The present invention relates to a composition for improving the function of the liver, said composition containing a Japanese horseradish (wasabi) extract obtained using an organic solvent.
A61P 1/16 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du tractus alimentaire ou de l'appareil digestif des troubles de la vésicule biliaire ou du foie, p. ex. protecteurs hépatiques, cholagogues, cholélitholytiques
A gel-like nutritional composition comprising a lipid, a protein component, a carbohydrate, a vitamin component and a mineral component, and having the following configuration: the energy value of the composition is 0.8 to 1.2 kcal/g, inclusive; as the protein component, a whole milk protein and casein are contained in amounts of 1.7 g or more and 0.25 g or more, respectively, relative to 100 g of the composition; the total amount of magnesium derived from the whole milk protein and magnesium derived from casein is 1.3 mg or more per 900 kcal of the composition, and the total amount of calcium derived from the whole milk protein and calcium derived from casein is 34.9 mg or more per 900 kcal of the composition; 220 mg or more of magnesium and 500 mg or more of calcium are contained per 900 kcal of the composition; as the mineral component, at least one of 30 μg or more of selenium, 10 μg or more of chromium, 30 μg or more of molybdenum, and 130 μg or more of iodine is contained per 900 kcal of the composition; agar is contained in an amount of 0.15 to 0.40% by weight, inclusive, alginic acid or a salt thereof is contained in an amount of 0.125 to 0.40% by weight, inclusive, and the viscosity is 3,000 to 17,000 mPa·s, inclusive; and a chelating agent selected from citric acid or a salt thereof, phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, and EDTA or a salt thereof is contained in a total amount of 2.0 to 5.7 g, inclusive, per 900 kcal of the composition, and phosphoric acid or a salt thereof is contained in an amount of 1.1 g or more and less than 3.7 g per 900 kcal of the composition.
[Problem] To provide a connector which, regardless of the thickness of a connection section which breaks through a film which seals a port section, can easily and reliably break through the film and can be reliably inserted into a container to provide communication. [Solution] This connector 30 is provided with: a base section 33 rotated about an axis L1 and mounted to the port section 12 of a container 10; a first connection section 31 provided to one end side of the base section 33 and breaking through a film 16 which seals the port section 12, thereby being inserted into the container 10; and a second connection section 32 which is provided to the other end side of the base section 33 and to which another device 20 is connected. When the first connection section 31 is inserted into the container 10 and the other device 20 is connected to the second connection section 32, the connector 30 provides communication between the container 10 and the other device 20 so that a material contained in the container 10 or the other device 20 can flow through the first connection section 31 and the second connection section 32. The connector 30 is configured so that the first connection section 31 is provided with a tube section 35, the front end 35a of the tube section 35 has a stepped piercing section 36 having a pointed tip 36a, and the piercing section 36 is pierced and rotated with the base section 33 to cut the film 16, thereby forming an opening and inserting the tube section 35 into the opening.
[Problem] To provide a method for manufacturing a processed food wherein the generation of a sulfur odor or the addition of an unpleasant flavor such as an accumulated sulfur odor is inhibited. [Solution] Provided is a method for manufacturing a processed food wherein the generation of a sulfur odor is inhibited, said method comprising: (A) a step for bringing a solid food material, which contains protein as a main nutritional component, into contact with transglutaminase and/or a reducing sugar; and (B) a step for thermally sterilizing the food material having been treated in step (A).
A23L 3/00 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires
[Problem] To improve both liquid-tightness and operability in a syringe and a fluid substance transfer tool for transferring a fluid substance. [Solution] A plunger has a plunger body, and a plunger head integrally furnished at the distal end of the plunger body and adapted to slide along the inner wall surface of an outer tube while maintaining liquid-tightness. At the circumferential edge portion of the distal end of the plunger head, a ring-shaped elastic piece that elastically contacts the inner wall surface of the outer tube when the plunger has been inserted into the outer tube, and that has lower resistance with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer tube when the plunger is pulled as compared with when the plunger is pushed, extends towards the front. Thus, during reciprocating motion of the plunger, both liquid-tightness and operability of the syringe can be improved, even in cases in which the force to pull the plunger is weaker than the force to push the plunger.
A61M 5/315 - PistonsTiges de pistonGuidage, blocage, ou limitation des mouvements de la tigeAccessoires disposés sur la tige pour faciliter le dosage
A61J 3/00 - Dispositifs ou procédés spécialement conçus pour donner à des produits pharmaceutiques une forme physique déterminée ou une forme propre à leur administration
B65D 83/00 - Réceptacles ou paquets comportant des moyens particuliers pour distribuer leur contenu
This liquid nutrition composition contains at least a protein, a lipid, a carbohydrate, a vitamin, and a mineral, 1) the energy value of the composition is at least 1.5 kcal/mL, (2) the protein comprises a whole milk protein and casein as primary components thereof and does not include animal protein degradation products and plant protein degradation products, (3) the amount of the whole milk protein in the protein is greater than the amount of casein, (4) the content of the lipid in the composition is no more than 29% in terms of energy ratio, and (5) at least magnesium and calcium are included as minerals.
