A method of producing a thickened carbonated beverage packed in a container, comprising: mixing an aqueous solution containing a first thickening agent and having a temperature of 0 to 35° C. with a second thickening agent insoluble in water in a temperature range of 0 to 35° C. but soluble in water at a temperature of 60° C. or more to obtain a stock liquid with the second thickening agent dispersed in the solution; dissolving carbon dioxide gas in the stock liquid to obtain a carbonated aqueous solution; filling a container with the carbonated aqueous solution and sealing the container to obtain the carbonated aqueous solution packed in the container; and heating the carbonated aqueous solution packed in the container such that the carbonated aqueous solution has a temperature of 60° C. or more to dissolve the second thickening agent in the solution.

A method of producing a thickened carbonated beverage packed in a container, comprising: mixing an aqueous solution containing a first thickening agent and having a temperature of 0 to 35° C. with a second thickening agent insoluble in water in a temperature range of 0 to 35° C. but soluble in water at a temperature of 60° C. or more to obtain a stock liquid with the second thickening agent dispersed in the solution; dissolving carbon dioxide gas in the stock liquid to obtain a carbonated aqueous solution; filling a container with the carbonated aqueous solution and sealing the container to obtain the carbonated aqueous solution packed in the container; and heating the carbonated aqueous solution packed in the container such that the carbonated aqueous solution has a temperature of 60° C. or more to dissolve the second thickening agent in the solution.

Disclosed in certain embodiments is a delayed release softgel capsules comprise a fill material that is encapsulated in a pH dependent shell composition, the pH dependent shell composition including pectin and gellan gum. Also disclosed are methods of preparing any of the delayed release softgel capsules described herein and methods of use thereof.

The present invention relates to an enteral sustained-release sugar alcohol additive including an inner layer structure and an outer layer structure. The inner layer structure contains components of xylitol and agar, and the outer layer structure contains components of carrageenan or gellan gum or xanthan gum or guar gum, vitamin B12, L-arabinose, and fermented bifidobacterium or fermented propionibacterium or fermented lactobacillus. The present invention further provides a method of preparing an enteral sustained-release sugar alcohol additive and an application thereof. In the present invention, by compounding xylitol, L-arabinose and vitamin B12, directional regulation of intestinal microorganisms can be achieved and high concentration synthesis of propionate in the intestine can be realized.

Use of high acyl gellan in whipping cream.

There is provided a method of manufacturing a nutritional composition comprising carbohydrate in an amount of at least 250 g l.sup.−1 of composition. The method comprises the steps of: (i) combining a first gelling agent and water, (ii) heating the mixture produced in step (i) to a temperature of between 60° C. and 100° C.; (iii) combining a second gelling agent with the heated mixture of step (ii) with mixing; and (iv) maintaining the mixture produced in step (iii) at a temperature of between 70° C. and 100° C. for between 10 and 120 minutes; with a carbohydrate component being combined with the mixture during one or more of said steps. Also provided is a nutritional composition.

Provided herein are high potency sweeteners containing at least 95% rebaudioside M generated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains engineered to produce high purity rebaudioside M when fermented with sugar cane syrup. In addition, provided are methods of purifying the high potency sweeteners from cleared fermentation broths. Also provided are sugar substitutes containing the high potency sweeteners and methods of making same.

Provided are compositions and methods for oral delivery to an infant of a composition containing Bifidobacterium. The composition may be pre-loaded into or placed directly onto an artificial nipple or pacifier and may also be applied directly to the skin of a caregiver and/or to one of the gums, teeth or cheek of the infant. The compositions of the invention are provided in soft gel fill, dissolvable or disintegrable tablet or powder or semisolid forms and are stable for at least 24 months when stored at 25° C. and 65% relative humidity.

Provided are compositions and methods for oral delivery to an infant of a composition containing Bifidobacterium. The composition may be pre-loaded into or placed directly onto an artificial nipple or pacifier and may also be applied directly to the skin of a caregiver and/or to one of the gums, teeth or cheek of the infant. The compositions of the invention are provided in soft gel fill, dissolvable or disintegrable tablet or powder or semisolid forms and are stable for at least 24 months when stored at 25° C. and 65% relative humidity.

A dietary composition comprising (i) from about 40% to about 80% (w/w) of a fiber composition comprising glucomannan, xanthan gum, and alginate; and (ii) from about 10% to about 60% (w/w) psyllium is provided, along with a method and a food product for promoting satiety, promoting weight loss, lowering blood cholesterol levels or lowering blood glucose levels in a mammal.