Food fortified with iron

US6344223B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Nadji Rekhif · Lausanne, CH
• Alexander A. Sher · Dublin, US
• Dharam Vir Vadehra · New Milford, US
• Elaine Regina Wedral · Sherman, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2002
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23G2210/00
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A fortified foodstuff having a fortifying amount of an inorganic compound prepared from sources of ferrous or ferric iron, phosphate and ammonium. These compounds provide an iron fortification system which does not deleteriously affect organoleptic properties of the foodstuff, and which is particularly useful for products containing polyphenols (cocoa, tea, etc.), or which have a high fat content.