Nucleotides and oligosaccharides for use as food composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024408123-A1
Application number	US-202218700603-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 18, 2022
Priority date	Oct 22, 2021
Publication date	Dec 12, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

First claim

1 . A food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

2 . The food composition of claim 1 , comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 0.5%, and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 2%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

3 . The food composition of claim 1 , comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis:
(i) nucleotides in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 0.5%; (ii) xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 0.7%, and/or (iii) fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) in an amount ranging from about 0.3% to about 1%.

4 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the nucleotides are from a source of nucleotides selected from a yeast extract or a fraction thereof.

5 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein said nucleotides comprise a combination of pyrimidines and purines.

6 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), and combinations thereof.

7 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein said XOS comprise XOS composed of xylose units linked by β-(1,4) bonds, with a degree of polymerization (DP) ranging from 2 to 10.

8 . The food composition of claim 1 , further comprising
vitamin E in an amount ranging from about 0.01% to about 0.1%, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis.

9 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein said food composition is a dry composition, a wet composition, or a semi-moist composition.

10 . The food composition of claim 1 , wherein the food composition is a medicament.

11 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . The food composition of claim 4 , wherein the yeast extract is selected from a Kluyveromyces yeast extract or a Saccharomyces cerevisae yeast extract, or a fraction thereof.

19 . The food composition of claim 7 , wherein said FOS comprise at least about 50% of short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) in % by weight of the FOS in the food composition on dry matter basis.

20 . The food composition of claim 1 , further comprising beta-carotene in an amount ranging from about 0.0001% to about 0.001%, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis.

21 . The food composition of claim 1 , further comprising arginine in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 10%, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis.

22 . The food composition of claim 9 , wherein said food composition is a dry composition.

23 . A method for improving the immune function of a companion animal, comprising administering to the companion animal a food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the immune function is selected from: cytokine production and antibody response to a vaccine, the immune response to an antigen, and combinations.

25 . A method for preventing or treating immune deficiency in a companion animal, comprising administering to the companion animal a food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Mars Inc

Inventors

• Joly Willy

Classifications

• A61K39/39

  characterised by the immunostimulating additives, e.g. chemical adjuvants · CPC title

• A61K36/064

  Saccharomycetales, e.g. baker's yeast · CPC title

• A61P37/04

  Immunostimulants · CPC title

• A23K50/42

  Dry feed · CPC title

• A23K20/179

  Colouring agents, e.g. pigmenting or dyeing agents · CPC title