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Calcium-iron mineral supplements
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1987-07-02
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Nutritional mineral supplements comprise a mixture of a calcium source, especially calcium citrate-malate, and an iron-sugar complex, especially iron sucrate-malate. Food and beverage compositions, especially juice beverages, supplemented with these calcium and iron materials are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther M. Nakel
- 👤 David C. Heckert
- 👤 Haile Mehansho
- 👤 Sandra L. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:32
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C59/00; C07C59/235; C07C59/245; C07C59/265; A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/52; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L33/16; A23L33/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
27 words
A nutritional mineral supplement, comprising a mixture of: (i) a nutritionally supplemental amount of a calcium source; and (ii) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar complex.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A nutritional mineral supplement, comprising a mixture of: (i) a nutritionally supplemental amount of a calcium source; and (ii) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar complex.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A mineral supplement according to claim 1 wherein the calcium source is calcium citrate-malate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mineral supplement according to claim 2 wherein the counterion of the iron-sugar complex is selected from malate, citrate, tartrate, ascorbate, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A mineral supplement according to claim 3 wherein the iron-sugar complex is iron sucrate-malate, iron fructate-malate, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A supplement according to claim 3 wherein the iron is in the ferrous state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A food, beverage or beverage concentrate composition, comprising: (a) a foodstuff, beverage or beverage concentrate; (b) a nutritionally supplemental amount of a calcium supplement; and (c) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar complex.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A food, beverage or beverage concentrate composition, comprising: (a) a foodstuff, beverage or beverage concentrate; (b) a nutritionally supplemental amount of a calcium supplement; and (c) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar complex.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein the calcium supplement is calcium citrate-malate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein the iron-sugar complex is iron sucrate-malate, iron fructate-malate, iron sucrate-citrate, iron fructate-citrate, iron sucrate-ascorbate, iron fructate-ascorbate, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 8 wherein the iron is in the ferrous state.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate composition according to claim 6, which comprises: (a) at least about 0.1% by weight of fruit or cola flavor, or at least 3% by weight of fruit juice; (b) a nutritionally supplemental amount of calcium citrate-malate; and (c) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar complex.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A composition according to claim 10 wherein the fruit juice is selected from grape juice, pear juice, passionfruit juice, pineapple juice, banana juice or banana puree, apricot juice, orange juice, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice, cranberry juice, tomato juice, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 11 wherein the iron-sugar complex is iron II sucrate-malate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
10 words
A juice beverage according to claim 12 which is carbonated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate according to claim 12 which contains at least about 60% by weight of juice.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate according to claim 14 which comprises orange juice or grapefruit juice.
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