The invention relates to uses of hydrocarbon/lipid complexes with carotenoids for improvement properties of hydrocarbon-based products as well as related methods and uses.

The invention relates to uses of hydrocarbon/lipid complexes with carotenoids for improvement properties of hydrocarbon-based products as well as related methods and uses.

The present invention relates to extrudates comprising a matrix and vitamin A palmitate. The matrix comprises or consists of octenyl succinate starch and dextrin. Such water-soluble or water-dispersible extrudates have an excellent storage stability and may comprise further components such as other fat-soluble vitamins.

The present invention provides food products, nutritional programs, and methods for meeting nutritional needs of subjects with dementia and related cognitive disorders. In one embodiment, the invention provides a food product comprising a reversibly sealed container and a soup, wherein the soup is in the container and comprises a total volume of 200-2000 mls, a vegetable or meat component, 300 to 2500 calories, a macronutrient caloric distribution comprising: 20-80% fat, 10-45% protein, and 10-65% carbohydrate, about 2% to about 40% medium chain triglycerides, omega 3 fatty acids in an amount of 100 to 2000 mg and less than 20 solid food particles having a volume greater than about 20 cm.sup.3. Such food products, when administered to affected subjects, can positively impact (i) nutritional status; (ii) quality of life; (iii) disease course; (v) the demand for assistance from a care giver; (vi) subject compliance with a nutritional plan using the food product, and (vii) ease of monitoring compliance by the caregiver for verification.

The present invention provides food products, nutritional programs, and methods for meeting nutritional needs of subjects with dementia and related cognitive disorders. In one embodiment, the invention provides a food product comprising a reversibly sealed container and a soup, wherein the soup is in the container and comprises a total volume of 200-2000 mls, a vegetable or meat component, 300 to 2500 calories, a macronutrient caloric distribution comprising: 20-80% fat, 10-45% protein, and 10-65% carbohydrate, about 2% to about 40% medium chain triglycerides, omega 3 fatty acids in an amount of 100 to 2000 mg and less than 20 solid food particles having a volume greater than about 20 cm.sup.3. Such food products, when administered to affected subjects, can positively impact (i) nutritional status; (ii) quality of life; (iii) disease course; (v) the demand for assistance from a care giver; (vi) subject compliance with a nutritional plan using the food product, and (vii) ease of monitoring compliance by the caregiver for verification.

Provided are nutritional supplements designed for enhancing the growth, particularly the linear growth, of pre-pubertal children with a stature measure short compared to the norm. The nutritional composition comprises an energy source, and a combination of micronutrients, and is adapted separately for the nutritional needs of male or female adolescents.

Provided are nutritional supplements designed for enhancing the growth, particularly the linear growth, of pre-pubertal children with a stature measure short compared to the norm. The nutritional composition comprises an energy source, and a combination of micronutrients, and is adapted separately for the nutritional needs of male or female adolescents.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, for use in preventing allergies and/or treating allergies and/or reducing the occurrence or the risk of allergies in an infant or a young child born from a mother deficient in at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) or fed with a mother's milk deficient in at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide(s). The use of said composition in infant formula, milk fortifier or children's food is foreseen.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, for use in preventing allergies and/or treating allergies and/or reducing the occurrence or the risk of allergies in an infant or a young child born from a mother deficient in at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) or fed with a mother's milk deficient in at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide(s). The use of said composition in infant formula, milk fortifier or children's food is foreseen.

Disclosed in the present specification is a composition comprising a Prunus mume flower extract as an effective ingredient for treating fine dust-caused skin damage, wherein the expression of IL-36G (NM 019618), which is a gene having an expression level affected by fine dust in skin cells, is regulated to a novel level. By using the composition for treating fine dust-caused skin damage, gene expression changed by fine dust can return to a normal level to treat skin cell damage.