The invention relates to a non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme. Furthermore, the invention relates to a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme for use in a method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, in the non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, or a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, for use in the method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof.
A61K 38/47 - Hydrolases (3) acting on glycosyl compounds (3.2), e.g. cellulases, lactases
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A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
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LYSOZYME HYDROLYSATE FOR PROACTIVE INHIBITORY CONTROL AND CONTROL OF IMPULSIVITY
The invention relates to a non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme. Furthermore, the invention relates to a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme for use in a method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, in the non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, or a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, for use in the method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof.
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PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE FOR SHORT TERM RENAL FUNCTIONING
The present invention provides a lysozyme hydrolysate having an effect on renal functioning, as well as food products and food supplements comprising such a hydrolysate.
The present invention relates to the field of food products, especially food products specifically designed for providing health benefits beyond the basic function of nutrition for a subject consuming the product on a regular basis, e.g. on a daily basis. In particular, the invention relates to a non-therapeutic method of improving a cognitive function in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid and at least one xanthophyll selected from lutein and zeaxanthin, wherein the improvement of said cognitive function is the prevention or the treatment of the decline of a cognitive function or the amelioration of a cognitive function. In addition, the invention particularly relates to a composition comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid and at least one xanthophyll selected from lutein and zeaxanthin, for use in the prevention or the treatment of the decline of a cognitive function or for use in the amelioration of a cognitive function.
A61K 31/202 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having a carboxyl group bound to an acyclic chain of seven or more carbon atoms, e.g. stearic, palmitic or arachidic acid having three or more double bonds, e.g. linolenic acid
The invention is in the field of the prevention, amelioration or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular of dementia including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The invention provides new compositions that allow an improved prevention, amelioration and treatment of such diseases. More in particular, the invention provides a composition comprisingaxanthophyll anda hydrolysate of a protein, comprising di- and tripeptides.
The invention relates to an apparatus for boiling an egg, comprising a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space, comprising a holder with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of an egg with an eggshell, said cavity provided with a first layer surrounding the eggshell, said first layer: —is in heat exchanging contact with the shell of the egg; —has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, ε″, between 20-500 at a temperature between 0° C.-100° C. and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and—having a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimeter and varying less than 30% over the egg, or said holder for holding at least one egg assembly adapted for cooking an egg using microwave radiation.
A47J 29/02 - Egg-cookers for eggs or poached eggsTime-controlled cookers
B65D 81/34 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs intended to be cooked or heated within the package
A23L 5/10 - General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying
A23L 15/00 - Egg productsPreparation or treatment thereof
The invention relates to an apparatus for boiling an egg, comprising a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space, comprising a holder with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of an egg with an eggshell, said cavity provided with a first layer surrounding the eggshell, said first layer: —is in heat exchanging contact with the shell of the egg; —has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, ∈″, between 20-500 at a temperature between 0° C.-100° C. and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and —having a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimeter and varying less than 30% over the egg, or said holder for holding at least one egg assembly adapted for cooking an egg using microwave radiation.
B65D 81/34 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs intended to be cooked or heated within the package
A23L 1/01 - General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying (methods specialized to particular food, see the relevant subgroups);;
The invention relates to an apparatus for boiling an egg, said apparatus comprising a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space, said space further comprising a holder provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of an egg with an eggshell, said cavity provided with a first layer surrounding the eggshell, said first layer: -is in heat exchanging contact with the shell of the egg; -has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, ε", between 20-500 at a temperature between 0°C -100°C and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and -having a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimetre and varying less than 30 % over the egg, or said holder for holding at least one egg assembly adapted for cooking an egg using microwave radiation, said egg assembly comprising an egg having an eggshell which is provided with an packaging surrounding the eggshell, said packaging comprising a first layer which: -enfolds the shell of the egg and is in heat exchanging contact with the eggshell; -has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, ε", between 20-500 at a temperature between 0°C -100°C and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and -has a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimetre and which varies less than 30 %, and -said packaging designed to retain the layer thickness of the first layer while said egg assembly is subjected to said microwave radiation to turn said egg into a boiled egg.
