The present invention provides an edible blended vegetable oil for reducing blood lipids and cholesterol. The trace elements in the edible blended vegetable oil include 15-300 mg/kg of polyphenols, 290-1700 mg/kg of β-sitosterol, 260-1500 mg/kg of campesterol, 150-1000 mg/kg of stigmasterol, 140-600 mg/kg of squalene, 50-160 mg/kg of parkerol, 40-120 mg/kg of γ-tocotrienol. The prepared edible blended vegetable oil of the present invention can achieve the effect of reducing blood lipids and cholesterol through a synergistic effect within the trace elements and a reasonable ratio within fatty acids. It is suitable for people with different health needs and has a broad market prospect and application value.

The present invention provides an edible blended vegetable oil for reducing blood lipids and cholesterol. The trace elements in the edible blended vegetable oil include 15-300 mg/kg of polyphenols, 290-1700 mg/kg of β-sitosterol, 260-1500 mg/kg of campesterol, 150-1000 mg/kg of stigmasterol, 140-600 mg/kg of squalene, 50-160 mg/kg of parkerol, 40-120 mg/kg of γ-tocotrienol. The prepared edible blended vegetable oil of the present invention can achieve the effect of reducing blood lipids and cholesterol through a synergistic effect within the trace elements and a reasonable ratio within fatty acids. It is suitable for people with different health needs and has a broad market prospect and application value.

This invention provides a method for preparing electrospraying particles to improve stability of polyphenol including the following steps: preparing a pectin-silica composite; adding polyphenolic compounds into the pectin-silica composite to prepare a core solution; and coaxial electrospraying the core solution and a shell solution to prepare electrospraying particles loaded polyphenol. This method utilizes a pectin-silica composite as a polyphenol loading carrier, improves the encapsulating efficiency of polyphenols, reduces the contact probability of polyphenols with oxygen and water, and improves the stability of polyphenols; and an acidic aqueous solution is used as a shell solution to synergize with the pectin-silica composite to further improve the stability of polyphenols.

This invention provides a method for preparing electrospraying particles to improve stability of polyphenol including the following steps: preparing a pectin-silica composite; adding polyphenolic compounds into the pectin-silica composite to prepare a core solution; and coaxial electrospraying the core solution and a shell solution to prepare electrospraying particles loaded polyphenol. This method utilizes a pectin-silica composite as a polyphenol loading carrier, improves the encapsulating efficiency of polyphenols, reduces the contact probability of polyphenols with oxygen and water, and improves the stability of polyphenols; and an acidic aqueous solution is used as a shell solution to synergize with the pectin-silica composite to further improve the stability of polyphenols.

Disclosed is a composition for promoting absorption of a poorly water-soluble phytochemical which can significantly improve the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. A polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product, which is produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus OLL1251, can significantly enhance the intake of a phytochemical into a body, especially a migration speed and/or a migration amount of the phytochemical into a blood. Thus, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical according to the present invention includes, as an active ingredient, the polysaccharide-containing lactic acid bacterial product. Furthermore, the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is useful as a food additive composition. In addition, a food, or a beverage, or a food or beverage composition to which the composition for promoting absorption of a phytochemical is added can obtain an effect of promoting absorption of phytochemical.

The invention provides oil blends, processes for the preparation thereof and their uses.

The invention provides oil blends, processes for the preparation thereof and their uses.

A hydrated lecithin carrier vesicle composition includes a lecithin-derived membrane-forming lipid vesicle in conditioned water for incorporation of an active ingredient to form a dispersed composition. A method of making the hydrated lecithin carrier vesicle includes using lecithin having not more than about 80% w/w phosphatidylcholine in the presence of conditioned water.

A nutritional supplement comprises components (A), (B) and (C), and optionally, additional component(s) (D). The nutritional supplement can activate a subject's antioxidant system, more specifically the subject's antioxidant response element (ARE). In one embodiment, the nutritional supplement comprises: (A) glabridin; (B) licochalcone A; and (C) licorice root flavonoids. In another, the nutritional supplement comprises: (A) a first licorice root extract comprising glabridin; (B) a second licorice root extract comprising licochalcone A; and (C) a third licorice root extract comprising flavonoids. Components (A), (B) and (C) are in a combined amount sufficient to activate the subject's antioxidant system after ingestion. In addition, components (A), (B) and (C) are present in a weight ratio (A:B:C) such that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their separate effects regarding activation of the subject's antioxidant system after ingestion of the nutritional supplement.

The present invention provides a phytochemical complex comprising a therapeutically effective amount of boswellic acid; and one or more complexing agents conjugated to the therapeutically effective amount of boswellic acid, wherein the one or more complexing agents are selected from proteins, peptides, amino acids, polysaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, amino sugars, glycosaminoglycans, and glycol-proteins, disposed in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent, or carrier.