Herbal caffeine replacement composition and food products incorporating same
US6416806B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23V2002/00
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A caffeine replacement composition including a first plant extract portion containing at least one flavoglycoside selected from the group consisting of quercetin, quercetagetin, ginkgetin, biloba, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, rutin, isoginkgetin, ginnol, and mixtures thereof; a second plant extract portion containing Ginkgolactones; and a third plant extract portion containing a component selected from the group consisting of puerarin, acetylpuerarin, puerarin-xyloside and combinations thereof. These extracts are preferably obtained from Ginkgo biloba and kudzu (Pueraria).
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