The invention relates to an egg assembly adapted for cooking an egg using microwave radiation, said egg assembly comprising an egg having an eggshell which is provided with an packaging surrounding the eggshell, said packaging comprising a first layer which enfolds the shell of the egg and is in heat exchanging contact with the eggshell, has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part °", between 20-500 at a temperature between 0°C -100°C and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and has a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimetre and which varies less than 30 %, and said packaging designed to retain the layer thickness of said first layer while said egg assembly is subjected to said microwave radiation to turn said egg into a boiled egg.
The present invention provides egg-protein hydrolysates with DPP-IV inhibitory activity which are particularly suited for the treatment of diabetes. Particularly advantageous is to use hydrolysate of lysozyme for the treatment of diabetes.
C07K 14/47 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates from mammals
The present invention relates to the field of food products, especially food products specifically designed for providing health benefits beyond the basic function of nutrition for a subject consuming the product on a regular basis, e.g. on a daily basis. According to the present invention eggs are produced, in particular chicken eggs, that are enriched in one or more pharmacologically active nutrients. The egg yolk obtained from the aforementioned eggs can suitably be used in high amounts as a component of a functional food product having all the characteristics that are normally required for such functional food products. A preferred example of a food product in accordance with the invention is a ready to drink shot containing approximately one whole egg yolk in a volume as small as 100 ml.
29 - Meat, dairy products, prepared or preserved foods
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Eggs; egg products; egg ingredients. Business mediation by the contact of scientists and innovative companies, knowledge and/or parties from the food and health industry; the introduction of new products on the (consumer)market; to accompany the introduction of new products on the (consumer)market; development of marketing concepts aimed at life-style products and applications. Scientific and technological services and research in the field of (the innovation of) the food industry; scientific research, especially but not limited to research in the field of the health aspects of individual ingredients in food; scientific research with respect to the innovation of ingredients and/or food; research and development into new products; development of technical concepts aimed at life-style products and applications.
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APPARATUS FOR COOKING AN EGG USING MICROWAVE RADIATION
The invention relates to an apparatus for boiling an egg, said apparatus comprising a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space, said space further comprising a holder provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of an egg with an eggshell, said cavity provided with a first layer surrounding the eggshell, said first layer: -is in heat exchanging contact with the shell of the egg; -has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, e", between 20-500 at a temperature between 0°C -100°C and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and -having a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimetre and varying less than 30 % over the egg, or said holder for holding at least one egg assembly adapted for cooking an egg using microwave radiation, said egg assembly comprising an egg having an eggshell which is provided with an packaging surrounding the eggshell, said packaging comprising a first layer which: -enfolds the shell of the egg and is in heat exchanging contact with the eggshell; -has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, e", between 20-500 at a temperature between 0°C -100°C and at a microwave frequency of 2.45 GHz, and -has a layer thickness d of 1-6 millimetre and which varies less than 30 %, and -said packaging designed to retain the layer thickness of the first layer while said egg assembly is subjected to said microwave radiation to turn said egg into a boiled egg.
The invention is in the field of the prevention, amelioration or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular of dementia including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The invention provides new compositions that allow an improved prevention, amelioration and treatment of such diseases. More in particular, the invention provides a composition comprisingaxanthophyll anda hydrolysate of a protein, comprising di- and tripeptides.
The invention relates to a non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme. Furthermore, the invention relates to a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme for use in a method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, in the non-therapeutic method of improving or maintaining cognitive functioning in a subject, or a nutraceutical, a food product, a functional food, a food stuff, a food ingredient, a food supplement and/or a feed product, comprising a subtilisin A hydrolysate of lysozyme, for use in the method for the treatment of impaired cognitive functioning in a subject in need thereof.
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