Mineral fortification systems
US7279187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/68
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mineral-fortification system that has a bottle cap, a pouch and a pouch opener. A powder is contained within the pouch, and the powder contains at least one mineral and a redox modulating compound. When the cap is secured onto the opening of a bottle containing a liquid and when the pouch opener is activated, the powder is released from the pouch and mixes with the liquid to form a mineral fortified liquid composition that is fortified with at least one mineral and has a pH between about 2.5 and 9.5. Moreover, the mineral fortified liquid composition has a redox potential that satisfies the following equation:0≧RP−(A−B*pH).In this equation RP is the redox potential in millivolts of the mineral-containing liquid composition, pH is the pH of the mineral-containing liquid composition, A is 400 and B is 20. The mineral is preferably selected from calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, magnesium, and mixtures of these. Moreover, the mineral-fortified liquid composition may preferably be substantially free of flavor or sweetener compounds. Even more preferably, the liquid composition has no metallic taste or after-taste, a Hunter colorimetric “b” reading of less than 5.0, and …
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