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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| 7374788 | Encapsulation of food ingredients Oxygen sensitive oils or oils containing oil soluble oxygen sensitive substances are encapsulated in proteins which have been reacted with carbohydrates that contain reducing sugar groups. An aqueous mixture of a protein preferably casein and a carbohydrate preferab... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368141 | Process of isolating lactoferrin A process for isolating lactoferrin from milk or a casein-containing component or product containing lactoferrin, comprising subjecting a precipitate of casein obtained from the milk of the casein-containing component or product, with which precipitate at least part... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364763 | Method for selective delivery of lipid-soluble antioxidants into the polar lipid fraction of a food product The invention relates to methods of reducing oxidation in foods by selectively adding one or more antioxidants to the polar lipid fraction of a food product. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335385 | Method for iron removal from wine and other beverages Phytic acid is added to wine to chelate polyvalent iron cations. A calcium salt is added to co-precipitate the complex that subsequently is removed by filtration. This method effectively, inexpensively and safely removes excessive levels of iron in wine, sparkling w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329799 | Materials and methods for the modulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor-like polypeptides in maize Isolated or purified nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides having cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor-like activity; vectors; host cells; polypeptides having CDK inhibitor-like activity; nucleic acid constructs for suppression of CDK inhibitor-like activi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323201 | Highly soluble form of tricalcium citrate, and methods of its making and use We report herein a composition comprising tricalcium citrate, wherein the tricalcium citrate has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising peaks at 2-theta (2θ) values of about 8.236, about 16.02, about 17.97, about 19.75, about 21.42, about 25.74, and about 2... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288245 | Composition having immunoregulating activities The invention provides a composition comprising novel lactic acid bacteria having immunoregulating activities. Specifically, the invention provides food, drinks or medicaments containing novel lactic acid bacteria separated from “Shibazuke,” one kind of traditio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282223 | Nutritional dietary kit for use in preparing an individual for gastrointestinal procedure This invention relates to a nutritional kit for use in preparing an individual for a predetermined activity which requires a clean digestive tract, particularly the colon. Such predetermined activities include, but are not limited to, gastrointestinal surgery and co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276485 | Flowable nondigestible oil and process for making A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37° C.,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273607 | Health enhancement method A health enhancement system establishing a health enhancement program through which may be provided a group of natural products, vitamins and minerals, amino acids, herbs and essential oils that may be helpful in aiding the body in fighting the growth of cancers and... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7244463 | enhanced animal food product The present invention advances prior art animal food products by providing an animal food product formulated with Garicinia mangostana L., or Mangosteen fruit, from the Mangosteen plant. The addition of Mangosteen to the animal food product of the present inv... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241468 | Reduced calorie fat compositions Reduced calorie fat compositions which contain combinations of substantially non-absorbable, substantially nondigestible polyol polyesters and certain reduced calorie triglycerides that function as anti-anal leakage agents and provide textural/taste benefits are dis... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217817 | Agarobiose-containing composition A material containing agarobiose; a method for preparing the material; and a food, a drink or a seasoning using the material, which is tasty and has the effect of alleviating a stimulant taste and of enhancing the depth of sweetness. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7169415 | System for preserving fresh meat products A method for preserving a food product, such as meat, comprising the steps of inoculating meat with an effective amount of euhygienic non-pathogenic, non-spoilage bacteria in order to competitively inhibit the growth of undesired pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. Ed... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160569 | Acidic oil-in-water type emulsified compositions Provided is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified composition, containing an oil or fat having a diglyceride content of 30 wt. % or greater an egg yolk, and a water soluble soybean polysaccharide. The acidic oil-in-water type emulsified composition of the pr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147884 | Method for making a novelty frozen food product A novel frozen product and method for making the same are disclosed, wherein a beaded frozen product is intermixed with conventional ice cream. In this regard, the beaded ice cream (or other frozen produce) may be intermixed with soft-serve ice cream on an individua... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101584 | Micro-molecular hyper-saturation of conventional cooking oils for high altitude and confined space applications The instant invention is directed toward a process of Micro-Molecular Hyper-Saturation or Microsaturation, which results in transforming common, whole, Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) rich cooking oils into a product exhibiting increased shelf life wile simultaneously el... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063980 | Pretreatment kit for saliva and pretreatment method for saliva A pretreatment kit and a pretreatment kit for saliva in identification and quantitative determination of mutans streptococci by immunochromatography utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction, which can remove aggregation caused by mucin and chain formation of mutans st... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060482 | Thermostable xylanases The present invention is directed to thermostable xylanase enzymes are suitable for feed pelleting applications. The novel xylanase enzymes comprise at least 40% of their optimal activity from a pH range from about pH 3.5 to about pH 6.0, and from about 40 to about ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056952 | Isoflavone metabolites There are disclosed compounds of formulae (I) or (II) in which A is selected from the group consisting of (1), (2), (3) and (4); OH, and one of R1 and R2 is selected from H, OH and OCH3, and the other of R1 and R2 | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045143 | Fat blend The invention relates to an oil, fat and/or lecithin-based fat blend containing polyunsaturated fatty acids. The inventive fat blend is characterized in that the fatty acids gamma-linolenic, stearidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic together make up 10 to 500 mg/g total... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6911226 | Cold confectionery and method of preparing the same A cold confectionery and a method of preparing the same are provided. A mixture is foamed to have an overrun in the range of 150% to 500%, and frozen to a temperature of not higher than −10° C. The cold confectionery provides desirable extra-light and crisp-rich ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893857 | Method for using hops acid for controlling microorganisms in a sugar-containing aqueous process medium The invention relates to a method for controlling microorganisms in a sugar-containing aqueous process medium, especially in the sugar industry, using hop bitter acid as active substance. The hop bitter acid is dissolved in an aqueous alkaline medium and added to th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887465 | Lactobacillus strains capable of preventing diarrhoea caused by pathogenic bacteria and rotaviruses Novel microorganisms of the family Lactobacillaceae and pharmaceutical compositions, food and methods of using same are provided. The microorganisms have the ability of preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria causing diarrhea and of prevent... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884415 | Antioxidation food product, antioxidation preparation and antioxidation method The antioxidation food product of the present invention is produced by fermenting a food product containing bacteria having catalase activity, such as Lactobacillus plantarum, in the presence of a manganese-containing natural material. The antioxidation food ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6784351 | Targetes erecta marigolds with altered carotenoid compositions and ratios A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced zeaxanthin ratio, an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced β-carotene ratio, an enha... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780628 | Enzyme treatment Enzymes of a particular class, characterized by the ability to cleave a linkage that effects release of a cell-surface protein or carbohydrate, which does not contain an anti-infection agent, display significant anti-infectious activity. Upon oral administration, th... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6753019 | Food supplement A food supplement which has beneficial effects for bowel health, and a method of preparing the food supplement are disclosed. The food supplement is derived from fiber extracts from two or more types of fruit or vegetables. The fiber extracts have a majority of solu... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6656903 | Baby food stimulating growth of the thymus A thymus growth stimulating baby food is provided, substantially composed of a fat component, as well as a carbohydrate component and a protein component of animal or vegetable or animal and vegetable but not human origin, whereby the protein component is... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6635297 | System and process for producing animal feed from food waste A process is provided for producing animal feed from food waste by providing a dry, pelletized, fibrous organic material. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of thickening/dewatering solids that contain substantial amounts of moisture, e.g., gr... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632467 | Solid condiment comprising a solid and a liquid This invention generally relates to solid condiments comprising a base solid and a dosing liquid and, in particular, is directed to solid condiments which are free flowing, dry to the touch, and provide desirable color, flavor and/or aroma accents to food... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6599544 | Calcium enrichment composition and method for producing the same An improved calcium-enriched composition and method of supplementing food products with the composition are provided. Broadly, the compositions include respective sources of phosphate ions, citrate ions, and calcium ions, metal hydroxides, and water, with... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592916 | Edible microcapsule and food containing the same An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking ag... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6569424 | Bacterial strain, processes plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569474 | System for preserving food products A method for preserving a food product, such as meat, including the steps of inoculating meat with an effective amount of euhygienic non-pathogenic, non-spoilage bacteria in order to competitively inhibit the growth of undesired pathogenic and spoilage ba... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6532420 | Production of animal feed A method of selecting and enhancing of feedstuffs for use in an animal feed product by analyzing the statistical distribution of the nutritional content of batches of the feedstuff and calculating the number of batches within a predetermined range of a de... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6518226 | Flowable composition and a process for making the flowable composition A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec.sup.(n-1), preferably less than about 400 p.sec.sup.(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid component h... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6475542 | Edible microcapsule and food containing the same An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking ag... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6451368 | Method of selecting non-diabetogenic milk or milk products and milk or milk products so selected The invention is based on the discovery that certain variants of ଲ-casein may induce Type-1 diabetes in susceptible individuals while other variants do not. The invention consists of the selection of non-diabetogenic milk producing cows and recoveri... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6444236 | Compositon containing medicinal herbs and young antlers of cornu cervi A composition is provided for use in health foods for promoting the circulation of blood, prepared from medicinal herbs, including Lycium chinense Miller, Agastache rugosa (Fischer et Meyer) O. Kuntze, Pueraria lobat Ohwi, Macrocarpium officinale Sieb. et... | 09/03/2002 |
