Davisco Foods International, Inc.

Devisco Foods International, Inc.

Anand Rao

Martin E Davis

Sylvie Gauthier

Yves Pouliot

Pauline M Olson

Line Gourley

Anne-Francoise Allain

Enzymatic digests of whey protein concentrates were prepared using animal, bacterial and fungal proteases, and evaluated for antihypertensive activities. The highest ACE-inhibitory activity was obtained with the purified peptide &#x3b2;-1g (f142&#x2013;148) obtained by chemical synthesis, for which an ICvalue of 0.04 mg powder.mlwas found. The hydrolysates derived from BiPRO&#x2122; whey protein isolate and &#x3b2;-1g both gave higher antihypertensive activities (ICvalues of 0.29 to 0.90 mg powder.ml) than the other hydrolysates tested (ICvalues of 0.96 and 1.30 mg powder.ml). The recovered hydrolysate can be used to treat hypertension in mammals such as humans and domestic pets such as dogs and cats.

Enzymatic treatment of whey proteins for the production of antihypertensive peptides and the resulting products

Enzymatic digests of whey protein isolates were prepared using animal, bacterial and fungal proteases, and evaluated for antihypertensive activities. The antihypertension activity was obtained with a hydrolysate of whey protein isolate prepared with a porcine trypsin. The recovered hydrolysate is used to treat hypertension in mammals such as humans and domestic pets such as dogs and cats.

Treatment of hypertension in mammals with hydrolyzed whey proteins

A regimen for calcium supplementation takes advantage of the discovery that a calcium supplement containing modified whey characterized by a calcium content of at least 3%, protein content of from 10 to 20%, and a phospholipid content of at least 2%, is of high biological value. It can be accomplished with calcium-supplemented foods that administer foods containing sufficient amounts of the modified whey to provide at least 5% of the amount of calcium required for complete nutrition on a daily basis. The regimen can benefit humans and domestic pets, in particular. More preferred levels of administration will provide at least 10% and in some cases at least 25% of the RDA for calcium for the subject.

Calcium supplemented foods and feeding regimen for calcium

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Savage, MN, United States of America

Anand Rao