Suntory Holdings Limited

Daisuke Takemoto

Yoshiko Ono

Yoko Yasutake

Norifumi Tateishi

Akifumi Maeda

Kayo Saito

Masanori Kontani

The present invention relates to a composition containing riboflavin and a sesamin-class compound(s). This composition may incorporate a sesamin-class compound(s) in such an amount that the proportion (weight ratio) of its total quantity to the total quantity of riboflavin taken as unity is no more than 4.5, and it has the advantage that the analgesic and anti-fatigue actions of riboflavin are synergistically improved by ingestion of riboflavin in combination with a sesamin-class compound(s). The composition of the present invention provides compositions, in particular, pharmaceuticals as well as foods and beverages that are safe to humans, animals, etc., and can therefore be ingested for a continued period, and which have far superior effects to those of conventional foods having an analgesic or anti-fatigue action.

Compositions containing riboflavin and sesamin-class compounds

A composition incorporating at least one sesamin-class compound is enhanced in the anti-fatigue action of sesamin class compounds by additionally incorporating at least one vitamin Bclass compound. Also provided is an anti-fatigue agent containing at least one sesamin-class compound and at least one vitamin Bclass compound as the active ingredients.

Compositions incorporating sesamin-class compounds and vitamin B1 class compounds

A method by which the physiological activities of sesamin-class compounds can be efficiently exhibited and enhanced, as well as an effective compound that can be combined with the sesamin-class compounds to this end. By using sesamin-class compounds in combination with more than specified proportions of arachidonic acid class compounds, the physiological activities of the sesamin-class compounds, for example, their anti-fatigue action is synergistically enhanced to provide compositions that are safe in humans and non-human animals and which hence can be ingested continuously.

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Osaka, Japan

Daisuke Takemoto