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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 iron-sugar complexes, especially iron sucrate-malate. Food and beverage compositions, especially juice beverages, supplemented with these iron materials are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther M. Nakel
- 👤 Sandra M. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:23
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/52; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L33/16; A23L33/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
14 words
An iron-sugar-carboxylate complex suitable for administration to humans or anivals as a mineral supplement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
14 words
An iron-sugar-carboxylate complex suitable for administration to humans or anivals as a mineral supplement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein the sugar is a member selected from the group consisting of glucose, sucrose, fructose, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A complex according to claim 2 wherein the carboxylate is a member selected from the group consisting of malate, citrate and ascorbate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A complex according to claim 3 wherein the iron is in the ferrous state.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A food, beverage or beverage concentrate composition, comprising a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar-carboxylate complex.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A food, beverage or beverage concentrate composition, comprising a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron-sugar-carboxylate complex.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate composition according to claim 5, which comprises: (a) at least about 0.1% by weight of fruit or cola flavor, or at least about 3% by weight of fruit juice; and (b) a nutritionally supplemental amount of an iron sugar-carboxylate complex selected from the group consisting of iron sucrate-malate, iron fructate-malate, iron sucrate-citrate, iron fructate-citrate, iron sucrate-ascorbate, iron fructate-ascorbate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A composition according to claim 6 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, tangerine juice, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 7 wherein the iron is in the ferrous state.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 8 wherein the iron-sugar-carboxylate is iron II sucrate-malate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
9 words
A beverage according to claim 9 which is carbonated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate according to claim 9 which contains at least about 45% by weight of juice.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A beverage or beverage concentrate according to claim 11 which comprises orange juice, grapefruit juice or mixtures thereof.
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