Kaneka Corporation

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Kyoto University

Saito, Ichiro

Kazuya Hamada

Shinichi Yokota

Hiroaki Inoue

Yui Kawashima

Jun Tomono

Hiromi Maeda

Tatsumasa Mae

Toyoaki Watanabe

Airo Tategaki

Kenji Fujii

Ichiro Saito

Tadashi Moroshima

Haruhisa Inoue

Masao Sato

Tomohisa Kato

Ken Uekita

Takayuki Kondo

Tadaaki Hashimoto

Toyoki Watanabe

A liquid injection method for injecting a liquid into a culture vessel includes tilting the culture vessel around a horizontal axis at a tilt angle (X&#xb0;) of greater than 0&#xb0; and 50&#xb0; or less, wherein adherent cells are adhered to the culture vessel; and injecting the liquid into the culture vessel at a predetermined linear velocity (Y mm/s) via a wall surface of the culture vessel tilted at the tilt angle (X&#xb0;), wherein the tilt angle (X) and the linear velocity (Y) satisfy the following (formula 1): Y&#x2264;5.075X+123 (formula 1).

Liquid injection method

A liquid food composition that can be conveniently ingested or given with a tube and contains reduced aggregates in the composition is provided. A liquid food composition that shows fluidity in the neutral region, but solidifies in the stomach environment is further provided. According to the production method of the present invention, generation of fine particles in the production process of a liquid food composition containing a divalent metal salt, a protein, and water-soluble dietary fibers is reduced. Therefore, emulsification stability of the composition is improved, clogging of aggregates in strainer disposed in the production line etc. are eliminated, and thus the composition can be efficiently produced. Furthermore, since the composition obtained by the production method shows fluidity in the neutral region, but solidifies in the stomach environment, it can be conveniently ingested or given with a tube, and can effectively reduce the risks for developing gastroesophageal reflux disease, aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, etc.

Method for producing liquid food composition

The present invention provides very safe lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria preparations which are effective in prevention and therapy of allergies and/or in lowering of the blood neutral fat level. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical products and food or drink products which contain, as an active ingredient, a composition that contains cultured cells of the lactic acid bacteriumR037 or a treated product thereof.

Lactic acid bacterium-containing preparation

An object of the present invention is to provide a useful composition that contains a highly safe lactic acid bacterium or a component derived from this lactic acid bacterium. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one lactic acid bacterium selected from the group consisting ofsubsp.strain KR-037 (NITE BP-395),subsp.strain KLAB-4 (NITE BP-394), and variants thereof, or comprising a component derived from the lactic acid bacterium. The composition of the present invention is useful as a preparation that has an excellent antiallergic function and also has at least one other function selected from an anti-autoimmune disease function, a diabetes-improving function, a neutral fat-lowering function, and so forth.

Provided is a liquid food composition capable of semi-solidifying in the stomach, which is a one-pack type product containing a water-soluble dietary fiber preliminarily added thereto and in the form of a liquid that can be easily taken, and stably sustains the liquid nature thereof during distribution and storage. The liquid food composition, which is capable of semi-solidifying in an acidic region, comprises a water-soluble dietary fiber (a), a specific metal compound (b), a protein (c) and an emulsifier (d), and the particle size distribution of particles contained in said liquid food composition shows two or more peaks in a neutral region.

Treatment method using liquid food composition

Liquid food composition

The present invention has its object to provide a safer and highly effective composition capable of relieving or preventing xerostomia. The present invention relates to an agent for relieving or preventing xerostomia comprising an oxidized coenzyme Q and/or a reduced coenzyme Q as active ingredients, a composition containing the agent for relieving or preventing xerostomia in a form of a food product, a health food, a dietary supplement, a supplement, an oral health care product, a medicament, a quasi drug, a pet food, a feed or the like, and a method for treating xerostomia and a method for reducing risks of xerostomia comprising administering the composition.

Agent for relief or prevention of xerostomia

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Takasago, Japan

Kazuya Hamada