The present invention provides a seaweed that has visual, gustatory, and other attributes as a seaweed, can be enjoyed as a seaweed food product, and is softened to the extent of being crushable merely with the tongue in the mouth, and provides a method for producing said seaweed. Provided is a production method that comprises a step for bringing seaweed into contact with an aqueous solution containing a phosphate and/or an organic acid salt. A seaweed that has visual, gustatory, and other attributes as a seaweed, can be enjoyed as a seaweed food product, and is softened to the extent of being crushable merely with the tongue in the mouth is provided by this production method.
Provided is a material for testing eating and deglutition function in a form with which it is possible to test in detail and with accuracy the motion or function of, or the extent of difficulty in, eating and deglutition. Provided is the material for testing eating and deglutition function which is in the form of a liquid, a viscous liquid, a jelly-like semisolid, or a sticky solid, or the material for testing is formed by mixing two or more of these test materials. By testing using one or more, or a combination of a plurality of, these testing materials, it is possible to test in detail and with accuracy the motion or function of, or the extent of difficulty in, eating and deglutition function in a human, and the like, having a diminished eating and deglutition function.
Provided is a food by which an eater can obtain visual satisfaction, that has hardness appropriate to the mastication and deglutition functions of the eater, and that can be fully used as a food for a person with mastication and deglutition difficulties and for a person with reduced digestion abilities. The food, that was subjected to the following steps (1) to (3), is provided as a softened food, by which an eater can obtain visual satisfaction, that has hardness appropriate to the mastication and deglutition functions of the eater, and that can be fully used as a food for a person with mastication and deglutition difficulties and for a person with reduced digestion abilities. (1) A step for introducing a degrading enzyme to ingredients and conducting softening. (2) A step for producing a food that includes the ingredients softened in step (1). (3) A step for heating and adjusting the physical properties of the food obtained in step (2).
Provided are breads having novel physical properties and a method for producing the same. Breads which have the same appearance, texture, flavor, etc., as normal breads and also have novel physical properties and therefore can be easily masticated and swallowed even by persons having impaired mastication and swallowing function such as the elderly are obtained by treating breads produced by fermentation and baking with an enzyme, followed by rebaking.
Provided is a reconstitutable dry plant material which can be surely reconstituted while retaining the appearance, texture, taste, hardness and so on of a starting material regardless of the size of the starting material. A reconstitutable dry plant material, which can be surely reconstituted while retaining the appearance, texture, taste, hardness and so on of a starting material regardless of the size of the starting material, is obtained by contacting a fresh or heated plant material with an enzyme treatment solution containing an enzyme, thus enzymatically digesting the plant material and then freeze-drying the same.
A23L 1/212 - Préparation des fruits ou des légumes (des légumineuses A23L 1/20; traitement par grandes quantités des fruits ou des légumes récoltés A23N)
Provided are: a nutritional composition for inflammatory diseases which has an excellent effect of ameliorating the symptoms of inflammatory diseases including inflammatory bowel disease, can retain proteins in the body of a patient, and is useful for improving a nutritional state; and an amino acid composition for inflammatory diseases, which is to be contained in the nutritional composition. The amino acid composition for inflammatory diseases comprises human essential amino acids and does not contain any human non-essential amino acid other than arginine. The nutritional composition for inflammatory diseases which comprises the amino acid composition preferably contains an oil or fat, a sugar, a vitamin and a mineral.
