Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Unilever Plc, a Company Registered in England and Wales Under Company No. 41424

John Casey

Gail Jenkins

Linda Jane Wainwright

Mark John Berry

Alexander Gordon James

Andrew Paul Ormerod

Heather Frances Jennifer Bligh

Karl John Hunter

Ravine Anthony Gungabissoon

Robèr Antoine Kemperman

Sally Pamela Redfern

Jacqueline De Silva

Joy Elizabeth Wilkinson

Shovan Ganguli

Eleanor Margaret D'AGOSTINO

Jacqueline Silva De

This invention relates to a plurality of compositions for dietary health management and its use in the prevention or treatment of any one of the disease states in the group consisting of cardiovascular disease, inflammation and diarrhoea. Human evolution has been a very slow process in contrast to the relatively recent, rapid changes in our diet since the Neolithic revolution which marked the switch from hunter-gatherer to agricultural life-style around 10,000 years ago. Moreover our genome has not had time to evolve at the same pace and therefore it is postulated that our bodies will work more efficiently with an ancestral diet. In a first aspect of the invention, a plurality of compositions for the dietary health management system of a human being is provided, wherein the plurality of compositions comprise a daily diet of: (g) 1750 to 2750 kilocalories (7350 to 11550 kiloJoules); (h) have more than 1250, preferably more than 1450, more preferably more than 1650 mg gallic acid equivalents of polyphenols; (i) have more than 40, preferably more than 50, more preferably more than 60 g fiber; (j) have more than 130, preferably more than 150, more preferably more than 170 g protein (k) have 0 to 2, preferably 0 to 1.5, most preferably 0 to 1 g starch; and (l) have 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 2.5, most preferably 0 to 1 g lactose.

Compositions for dietary health management

A composition which is adapted for oral consumption and which is in the form of a substantially homogeneous aqueous emulsion, suspension or dispersion comprising salicylic acid, or a C1 to C6 alkyl ester thereof, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can exhibit an anti-inflammatory effect in skin.

Oral composition comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and salicylic acid for obtaining an antiinflammatory effect in skin

Use of dried rehydratable food, such as in a dried soup, a dried beverage, a breakfast cereal, a yoghurt and a dried sauce, is widespread. However it has been observed that when the dried components are fruit and/or vegetable, the components, on rehydration, do not resemble the fruit and/or vegetable before desiccation. That is to say they no longer have a fresh appearance but are discoloured and lack firmness. This transformation is due to cellular damage which occurs during desiccation. In particular, it is thought that phospholipid membranes are destabilised by insertion of cellular amphiphiles, phase transition into the gel phase and membrane fusion. This invention seeks to solve the above-mentioned technical problem by providing, amongst other things, a dried rehydratable food which is a fruit, vegetable or part thereof which, on rehydration, has improved appearance, texture and rehydration properties. In particular, a dried rehydratable food is provided, the food comprising less than 10% w/w water and at least 0.02% w/w of a dehydrin protein and derivatives thereof, the dehydrin protein and derivatives thereof comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of K,I,K,E,K,L,P,G; K,I,K,E/D,K,L/I,P,G; and K,I,K,E/D,K,L/I/TA/,P/H/S,G, and wherein the dried rehydratable food is unbroken tissue of a vegetable or part thereof and/or a fruit or part thereof, and not a seed, wherein the unbroken tissue has a shortest linear dimension of at least 0.5 millimeters, preferably a shortest linear dimension of 0.5 to 25, more preferably 0.5 to 10 millimeters. A food product comprising the dried rehydratable food and methods for manufacturing the dried rehydratable food are also provided.

Rehydratable food

A composition which is adapted for oral consumption comprising daidzein and an anthocyanidin, wherein the weight ratio of daidzein to anthocyanidin is in the range of from 1:1 to 1:100, wherein the daidzein is in the form of a pre-prepared aqueous dispersion, and wherein the composition is free of soy protein, which can exhibit an anti-inflammatory effect in skin, the use of a composition containing daidzein and an anthocyanidin for obtaining an anti-inflammatory effect in the skin and a method of reducing skin inflammation through the oral consumption of the composition.

Oral composition

This invention relates to the provision of an edible composition for the treatment of cutaneous signs of ageing, in particular those associated with loss of skin elasticity, wrinkles and sagging. Thus the inventive composition provides skin benefits selected from the group consisting of enhancing collagen deposition in the skin, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and reducing sagging. Thus the invention provides an edible composition for treating aged skin, the composition comprising: The invention also relates to a cosmetic method for providing the aforesaid skin benefits using the inventive composition.

Edible composition for treating cutaneous signs of ageing

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John Casey