Method for preparing sucrose composition containing chromium III salt

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF PREPARING A HIGHLY REFINED SUCROSE COMPOSITION HAVING THE PROPERTY OF REDUCING THE SEVERITY OR INCIDENCE OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS OR ADULT ONSET DIABETES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF SUCROSE AND A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF A CHROMIUM 111 ION, THE STEPS COMPRISING: A. MIXING A HIGHLY REFINED SUCROSE IN POWDERED FORM WITH A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF A CHROMIUM 111 ION, SAID SALT BEING INCORPORATED IN SAID MIXTRE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A CONCENTRATION OF SAID SALT OF 500 PPM PER GRAM, BASIS THE WEIGHT OF SAID SUCROSE, B. GRINDING SAID MIXTURE UNTIL A UNIFORM MIXTURE OF SAID HIGHLY REFINED SUCROSE AND SAID SALT OF A CHROMIUM 111 ION IS PRODUCED TO PROVIDE A CONCENTRATE, C. ADDING SAID CONCENTRATE TO A POWDERED HIGHLY REFINED SUCROSE TO FORM A MIXTURE THEREOF, SAID CONCENTRATE BEING ADDED IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A CONCENTRATION OF SAID SALT OF A CHROMIUM 111 ION IN SAID LAST NAMED MIXTURE IN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.5 TO 5.0 PPM PER GRAM, BASIS THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF SAID HIGHLY REFINED SUCROSE IN SAID COMPOSITION.