A61K 31/4172 - Acides imidazole-alkanecarboxyliques, p. ex. histidine
A61K 31/198 - Alpha-amino-acides, p. ex. alanine ou acide édétique [EDTA]
A61K 31/405 - Acides indole-alkanecarboxyliquesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. tryptophane, indométhacine
A61P 1/04 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du tractus alimentaire ou de l'appareil digestif des ulcères, des gastrites ou des œsophagites par reflux, p. ex. antiacides, antisécrétoires, protecteurs de la muqueuse
A61P 1/16 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du tractus alimentaire ou de l'appareil digestif des troubles de la vésicule biliaire ou du foie, p. ex. protecteurs hépatiques, cholagogues, cholélitholytiques
A61P 9/00 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système cardiovasculaire
A61P 29/00 - Agents analgésiques, antipyrétiques ou anti-inflammatoires non centraux, p. ex. agents antirhumatismauxMédicaments anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens [AINS]
Provided is a fluid storage container capable of definitively preventing an alteration in a fluid stored within a storage chamber thereof, and capable of being easily and inexpensively produced. A container body (1) of a fluid storage container (1A) is provided with a fluid storage section (3) having a storage chamber (5) therein, and a sealing part (4) for sealing one end of the fluid storage section (3) and holding a pouring part (2). The fluid storage section (3) is obtained by layering a fluid-tight film and a light-obstructing and anti-oxidation film. The sealing part (4) is obtained by layering a light-obstructing and anti-oxidation film and a fusible film. A fixed part (14) of the pouring part (2) is held in a valley-shaped section formed in the sealing part (4). When the container body (1) is stored having a fluid (100) stored in the storage chamber (5) thereof, the pouring part (2) and the storage chamber (5) are separated by the sealing part (4).
B65D 81/32 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu pour emballer plusieurs matériaux différents qui doivent être maintenus séparés avant d’être mélangés
Provided are a method for producing highly nutritious, softened plant material that retains the form of the plant material, and softened plant material obtained using said production method. The highly nutritious, softened plant material that retains the form of the plant material is produced by introducing catabolic enzymes so that when the catabolic enzyme is introduced, the plant material and catabolic enzyme are brought into contact and reduced pressure treatment is performed multiple times so that the total time under reduced pressure is less than 12 minutes.
A23L 1/212 - Préparation des fruits ou des légumes (des légumineuses A23L 1/20; traitement par grandes quantités des fruits ou des légumes récoltés A23N)
Provided are a check valve which achieves size reduction easily and improves yield to thereby enable the suppression of increase in manufacturing cost, a three-way stopcock unit, and a fluid substance transfer tool. The check valve is provided with a valve element (26) sandwiched between a first housing (14) and a second housing (20). The first housing (14) comprises a first cylindrical part (17) that projects from a valve seat (15) and has an opening (19) formed at the forward end thereof, and the second housing (20) comprises a second cylindrical part (23) that has an opening (25) formed at the forward end thereof. The valve element (26) is formed by an elastic body. While the second housing (20) is inserted from the opening (19) of the first housing (14), the valve element (26) is sandwiched between the valve seat (15) and the opening (19) of the second housing (20), and a space between the valve seat (15) and the second cylindrical part (23) is blocked in a liquid-tight state via the valve element (26).
A61M 3/00 - Seringues médicales, p. ex. clystèresIrrigateurs
A61M 5/148 - Perfusion sous pression, p. ex. utilisant des pompes utilisant des réservoirs sous pression, p. ex. au moyen de pistons flexibles
A61M 5/168 - Moyens pour commander l'écoulement des agents vers le corps ou pour doser les agents à introduire dans le corps, p. ex. compteurs de goutte-à-goutte
A61M 39/00 - Tubes, raccords ou accouplements pour tubes, soupapes, voies d'accès ou similaires, spécialement adaptés pour un usage médical
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THREE-WAY VALVE UNIT, NON-RETURN VALVE, AND FLUID MATERIAL TRANSFER DEVICE
Provided are a three-way valve unit, a non-return valve, and a fluid material transfer device that are readily made more compact and have high yields and low production costs. The non-return valve in the three-way valve unit comprises: a first housing with a valve seat and with an opening disposed therein; a second housing that is inserted into the first housing; and a valve sandwiched between the valve seat in the first housing and an opening end section in the second housing. The valve has a substantially U-shaped slit provided further outside than an outer peripheral edge section of the opening provided in the valve seat in the first housing and further inside than an inner peripheral edge section in the second housing. The inside part of the slit is used as an open-close valve and the first housing valve seat and the second housing opening end section are blocked in a liquid-tight state by an outside section of the slit.
A61M 5/168 - Moyens pour commander l'écoulement des agents vers le corps ou pour doser les agents à introduire dans le corps, p. ex. compteurs de goutte-à-goutte
A61M 39/00 - Tubes, raccords ou accouplements pour tubes, soupapes, voies d'accès ou similaires, spécialement adaptés pour un usage médical
F16K 15/08 - Soupapes, clapets ou valves de retenue à corps de soupapes rigides guidés en forme de bagues
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ENZYMATIC TREATMENT SOLUTION, SOFTENING METHOD, AND SOFTENED ANIMAL-BASED FOOD PRODUCT
The disclosed enzymatic treatment solution is used in a softening method for softening animal-based products comprising meat and/or seafood by means of an enzymatic treatment. The enzymatic treatment solution has a pH level at or above 8.0 and less than 10.5, and a measured salinity value, obtained by expressing the concentration of the electrolyte in the aforementioned solution, at or above 0.7% and less than 3.0%. Thus it is possible to reliably soften the animal-based foodstuffs while maintaining the texture and taste thereof, and thereby obtain softened foodstuffs which have a smooth texture.
