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US 9,320,781 B2Granted
Dietary supplement for managing gut health
AssigneeVital Foods Limited
InventorsKawal Matharu, Iona Weir
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dietary supplement and methods of use thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a composition including a kiwifruit extract in combination with an amylase inhibitor and/or a bifunctional protease-amylase inhibitor, particularly, but not exclusively, for managing gut health or for the treatment or prevention of digestive dysfunction, gastrointestinal disorders or symptoms thereof.
Claims19
A composition comprising:
- a kiwifruit extract derived from processed kiwifruit pulp without seeds, wherein the kiwifruit extract comprises at least one cysteine protease enzyme;
- an extract comprising an amylase inhibitor and/or a bifunctional protease-amylase inhibitor which binds loosely to the at least one cysteine protease enzyme of the kiwifruit extract, and wherein said extract is not derived from kiwifruit;
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- one or more suitable diluents, carriers and/or excipients.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.