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.

Methods for decreasing harmful effects of blue light on skin are disclosed that include topically administering to a subject in need thereof a composition of an effective quantity of a purified, enzymatic hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans comprising peptides and saccharides having a molecular weight between 200 Da and 10 kDa in a physiologically acceptable medium. The hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans is present in the composition at a concentration from 0.001 to 20% with respect to the total weight of the composition. The composition can be a cosmetic composition.

Methods for decreasing harmful effects of blue light on skin are disclosed that include topically administering to a subject in need thereof a composition of an effective quantity of a purified, enzymatic hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans comprising peptides and saccharides having a molecular weight between 200 Da and 10 kDa in a physiologically acceptable medium. The hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans is present in the composition at a concentration from 0.001 to 20% with respect to the total weight of the composition. The composition can be a cosmetic composition.

Suggested is an extract of Persea, in particular Persea americana (Avocado) comprising at least 90 wt.-percent avocado polyols and preferably at least 95 wt.-percent avocadene, obtainable or obtained according to the following steps: (a) providing a source of Persea; (b) subjecting said source of Persea to an extraction step using organic solvents to obtain a first extract; (c) subjecting said first extract to saponification to obtain a second extract; (d) adding a source of calcium to said second extract to precipitate calcium soaps; (e) subjecting the product of step (d) to a separation step to obtain a third extract and said precipitated calcium salts; and optionally (f) subjecting said third extract to purification.

Suggested is an extract of Persea, in particular Persea americana (Avocado) comprising at least 90 wt.-percent avocado polyols and preferably at least 95 wt.-percent avocadene, obtainable or obtained according to the following steps: (a) providing a source of Persea; (b) subjecting said source of Persea to an extraction step using organic solvents to obtain a first extract; (c) subjecting said first extract to saponification to obtain a second extract; (d) adding a source of calcium to said second extract to precipitate calcium soaps; (e) subjecting the product of step (d) to a separation step to obtain a third extract and said precipitated calcium salts; and optionally (f) subjecting said third extract to purification.

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a range of ingredients suitable for use in adjusting and/or treating a companion animal such as a canid (e.g. a dog) or a feline (e.g. a cat) and their microbiomes, monitoring tools, and diagnostic methods for determining the health of a companion animal and their microbiome.

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a range of ingredients suitable for use in adjusting and/or treating a companion animal such as a canid (e.g. a dog) or a feline (e.g. a cat) and their microbiomes, monitoring tools, and diagnostic methods for determining the health of a companion animal and their microbiome.

The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, Stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant.

The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, Stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant.