| abstract |
The instant invention relates to improved methods for enhancing the stability of foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and/or cosmetics by incorporating into them effective amounts of naturally derived compositions of a Maillard reaction product resulting from reacting an amino acid and a sugar, optionally containing one or more chelating or non-chelating antioxidant components derived from edible herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and/or grains, and/or further optionally combined with one or more synthetic food grade antioxidants. Moreover, the present invention further relates to processes for preparing antioxidant flavoring compositions with specific activities and solubility characteristics tailored to deliver the antioxidant components to sites within the foods, beverages, nutritional supplements or cosmetics where they operate most effectively. The present invention further relates to foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics treated with the inventive compositions. |