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Concentrated bioavailable calcium source

US5468506A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1994
Grant dateNov 21, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L27/33
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Sweetener supplement compositions which provide a bioavailable source of calcium containing PA1 a) soluble calcium; PA1 b) an edible acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein said mixture has a weight ratio of citric acid to malic acid of from about 90:10 to about 10:90; and PA1 c) sugar; in which the weight ratio of the edible acid component to the soluble calcium is from about 3:1 to about 17:1; sugar comprises at least 15%, on a dry weight basis, fructose and the weight ratio of sugar to edible acid component is from about 1:1 to about 40:1.

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