1109 results about "Phytosterol" patented technology

A delivery system for nutraceuticals uses a low caloric chocolate base for containing one or more nutraceuticals, either blended with the chocolate itself, or added as a liquid or crème filling. The chocolate has a relatively high level of oligomeric proanthocyanadins, and preferably further includes a phytosterol and DHA, as well as being sweetened with a sweetener blend containing tagatose and a secondary low caloric, high intensity sweetener, preferably Lo Han Guo extract. Using the inventive system, delivery of nutraceuticals in unit dosage form is facilitated, as the selected dose is carried within individual chocolate product pieces that taste substantially the same as conventional chocolate, though with few calories from carbohydrates, or effects on insulin response encountered with typical chocolate formulations.

The invention provides a composition and a method for lowering blood serum cholesterol levels or for preventing elevated blood serum cholesterol levels, as well as suitable composition comprising (a) one or more phytosterols and / orphytostanols or a mixture thereof capable of reducing cholesterol absorption in the intestine, (b) a composition capable of inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis, and (c) a composition capable of increasing cholesterol metabolism, wherein at least one of compositions b. and c. is preferably derived from plants.

This invention relates to certain sugar esters of phytosterols of formula (I). These esters are useful for topical application, and for the treatment of skin condition, including age spots, acne, loss of cellular antioxidants, collagen loss, loss of skin pliability, loss of skin suppleness, skin wrinkles including fine lines, oxidation, damage from radiation, malfunction of matrix metalloproteases, malfunction of tyrosinases, damage from free radicals, damage from UV, dry skin, xerosis, ichthyosis, dandruff, brownish spots, keratoses, melasma, lentigines, liver spots, pigmented spots, dark circles under the eyes, skin pigmentation including darkened skin, blemishes, oily skin, warts, eczema, pruritic skin, psoriasis, inflammatory dermatoses, topical inflammation, disturbed keratinization, skin changes associated with aging, nail or skin requiring cleansers, conditioning or treatment, and hair or scalp requiring shampooing or conditioning, and combinations thereof;Wherein,n=0, 1, 2, or 3; andR=H, —CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH(OH)—CH2OH; andR1=Substituent selected from a sapogenin, steroid, or terpenoid.

The invention is a cosmetic or dermatological preparation comprising taurine and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of phytosterols, ceramides, long-chain fatty acids, and cholesterol. The invention also includes a method of strengthening the skin barrier comprising applying to the skin a preparation comprising taurine and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of phytosterols, ceramides, long-chain fatty acids, and cholesterol. The invention also includes methods of moisturizing the skin, improving the microtopography of the skin, improving the elasticity of the skin, treating or preventing functional disorders of skin appendages, treating or preventing the symptoms of skin ageing, and treating or preventing the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation on the skin comprising applying the preparation.

The invention discloses an emollient lotion for moisturizing skin and controlling oil. The emollient lotion is prepared from the following components in percentage by mass: 0.1-5% of hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, 0.1-5% of phytosterol, 0.001-1% of ceramide, 0.1-5% of silica, 2-20% of humectant, 2-20% of grease, 0.1-1% of thickening agent, 0.5-5% of emulsifying agent, 0.1-0.6% of preservative and the balance of distilled water. The emollient lotion has efficient moisture retention and can be used for enhancing the protection mechanism of the skin, promoting the metabolism of cell membranes of the skin and achieving the aims of improving dry skin as well as relieving and repairing the skin.

The invention discloses a method for preparing antibiotic substituent for feed by probiotic asynchronous fermentation of Chinese herbal medicine, belonging to the field of food nutrition and the technical fields of microorganisms and feed. The method comprises the following steps: extracting Chinese herbal medicine by adopting asynchronous fermentation and enzymolysis technologies, namely adding water and nutritive salt in proportion to prepare a Chinese herbal medicine fermentation liquid after a plurality of Chinese herbal medicines are subjected to impurity removal and super-micro smashing; firstly inoculating Aspergillus niger for aerobic fermentation, thus cellulose and pectinase are prepared; and then inoculating enterococcus faecium and lactobacillus plantarum for anaerobic fermentation; and then carrying out enzymolysis on damage cell walls, and dissolving out active substances of saponin, alkaloid, phytosterol, enzymic preparations, organic acid and the like. A plate-and-frame filter press is adopted to filter the fermentation liquid, the filtration liquid is directly subjected to low-temperature spray drying to prepare antibiotic substituent powder A; a filtration cake is dried by adopting a roller drier to prepare antibiotic substituent powder B, and the power A and the powder B are mixed and formulated in proportion to replace fermented enzymolysis Chinese herbal medicine extracts of antibiotic for feed.

