food and beverage development


Beverage Design

CURRENT FOOD AND BEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Beverage Development and Design- Sports Beverage

Pete is currently working on a sports beverage that utilizes the new sugar from Cargill called Trehelose. This innovative ingredient has the ability to hydrate athletes much greater than any other carbohydrate. Also included in the formulation is hydrating carbohydrate glycerin, and simple sugars with complete electrolytes for quick hydration and optimal blood sugar support.

More interestingly Pete has been conducting research on the central nervous system (CNS) and how it is affected by fatigue. He found that the CNS initially suffers neurotransmitter depletion from physical stress and fatigue and then the athlete will notice muscular failure.

The nutrition that is the precursor to these neurotransmitters are included in the sports beverage and can dramatically reduce muscular fatigue and increase endurance three fold over any sports beverage currently in the marketplace.

According to Pete, the beverage is going to be tested at a leading University in March 07 and conducted by International Sports Sciences Association President Dr. Jose Antonio. This extremely innovative invention could revolutionize the sports beverage industry.
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Food Development and Design - All Natural Sweetener

Over the past year Pete has been working on another very innovative product. While studying taste bud receptors and how they become depolarized by foods, Pete created a natural flavor that has the ability to depolarize sweet taste bud receptors. These natural flavors (mostly found in fruit) magnify ingredient sweetness.

This all natural sweetener contains a small amount of Levulose, which is a sweet and smooth tasting natural low glycemic sugar that does not overstimulate insulin response. The innovative natural flavor system, targets and stimulates the sweet tastebud receptors, which magnifies the intensity of the Levulose in the formula.

The result....an all natural, low glycemic sweetener that is four times sweeter than sugar. According to Pete, the product can be used in beverages and foods and contains over 50% fiber providing support for healthy blood sugar and supporting weight loss. The product is 100% all natural and is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the US Government. There is currently no all natural GRAS sweetener in the marketplace and consumers will finally have a healthy alternative to sucralose and other chemical sweeteners. The product will be introduced in 1st quarter 2007.
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Food Development and Design - Low Glycemic Tortilla Chip

Pete is also working on a low glycemic tortilla chip. This chip will have an amazing 5 grams of fiber per one ounce serving and contains over 7 grams of protein. Using cutting edge ingredients from MGP, ADM and Cargill, the chip will only contain only 8 grams of carbohydrate and have an extremely low glycemic response with no trans fats.

According to Pete, low glycemic foods are a huge part of consumer demand and the public is looking for foods that meet these macronutrient requirements. Initial prototypes of the chip show that over 80% of the individuals that particpated in the sensory panel could not tell the difference between the regular chip and the low glycemic chip.
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Dietary Supplement Design - Testosterone Booster

It is well known that levels of testosterone in men decline with age. While many testosterone boosters are in the marketplace, they also contain steroids which downregulate normal testosterone production.   Research has shown that the decrease of this sex hormone contributes to health conditions associated with aging.

Aging, along with everyday pressures and stress, reduces our body's capacity to produce testosterone. Symptoms of low testosterone levels include depression, anxiety, reduced/low libido, compromised memory and cognitive function, muscle weakness and muscle loss.

Pete has researched a new herb that is steroid free, but has the ability to safely increase testosterone levels. The herb contains many different compounds, such as protodioscin, pseudo protodioscin, gracillin, protogracillin, diosgenin, dioscin and many other saponins and sapogenins that clearly contribute to a natural increase in testosterone levels in the body.

A recent human clinical trial has been performed and this special herbal extract increased the levels of free testosterone almost double. While this study is significant for this specific ingredient, the formulation Pete is putting together is the utilization of other natural compounds that are also quoted with similar and synergistic testosterone boosting benefits.

These other natural compunds have been shown, in human clinical trials, to increase testosterone, increase free testosterone (the testosterone level that is most important), decrease Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) (the compound that binds to testosterone and destabilizes it), increase IGF-1 levels, increase nitric oxide and modulate cortisol levels.

Combining this new science together in this new product can help thousands of men over 40 years of age feel younger and more virile. According to Pete, the company is planning a 2nd quarter launch of this new testosterone booster.