US4877627A
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Balanced fiber composition
Assignee: Nutrilite Products Inc
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Filing: 1986-08-19
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2006-08-19
Abstract
Abstract A nutritional fiber composition which comprises approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber, based on the weight of the entire composition, derived from the fruit and vegetable groups, approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber derived from the cereal group and approximately 3 to 40% fiber from sources other then the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups, wherein at least 10% of the total dietary fiber in the entire composition is soluble dietary fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard E. A. Leitz
- 👤 Donald J. Pusateri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:39
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23L33/22; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/115; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A nutritional high fiber composition for ingestion by mammalian organisms to provide an adjunct to the diet without serious risk of inducing disorders in the organism, said composition comprising approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber derived from the fruit and vegetable groups, based on the total weight of fiber in the composition, wherein at least one of the fibers from the fruit and vegetable group is selected from the group consisting of lemon, acerola and carrot, approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber derived from the cereal group, wherein at least one of the fibers from the cereal group is selected from the group consisting of corn bran, barley bran and oat bran, and approximately 3 to 40% fiber from fiber sources other than the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups, wherein at least one of the fibers from other than the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups is selected from the group consisting of soybean bran, psyllium seed husk and guar gum, and wherein at least 10% of the total dietary fiber is soluble dietary fiber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A nutritional high fiber composition for ingestion by mammalian organisms to provide an adjunct to the diet without serious risk of inducing disorders in the organism, said composition comprising approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber derived from the fruit and vegetable groups, based on the total weight of fiber in the composition, wherein at least one of the fibers from the fruit and vegetable group is selected from the group consisting of lemon, acerola and carrot, approximately 30 to 48.5% fiber derived from the cereal group, wherein at least one of the fibers from the cereal group is selected from the group consisting of corn bran, barley bran and oat bran, and approximately 3 to 40% fiber from fiber sources other than the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups, wherein at least one of the fibers from other than the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups is selected from the group consisting of soybean bran, psyllium seed husk and guar gum, and wherein at least 10% of the total dietary fiber is soluble dietary fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein approximately 40% of the fiber is derived from the fruit and vegetable groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein approximately 40% of the fiber is derived from the cereal group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein approximately 20% of the fiber is derived from fiber sources other than the fruit, vegetable and cereal groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A nutritional fiber composition, comprising about 12.2% acerola pulp powder based on the total weight of fiber in the composition, about 5% carrot pulp powder, about 22.5% lemon pulp powder, about 19.5% corn bran, about 8.5% oat bran, about 12% barley bran, about 11% soy bran, about 5.5% psyllium seed husk and about 3.8% guar gum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A nutritional fiber composition, comprising about 12.2% acerola pulp powder based on the total weight of fiber in the composition, about 5% carrot pulp powder, about 22.5% lemon pulp powder, about 19.5% corn bran, about 8.5% oat bran, about 12% barley bran, about 11% soy bran, about 5.5% psyllium seed husk and about 3.8% guar gum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 5, further comprising a non-toxic acceptable inert carrier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 5, said composition being adapted for oral administration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 7, said composition being formulated as a tablet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 8, said tablet being in chewable form.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 7, said composition being formulated in bulk powder form.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 7, said composition being formulated as granules.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 5, said composition suitable for unit-of-use administration.
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