The invention relates to a feed additive comprising at least one nutrient, which non-nutrient is incorporated in a matrix, the entirety being encapsulated by a coating comprising at least a plant material whose saponification number is greater than 180.

The invention also deals with a method for preparing a feed additive.

Finally, the invention also relates to the use of the feed additive to improve the zootechnical performance of a ruminant.

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.

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 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.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a comestible product, in particular a fermented beverage containing stevia extract. A further aspect of the invention is a comestible product obtainable by the method of the invention.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a comestible product, in particular a fermented beverage containing stevia extract. A further aspect of the invention is a comestible product obtainable by the method of the invention.

Methods of preventing creaming and age gelation in heat treated dairy based products are provided herein. Heat treated dairy based products are also provided, in which physical instability is prevented.

Methods of preventing creaming and age gelation in heat treated dairy based products are provided herein. Heat treated dairy based products are also provided, in which physical instability is prevented.

Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and at least one sweetness enhancer in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold. The sweeteners include sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof. The sweetness enhancer is selected from naringin dihydrochalcone, mogroside V, swingle extract, rubusoside, rubus extract, rebaudioside, and stevioside.