METHOD OF USING DIETARY INGREDIENTS DIHYDROQUERCETIN (TAXIFOLIN), ARABINOGALACTAN AND ARABINOGALACTAN IN COMBINATION WITH DIHYDROQUERCETIN (TAXIFOLIN) FOR APPLICATIONS IN FOOD PRODUCTS

A method of using a dietary ingredient by combining an effective amount of a dietary ingredient selected from the group consisting of Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin), Arabinogalactan and Arabinogalactan in combination with Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin) with a food such that the dietary ingredient preserves nutritional quality of the food, enhances a shelf life or stability of the food and improves organoleptic properties of the food without changing a nature, substance or quality of the food. The method further includes providing the combination of the dietary ingredient and the food to a group of consumers having special dietary needs. The dietary ingredient is used herein as an antioxidant to prolong the shelf-life of the food by protecting it against deterioration caused by oxidation and preservatives and against deterioration caused by microorganisms, and to aid in manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, transporting or storing of the food.