Compositions of plant carbohydrates as dietary supplements

Abstract

Compositions of plant carbohydrates for dietary supplements and nutritional support for promotion and maintenance of good health. Defined nutritionally effective amounts of one to eleven essential saccharides, glyconutrients, are used in various inventive compositions as dietary supplements. The dietary composition herein can include phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, herbal extracts, and other non-toxic nutrients. The glyconutritional dietary supplement herein provides essential saccharides which are the building blocks of glycoproteins. These compositions, when administered orally or topically, have been found to improve the well being of mammals suffering from a variety of disorders.

1 . A dietary supplement composition comprising: 
 a nutritionally effective amount of acetylated mannose; and    a nutritionally effective amount of at least five saccharides selected from the group consisting of:    galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose, wherein the saccharides are provided in monomeric, oligomeric, polymeric, derivatized or underivatized form.    
   
   
       2 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least eight saccharides selected from the group consisting of: galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose.  
   
   
       3 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least nine saccharides selected from the group consisting of: galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose.  
   
   
       4 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least ten saccharides selected from the group consisting of: galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose.  
   
   
       5 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the nutritionally effective amount of acetylated mannose and the nutritionally effective amount of at least five saccharides are provided in monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric form and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       6 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 60 to about 90 weight percent of the at least five saccharides and from about 10 to about 40 weight percent of the acetylated mannose.  
   
   
       7 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 80 weight percent of the at least five saccharides and about 20 weight percent of the acetylated mannose.  
   
   
       8 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 0.01 to about 99.999 of the at least five saccharides and from about 0.001 to 99.99 of the acetylated mamnose.  
   
   
       9 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 1 to about 80 weight percent of the at least five saccharides and from about 20 to about 99 weight percent of the acetylated mannose.  
   
   
       10 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a flowing agent and a lubricant.  
   
   
       11 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a powder, a capsule, or combinations thereof.  
   
   
       12 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the nutritionally effective amounts of the at least five saccharides are selected from the group consisting of galactose, glucose, mannose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and xylose and are obtained from one or more of gum tragacanth, guar gum, grain flour, rice flour, sugar cane, beet sugar, potato, milk, agar, algin, locust bean gum, psyllium, karaya gum, seed gums, Larch tree extract, aloe vera extract, gum ghatti, starch, cellulose, degraded cellulose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, pectin, chitin, acacia, gum arabic, alginic acid, carrageenan, dextran, xanthan gum, chondroitin sulfate, sucrose, acetylated polymannose, maltose, glucan, lentinan, mannan, levan, hemicellulose, inulin, fructan and lactose.  
   
   
       13 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the nutritionally effective amount of acetylated mannose is obtained from an aloe vera gel extract.  
   
   
       14 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 20 percent by weight of tragacanth gum, 20 percent by weight of gum ghatti, 40 percent by weight of arabinogalactan, and 20 percent by weight of aloe vera extract.  
   
   
       15 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises aloe vera extract, gum ghatti, tragacanth gum, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan.  
   
   
       16 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises arabinogalactan, aloe vera extract, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, N-acetyl glucosamine, guar gum and gum arabic.  
   
   
       17 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises arabinogalactan, aloe vera extract, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, N-acetyl glucosamine, guar gum, gum arabic and chondroitin sulfate.  
   
   
       18 . The dietary supplement of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 10 percent by weight of aloe vera extract, 10 percent by weight of gum ghatti, 10 percent by weight of tragacanth gum, 10 percent by weight of glucosamine, 12 percent by weight of corn starch and 48 percent by weight of arabinogalactan.  
   
   
       19 . A dietary supplement composition comprising: 
 a nutritionally effective amount of acetylated mannose and a nutritionally effective amount of at least six saccharides selected from the group consisting of: galactose, glucose, mamnose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose, wherein the saccharides are provided in monomeric, oligomeric, polymeric, derivatized or underivatized form.    
   
   
       20 . A dietary supplement composition comprising: 
 a nutritionally effective amount of acetylated mannose and a nutritionally effective amount of at least seven saccharides selected from the group consisting of: galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, glucosamine, galactosamine and rhamnose, wherein the saccharides are provided in monomeric, oligomeric, polymeric, derivatized or underivatized form.