been clinically shown to improve the temperament in toddlers and young children.

A synergistic combination of butyric-acid-producing prebiotics and probiotics, which is used in the fields of foods, dietary supplements and drugs. Specifically, a composition containing probiotics and prebiotics, a food, dietary supplement or pharmaceutical preparation including the composition, and the use of the composition for alleviating and improving a disease or a discomfort, or reducing the occurrence of a disease or a discomfort, wherein the disease or discomfort is related to insufficient butyric acid in the intestine, or to insufficient butyric-acid-producing microorganisms in the intestine. A method for promoting Bifidobacterium lactis HNO19 to produce butyric acid, the method including using a galactooligosaccharide and lactulose as carbon sources for the cultivation of Bifidobacterium lactis HNO19, wherein the weight ratio of the galactooligosaccharide to lactulose is 1:1 to 4:1.