Beverage additives and additive delivery systems including an additive with relatively low pH, specific gravity and/or viscosity can aid in mixing with a base liquid or other flow performance while producing a suitably tart or otherwise flavored beverage are disclosed. Methods of mixing and forming a beverage including water, an additive, an acidulant and a flavor system are disclosed.

An immune checkpoint suppressant containing as an active ingredient a mixture of (a) to (g), which are koji mold, yeast, and/or lactic acid bacterium fermentation products of: (a) barley, black soybean, red rice, black rice, adzuki bean, adlay, Japanese barnyard millet, foxtail millet, and/or proso millet; (b) mandarin orange, grape, apple, Vitis Coignetiae berry, peach, persimmon, papaya, Japanese pear, watermelon, Japanese apricot, fig, Chinese quince fruit, kabocha squash, kumquat, Yuzu, loquat fruit, apricot, jujube, chestnut, matatabi fruit, and/or Japanese plum; (c) purple sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke, carrot, onion, sweet potato, taro, Japanese wild yarn, daikon, red turnip, great burdock, lotus root, yacon, lily bulb, arrowhead, ginger, garlic, and/or turmeric; (d) cabbage, perilla, Moms leaf, fish mint, Japanese mugwort, Sasa veitchii, and/or dandelion; (e) kelp, wakame, and/or mozuku; (f) black sesame, walnut, and/or ginkgo nut; and (g) maitake and/or shiitake mushroom.

An immune checkpoint suppressant containing as an active ingredient a mixture of (a) to (g), which are koji mold, yeast, and/or lactic acid bacterium fermentation products of: (a) barley, black soybean, red rice, black rice, adzuki bean, adlay, Japanese barnyard millet, foxtail millet, and/or proso millet; (b) mandarin orange, grape, apple, Vitis Coignetiae berry, peach, persimmon, papaya, Japanese pear, watermelon, Japanese apricot, fig, Chinese quince fruit, kabocha squash, kumquat, Yuzu, loquat fruit, apricot, jujube, chestnut, matatabi fruit, and/or Japanese plum; (c) purple sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke, carrot, onion, sweet potato, taro, Japanese wild yarn, daikon, red turnip, great burdock, lotus root, yacon, lily bulb, arrowhead, ginger, garlic, and/or turmeric; (d) cabbage, perilla, Moms leaf, fish mint, Japanese mugwort, Sasa veitchii, and/or dandelion; (e) kelp, wakame, and/or mozuku; (f) black sesame, walnut, and/or ginkgo nut; and (g) maitake and/or shiitake mushroom.

The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising calcium lactate as an active agent and a polysaccharide, polymer, lipid, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful treating cancer. The invention also relates to foods and nutrient compositions comprising calcium lactate.

The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising calcium lactate as an active agent and a polysaccharide, polymer, lipid, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful treating cancer. The invention also relates to foods and nutrient compositions comprising calcium lactate.

Butter spreads include at least butter, canola oil, palm oil, cream, and buttermilk powder. The spreads are squeezable from a package and maintain their consistency over repeated package handling and repeated cycling between refrigeration and ambient temperatures.

The present invention relates to a saccharide syrup composition comprising an organic acid or its salt and an oligosaccharide, and more specifically, the saccharide syrup composition comprises allulose.

The present invention relates to a saccharide syrup composition comprising an organic acid or its salt and an oligosaccharide, and more specifically, the saccharide syrup composition comprises allulose.

The present invention relates to ready-to-drink cocoa milk beverage products. In particular, the invention is concerned with a protein system induced by controlled aggregation of milk proteins which imparts outstanding sensory attributes and improved physical stability of the beverage products, in particular when containing low fat and/or low sugar. A method of 5 producing such beverage and the products obtainable from the method are also part of the present invention.

The present invention relates to ready-to-drink cocoa milk beverage products. In particular, the invention is concerned with a protein system induced by controlled aggregation of milk proteins which imparts outstanding sensory attributes and improved physical stability of the beverage products, in particular when containing low fat and/or low sugar. A method of 5 producing such beverage and the products obtainable from the method are also part of the present invention.