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Anticariogenic comestible
Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corp
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Filing: 1978-02-21
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Granted: 1979-05-08
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Expires: 1998-02-21
Abstract
Abstract Anticariogenic comestibles (i.e., food products that reduce the incidence and severity of dental caries) may be obtained by incorporating therein a cariostatic additive comprising a soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof. Dental health benefits of such products may be further enhanced by employing as a nutritive sweetening system therein a mixture of at least one first sweetening agent consisting of sorbitol and/or xylitol and at least one second sweetening agent consisting of dextrose and/or fructose, with the mixture containing at least about 75% of the first agent by weight of the mixture where dextrose is the second agent and at least about 60% of the first agent where fructose is the second agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph C. Muhler
- 👤 Carl J. Kleber
- 👤 Ray G. Kelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:27
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/364; A23G3/368; A23L; A23L29/00; A23L29/015; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A cariostatic additive for comestibles consisting essentially of anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof, wherein the aluminum salt is present at a level of about 0.01 up to about 0.10% calculated as aluminum ion and the acid member is present at a level of greater than 0 up to about 6% by weight of the comestible.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A cariostatic additive for comestibles consisting essentially of anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof, wherein the aluminum salt is present at a level of about 0.01 up to about 0.10% calculated as aluminum ion and the acid member is present at a level of greater than 0 up to about 6% by weight of the comestible.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An additive, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the member is adipic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aluminum salt is aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate, AlK(SO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An additive, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aluminum salt is aluminum chloride hexahydrate, AlCl 3 .6H 2 O.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An anticariogenic comestible comprising anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An anticariogenic comestible comprising anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the aluminum salt is present at a level of about 0.01 up to about 0.10% calculated as aluminum ion and the member is present at a level of greater than 0 up to about 6%, by weight of the comestible.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the member is adipic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the aluminum salt is aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate, AlK(SO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the aluminum salt is aluminum chloride hexahydrate, AlCl 3 .6H 2 O.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
105 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 5, and further comprising as a nutritive sweetening agent a mixture of at least one first sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, and mixtures thereof and at least one second sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of dextrose, fructose, and mixtures thereof, with the mixture containing at least about 75% of the first agent by weight of the mixture where dextrose is the second agent and at least about 60% of the first agent by weight where fructose is the second agent, the mixture being present in an amount effective to sweeten the comestible.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first agent is sorbitol and the second agent is dextrose.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first agent is sorbitol and the second agent is fructose.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first agent is xylitol and the second agent is dextrose.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A comestible, as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first agent is xylitol and the second agent is fructose.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
74 words
An anticariogenic candy product comprising: about 0.1 up to about 1.0% by weight of the product of a soluble aluminum ion containing salt; greater than 0 up to about 6.0% by weight of a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof; and at least about 40% by weight of a nutritive sweetening mixture of sorbitol and dextrose comprising at least 75% sorbitol by weight of the mixture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
74 words
An anticariogenic candy product comprising: about 0.1 up to about 1.0% by weight of the product of a soluble aluminum ion containing salt; greater than 0 up to about 6.0% by weight of a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof; and at least about 40% by weight of a nutritive sweetening mixture of sorbitol and dextrose comprising at least 75% sorbitol by weight of the mixture.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process for rendering a sweetened comestible anticariogenic comprising the step of incorporating therein anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process for rendering a sweetened comestible anticariogenic comprising the step of incorporating therein anticariogenically effective and nontoxic amounts of at least one soluble aluminum ion containing salt and a member selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
113 words
A process, as claimed in claim 17, and further comprising the step of incorporating therein as a nutritive sweetening agent a mixture of at least one first sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol and mixtures thereof and at least one second sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of dextrose, fructose, and mixtures thereof, with the mixture containing at least about 75% of the first agent by weight of the mixture where dextrose is the second agent and at least about 60% of the first agent by weight of the mixture where fructose is the second agent, the mixture being incorporated in an amount effective to sweeten the comestible.
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