The invention relates to extracts and compositions from Gentum africanum. It also concerns plant extracts enriched in resveratrol and methods for obtaining the same. Described herein are processed plant materials which comprise about 20 resveratrol per gram of dried plant material and plant extracts which comprise at least about 0.002% w/w resveratrol. Also described are resveratrol glycosides and compositions comprising same. The invention further encompasses food products, nutraceutical products, pharmaceutical compositions which comprise processed plant materials, plant extracts and/or resveratrol glycosides.

The invention relates to extracts and compositions from Gentum africanum. It also concerns plant extracts enriched in resveratrol and methods for obtaining the same. Described herein are processed plant materials which comprise about 20 resveratrol per gram of dried plant material and plant extracts which comprise at least about 0.002% w/w resveratrol. Also described are resveratrol glycosides and compositions comprising same. The invention further encompasses food products, nutraceutical products, pharmaceutical compositions which comprise processed plant materials, plant extracts and/or resveratrol glycosides.

Supplements for maintaining a healthy immune response include one or more extracts from rosemary, turmeric, green tea, ginger, holy basil, oregano, boswellia, black currant, and clove. The supplements may include an extract of thyme. The supplements may exclude anti-inflammatory drugs and certain anti-inflammatory herbs.

Supplements for maintaining a healthy immune response include one or more extracts from rosemary, turmeric, green tea, ginger, holy basil, oregano, boswellia, black currant, and clove. The supplements may include an extract of thyme. The supplements may exclude anti-inflammatory drugs and certain anti-inflammatory herbs.

Selected strains of bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria being able to maintain a long-lasting homeostasis condition in a human body are described. Furthermore, a composition is also described, including a food composition, a supplement product, a composition for a medical device or a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a long-lasting homeostasis condition in a human body; or for use in the treatment of renal failure, preferably acute or chronic; or for use in reducing uremic toxins, preferably of bacterial origin, such as indole and/or cresol.

Selected strains of bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria being able to maintain a long-lasting homeostasis condition in a human body are described. Furthermore, a composition is also described, including a food composition, a supplement product, a composition for a medical device or a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a long-lasting homeostasis condition in a human body; or for use in the treatment of renal failure, preferably acute or chronic; or for use in reducing uremic toxins, preferably of bacterial origin, such as indole and/or cresol.

The subject invention aims to solve the problem of production of glucose accompanying the production of galactooligosaccharides after milk raw material is treated with lactase, by additionally adding transglucosidase to convert glucose to functional isomalto-oligosaccharide. The subject invention relates to a process for the production of a milk product enhanced with oligo-saccharides, characterized in that lactase and transglucosidase are used to treat milk raw materials. The subject invention further relates to the milk product of the process of the invention, whose oligo-saccharide content reaches a functional level. Human physiological effect assays confirm that the milk product increases intestinal probiotics, reduces harmful intestinal bacteria, improves the intestinal bacterial flora, reduces blood total cholesterol, reduces blood LDL cholesterol, increases blood HDL cholesterol, and improves the immunity, and may be used as low glycemic index (GI) dietary supplements.

The subject invention aims to solve the problem of production of glucose accompanying the production of galactooligosaccharides after milk raw material is treated with lactase, by additionally adding transglucosidase to convert glucose to functional isomalto-oligosaccharide. The subject invention relates to a process for the production of a milk product enhanced with oligo-saccharides, characterized in that lactase and transglucosidase are used to treat milk raw materials. The subject invention further relates to the milk product of the process of the invention, whose oligo-saccharide content reaches a functional level. Human physiological effect assays confirm that the milk product increases intestinal probiotics, reduces harmful intestinal bacteria, improves the intestinal bacterial flora, reduces blood total cholesterol, reduces blood LDL cholesterol, increases blood HDL cholesterol, and improves the immunity, and may be used as low glycemic index (GI) dietary supplements.

An object of the present invention is to provide a useful composition that contains a highly safe lactic acid bacterium or a component derived from this lactic acid bacterium. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one lactic acid bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KR-037 (NITE BP-395), Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KLAB-4 (NITE BP-394), and variants thereof, or comprising a component derived from the lactic acid bacterium. The composition of the present invention is useful as a preparation that has an excellent antiallergic function and also has at least one other function selected from an anti-autoimmune disease function, a diabetes-improving function, a neutral fat-lowering function, and so forth.

An object of the present invention is to provide a useful composition that contains a highly safe lactic acid bacterium or a component derived from this lactic acid bacterium. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one lactic acid bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KR-037 (NITE BP-395), Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KLAB-4 (NITE BP-394), and variants thereof, or comprising a component derived from the lactic acid bacterium. The composition of the present invention is useful as a preparation that has an excellent antiallergic function and also has at least one other function selected from an anti-autoimmune disease function, a diabetes-improving function, a neutral fat-lowering function, and so forth.