The invention discloses a method for sequentially extracting tea saponin and tea seed oil from oil-tea camellia seeds. A biological enzymatic hydrolysis method is firstly adopted for extracting tea saponin from shelled oil-tea camellia seed powder, and a water extraction method is further adopted for extracting the tea seed oil from desaponification residues. The process for extracting the tea saponin through the biological enzymatic hydrolysis method comprises the steps of cleaning, husking, crushing, fixing, homogenizing, performing enzymatic hydrolysis, performing coarse filtration through plate-frame filter cloth, and performing fine filtration through a miccroporous membrane. The process for extracting the tea seed oil through the water extraction method comprises the steps of ultrasonic vibration extraction and centrifugal separation. According to the method, the extraction efficiency of the tea saponin can be more than 90%, and the extraction efficiency of the tea seed oil can be more than 90%. The whole process flow is performed at low temperature, so that natural activity of the tea saponin, as well as vitamin E, phytosterol, squalene, natural flavor ingredients and the like in the tea seed oil are effectively protected. The foaming property and foam stability of the tea saponin prepared by the process are better in comparison with a traditional extraction method, the prepared tea seed oil has excellent quality, and the national pressed first-class tea seed oil standard can be achieved only by simple refining.

The diet food of this invention having effects to reduce body weight and prevent / improve obesity and atherosclerotic or metabolic disorders includes an ω-3 PUFA or an ω-6 PUFA, and at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor, and further includes diacylglycerol, a middle or short chain fatty acid, a phytosterol, a nucleo-base, a nucleoside, a nucleic acid, dextrin, various vitamins, various minerals or a probiotics material.

The invention belongs to the field of food processing and particularly relates to a processing method for improving flavor and nutritional quality of colza oil, which is characterized by including the following steps: (1) tempering, leading water mass content of colza oil to be in a range of 9%-20%; (2) preheating treating, performing preheating treating on tempered colza oil and adjusting preheating treating device parameters so as to lead final temperature of materials to reach 100-150 DEG C; (3) cold pressing or peeling cold pressing to obtain cold pressed colza oil crude oil; (4) degumming to obtain degummed oil; and (5) deacidifying to obtain cold pressed colza oil. The colza oil prepared with the method has good and full-bodied flavor, can remain main nutrient substances in the colza oil, such as natural vitamin E, phytosterol and colza polyphenol to the maximum limit, and remarkably improves flavor and nutritional quality of colza oil.

A nutritional supplement, prepared food product, or direct food additive for ingestion by mammals, and methods for preparing such products, are provided. Products of the invention comprise an oxidation-resistant fat-based composition substantially free of exogenous solubilizing and dispersing agents for phytosterols. The fat-based composition includes greater than 25% and less than 75% by weight of one or more triglyceride-based edible oil or fat, and greater than 25% and less than 75% by weight of one or more non-esterified phytosterols. The fat-based composition, when exposed to air, contains a reduced amount of oxidative by-products compared to a similar fat-based composition lacking non-esterified phytosterols. Also provided are methods for reducing plasma cholesterol in mammals, and methods for protecting plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol from oxidation by ingestion of products of the invention.

The present invention is based on the discovery that parenteral nutrition (PN) induced liver disease, e.g. fatty liver disease, can be prevented and even reversed by administration of primarily omega-3-fatty acid with PN rather than the administration of the standard intravenous lipid emulsions that contain primarily plant derived omega-6 fatty acid. Thus, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing liver disease in a human patient obtaining nutritional support through PN. The method comprises intravenous administration of an effective amount of an omega-3-fatty acid emulsion to the patient, wherein the patient is not administered phytosterols or plant derived fatty acids, e.g. omega-6 fatty acids derived from a plant source, and wherein the administration of the omega-3-fatty acid emulsion to the patient is for a period greater than three weeks. Preferably, the administration is for a period of greater than six weeks. More preferably, the administration is for a period greater than three months.

The invention discloses cleanser composition with a stable wire drawing effect and a preparation method thereof. The cleanser composition is characterized in that the composition has a wire drawing appearance, the wire drawing effect is long and thin like silk, foams are exquisite, dense, lasting and rich in a using process, and the skin is fresh and moist after the use of the composition; common components such as fatty acid, an amino acid surfactant and phytosterol are selected and used in the composition; when the temperature of a cleanser body of the cleanser composition prepared by an optimal proportional mixing process and an optimized preparation process reaches up to 50 DEG C, the cleanser body is taken out and smeared by hand, the long and thin wire drawing effect can be observed, water is added for rubbing to generate foams, and the foams are exquisite, dense, lasting and rich; after the circulation of high and low temperature from 50 DEG C to 25 DEG C, from 25 DEG C to -15 DEG C and from -15 DEG C to 25 DEG C, the cleanser body is smeared by hand, the long and thin wire drawing effect still can be observed, the water is added for rubbing to generate the foams, and the foams are exquisite, dense, lasting and rich; the usage and high and low-temperature environment transportation conditions are fully met; a test shows that the foams of the cleanser composition are more exquisite, dense, lasting and rich in comparison with a general cleanser; the skin after the use of the cleanser composition is softer and moister. Therefore, the cleanser composition has a good development prospect.

Skin care compositions containing dehydroacetic acid, its isomers, salts, and derivatives thereof; at least two skin care actives selected from sugar amines, vitamin B3 compounds, phytosterols, salicylic acid compounds, hexamidines, dialkanoyl hydroxyproline compounds, flavonoids, n-acyl amino acid compounds, and their derivatives, and combinations thereof; and a dermatologically acceptable carrier for the dehydroacetic acid and the skin care actives. The invention further relates to methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue wherein the methods each comprise the step of topically applying to the keratinous tissue of a mammal needing such treatment, a safe and effective amount of the skin care composition of the invention.