Sucrose isomerases as food and nutritional supplements
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsMaaike Johanna BRUINS, Petrus Jacobus Theodorus DEKKER, Jeroen Adrianus Johannes NOOIJENS
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Abstract
Sucrose isomerase is used as a nutritional supplement, or can be mixed in with a powderous food/beverage formulation. When an animal, including a human, consumes sucrose, the sucrose isomerase will act on the sucrose present in the food, and will convert the sucrose to other sugars. This results in lowering of the glycemic index of the food without changing the formulation of the food.
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A method of lowering the increase of blood glucose levels in an animal, including a human ingesting sucrose, comprising administering a nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or nutritional supplement comprising a sucrose isomerase to the animal including a human in need thereof.
A method of lowering the glycemic index of a food or feed which is consumed by a human or companion animal comprising administering to the human or companion animal a nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or nutritional supplement comprising a sucrose isomerase.
A method of losing weight or maintaining weight loss in a human or companion animal comprising administering to the human or companion animal a nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or nutritional supplement comprising a sucrose isomerase.
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