Disclosed are: a method for softening beans; and softened beans which are produced by the method. Softened beans which have a compressive stress of 6.0×104 N/m2 or less and still retain the original shapes thereof can be produced by a bean-softening method which utilizes at least two enzymes selected from cellulase, hemicellulase and pectinase.
A23L 1/20 - Traitement des légumineuses, c. à d. des fruits de plantes légumineuses, pour l'obtention de fourrages ou d'aliments; Préparation de produits à partir de légumineuses; Moyens chimiques pour accélérer la cuisson de ces aliments, p.ex. traitement aux phosphates
An enteral nutrient gel that is excellent at maintaining its solid matter (gel) form in the stomach, does not readily disintegrate or dissolve with a change in pH, is stable in its physical properties even during long-term storage, and can be passed through a feeding tube. The enteral nutrient gel contains agar, alginic acid and/or a salt thereof, soybean protein or a hydrolysate thereof, calcium, magnesium, dextrin, and, optionally, an oligosaccharide, a disaccharide and/or a monosaccharide. A solid composition containing 8 to 30 wt % protein, 2 to 25 wt % fats, and 40 to 70 wt % dextrin is used in preparing the enteral nutrient gel.
A61K 36/48 - Fabaceae ou Leguminosae (famille du pois ou des légumineuses)CaesalpiniaceaeMimosaceaePapilionaceae
A61K 33/06 - Aluminium, calcium ou magnésiumLeurs composés
A61K 38/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des peptides
A61K 31/70 - Hydrates de carboneSucresLeurs dérivés
A61K 31/715 - Polysaccharides, c.-à-d. ayant plus de cinq radicaux saccharide liés les uns aux autres par des liaisons glycosidiquesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. éthers, esters
A61K 47/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif
A61K 47/36 - PolysaccharidesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. gommes, amidon, alginate, dextrine, acide hyaluronique, chitosane, inuline, agar-agar ou pectine
A23L 1/0532 - à partir d'algues, p.ex. alginates, agar-agar, carraghénane
A23L 1/30 - contenant des additifs (A23L 1/308 a priorité);;
A23L 1/09 - contenant des sirops d'hydrate de carbone; contenant des sucres; contenant des alcools de sucre, p.ex. xylitol; contenant des hydrolysats d'amidon, p.ex. dextrine (A23L 1/76, A23L 1/236 ont priorité);;
A23L 3/005 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par chauffage au moyen d'irradiation ou d'un traitement électrique
[PROBLEMS] To provide a food material which is suitable for elderly persons and patients with disturbance of mastication/swallowing. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The target food material, which sustains the natural shape and color tone of a starting material, has such a softness as allowing mashing with the gum or tongue in the oral cavity and a smooth texture, and shows a compression stress of 5x104 N/m2 or less when measured by using a plunger of 3 mm in diameter at a compression rate of 10 mm/second while setting the clearance to 30% of the sample thickness, is obtained by enzymatically treating the starting material by impregnating with an enzyme.
A23L 1/212 - Préparation des fruits ou des légumes (des légumineuses A23L 1/20; traitement par grandes quantités des fruits ou des légumes récoltés A23N)
A23L 1/30 - contenant des additifs (A23L 1/308 a priorité);;
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FOOD FOR PEOPLE HAVING CHEWING AND SWALLOWING DIFFICULTIES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
[PROBLEMS] To provide a food for the aged and people having chewing and swallowing difficulties which has a soft and smooth texture and retains the shape of the fillings and in which moisture separation is regulated within the fillings and thus the leakage of the components in the filling is prevented, and a method of producing the same. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A softened food for people having chewing and swallowing difficulties in which a solution containing one or more thickeners selected from among an alginic acid salt, pectin, xanthan gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, glucomannan, curdran and starch has penetrated into the tissue surface and tissue inside of the fillings and thus the surface and inside of the fillings are thickened or gelled, thereby contributing to the retention of the shape of the fillings.
A gel type enteric nutrient, which is excellent in the shape retention ability of the solid matter (gel) in the stomach, is scarcely disintegrated or dissolved upon a pH change, shows little change in the physical properties (water liberation, etc.) even during prolonged storage, can be thermally sterilized and smoothly passes through an enteric tube, can be prepared by blending agar and alginic acid and/or its salt with soybean protein as a nitrogen source. The above-described gel type enteric nutrient is advantageous in that the intake thereof causes neither gastro-esophageal reflux nor leakage of the nutrient.
