The present invention relates to oral compositions and beverage products, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance, such as a sweetener, and at least one potentiator, such as a sweetness potentiator, which enhances the sweetness of the composition upon consumption.

Taste potentiator compositions and beverages containing same

A low-cost FRP which is formed by integrating a reinforcing fiber base material with a nonwoven fabric and is excellent in shaping property, in impact resistance when molded and in reliability. A composite reinforcing fiber base material characterized in that a nonwoven fabric consisting of fibers is laminated on at least one surface of a sheety reinforcing fiber base material consisting of reinforcing fibers, and fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric are passed through a reinforcing fiber layer for integration with the reinforcing fiber base material.

Composite reinforcing fiber base material, preform and production method for fiber reinforced plastic

Materials and methods are provided for producing preform materials for impact-resistant composite materials suitable for liquid molding. Interlayers formed of nonwoven, continuous fibers, such as spunbonded, spunlaced, or mesh fabric, are introduced between non-crimped layers of unidirectional reinforcing fibers to produce a preform for use in liquid-molding processes to produce a composite member. Curing of the preform provides increased impact resistance by increasing the amount of energy required to propagate localized fractures due to impact.

Methods and preforms for forming composite members with interlayers formed of nonwoven, continuous materials

The present invention provides a technique for improving the sweetness of stevia extract. A composition having an excellent sweetness quality can be obtained by combining rebaudioside A, which is a main sweetness component of stevia extract, with mogroside V, which is a main sweetness component of siraitia grosvenorii extract, at a weight ratio of 95:5 to 60:40. By using the mixture described above as a sweetener, favorable sweetness can be imparted to various products, such as foods, medicines or quasi drugs.

Method of improving sweetness qualities of stevia extract

The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.

Taste potentiator compositions and edible confectionery and chewing gum products containing same

A blanket substrate comprising spun yarn of polyvinyl alcohol based fibers, in which the fibers have primary ridged streaks which are formed on their surfaces in the direction of the fiber axis with finer secondary ridged steaks formed in the primary ridged streaks, the fibers having a cross-section circularity of at least 80%.

Blanket substrate and blanket

It is an object of the invention is to provide a candy composition in which a sugar alcohol is used as a main raw material and which is comparable in intensity of sweetness and quality of sweetness to sugar as well as a candy manufactured using the same. The above object can be accomplished by providing a deliciously sweet candy composition which comprises sugar alcohol as a main raw material and comprises high sweetness intensity sweetener (E), flavoring components (A) maltol and (B) furaneol as essential components, each in an effective amount, and an effective amount of at least one component selected from among flavoring components (C) cyclotene and (D) menthyl acetate.

Candy composition with excellent sweetness and candy using the same

PURPOSE: To obtain a fiber-reinforced resin formed article having excellent balance of ply-separation strength, bending strength, compressive strength and tensile strength by using as a reinforcing material composite cloth produced by integrating laminated woven fabrics and nonwoven fabrics CONSTITUTION: Composite cloth is formed by laminating the first layer of dry- type nonwoven fabric made of vinylon (R) short fiber having fineness of 5 denier and fiber length of 76mm, the second layer of a plain fabric made of vinylon (R) filament of 1500 denier and the third layer of the dry-type nonwoven fabric and integrating the laminated material by needle punch processing The obtained composite cloths are laminated in a specified mold, a resin is poured into it and this is subjected to forming process under heating and pressing to obtain the objective fiber-reinforced resin formed article COPYRIGHT: (C)1996,JPO

Reinforcing material and fiber-reinforced resin formed article using the material

PURPOSE: To simultaneously perform an aerobic reaction and an anaerobic reaction for the simplification of water clarification, etc., by employing a biocatalyst-immobilized gel consisting mainly of polyvinyl alcohol in which aerobic bacteria are immobilized at the neighborhoods of the surface and in which anaerobic bacteria are immobilized at the neighborhoods of the center. CONSTITUTION: An aerobic reaction and an anaerobic reaction are simultaneously carried out in the presence of a biocatalyst-immobilized gel for the treatment of waste water, the clarification of culture water, etc. The biocatalyst- immobilized gel is produced by immobilizing aerobic bacteria in the neighborhoods of the surface of a gel and immobilizing anaerobic bacteria in the neighborhoods of the center. The gel comprises polyvinyl alcohol therein having a point having the shortest distance of ≥2mm between the point and the surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio

Biocatalyst-immobilized gel

PURPOSE: To stably fix anaerobic bacteria while maintaining activity by removing the dissolved oxygen in a gel base material or lowering an oxidation reduction potential. CONSTITUTION: Reducing agents, such as sodium thioglycolate, potassium thioglycolate, cysteine-hydrochloate, sodium sulfide, potassium sulfide, ascorbic acid, sodium sulfite, and sodium hydrogensilfite are charged into the gel base material to stably fix the anaerobic bacteria while holding the same or the reducing agents are charged into a solidifying liquid or washing liquid when the solidifying liquid is required for gelatinization or when washing is required. The dissolved oxygen is decreased to ≤0.1ppm or the oxidation reduction potential is lowered to ≤0mV by charging of the reducing agents in such a manner. Further, the atmosphere is substd. with nitrogen, helium, argon, carbon dioxide, etc., under the perfect anaerobic condition. The utilization to a methane fermentation treatment, etc., is possible and the industrial value is extremely high. COPYRIGHT: (C)1991,JPO&Japio

Toshihiro Hamada

Papers

Blanket substrate and blanket

Candy composition with excellent sweetness and candy using the same

Reinforcing material and fiber-reinforced resin formed article using the material

Biocatalyst-immobilized gel

Anaerobic bacteria immobilizing gel and production thereof