Use of whey protein micelles and polysaccharides for improving insulin profile
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsChristophe Joseph Etienne Schmitt, Etienne Pouteau, Simina Florentina Popa Nita, Laurence Donato-Capel, Lionel Jean Rene Bovetto
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising polysaccharides and whey protein micelles for use in the treatment or prevention of a disorder linked to an increase in plasma postprandial insulin in a subject. The invention relates also to the non-therapeutic use of a composition comprising polysaccharides and whey protein micelles to decrease plasma postprandial insulin concentration. A further aspect of the invention is a process for forming polysaccharide-whey protein micelle complexes.
Claims7
A method for treating a disorder linked to an increase in plasma postprandial insulin in a subject in need of same, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising polysaccharides and whey protein micelles, wherein the polysaccharides have a negative zeta potential at a pH value in the range of 2.5 to 4.5, wherein the weight ratio of the whey protein micelles to the polysaccharide is between 30:1 and 0.8:1, and wherein the whey protein micelles are obtainable by adjusting the pH of a whey protein aqueous solution to a value between 3.0 and 8.0 and subjecting the aqueous solution to a temperature between 80 and 98° C.
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