Mineral fortification systems

A technology of minerals and compounds, applied in the fields of added substances water/sewage treatment, food science, oxidized water/sewage treatment, etc., can solve the problem of increasing the cost of preservatives

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-01
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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But preservatives add cost and are often viewed by consumers as unnatural, thus contradicting the concept of drinking healthy beverages

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[0103] Preparation of Liquid Compositions

[0104] The liquid compositions of the present invention can be prepared from a variety of liquid sources. Most preferred is deionized, demineralized or distilled water.

[0105] The present invention provides processing steps in which mineral and vitamin fortification of water is achieved without undesirable color, solubility, taste and bioavailability by redox modulation, in which case redox modulation lowers the redox potential. A preferred treatment method involves the removal and / or cleanup of the main species with a high redox potential in the water, which is dissolved oxygen. This method involves deoxygenating the water to reduce the concentration of oxygen in the water, or to remove all dissolved oxygen. A preferred water deoxygenation method involves the removal of oxygen (and other dissolved gases) with carbon dioxide or other inert gases. Preference is given to inert gas such as nitrogen. The oxygen content can also b...

Embodiment 1

[0112] Prepare a mineral fortified powder containing the following ingredients in the indicated amounts:

[0113] Element

[0114] When preparing the mineral fortified powder, it is placed in a sealed sachet and inserted into the lid, as shown in Figure 1. The cap was then placed over a bottle of reverse osmosis / Millipore (Milli-Q) water and the plunger depressed. Gently swirling the bottle of water mixes the powders and creates a fortified liquid composition with no discoloration or rust, no sedimentation or cloudiness, and a low redox potential. The taste of the liquid composition was not significantly different in terms of metallic taste or aftertaste compared to liquid solvent alone (reverse osmosis / Millipore (Milli-Q) water).

Embodiment 2

[0116] As described herein, and more specifically, mineral fortified liquid compositions as described in Example 1 were compared with normal tap water, conventional reverse osmosis treated distilled water and various commercially available bottled waters. Some commercially available bottled waters are supplemented with vitamins. Using the measured values ​​of the redox potential (listed in "mV" in Table 2A) and the pH value, the inequality 0≥RP-(A-B*pH) was calculated for different values ​​of "A" and "B". The results of these calculations are given in Table 2A. Table 2B presents additional data comparing these products.

[0117] Table 2A

[0118]

mV

pH value

A＝400

B＝20

A＝380

B＝18

A＝360

B＝16

A＝340

B＝14

The water of embodiment 1

tap water

reverse osmosis water

fresh milliQ 1

Stored milliQ

Aquafina with Calcium 2

Aquafina Multi-V

Aquafina Da...

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Abstract

A mineral-fortification system that has a bottle cap, a pouch and a pouch opener. A powder is contained within the pouch, and the powder contains at least one mineral and a redox modulating compound. When the cap is secured onto the opening of a bottle containing a liquid and when the pouch opener is activated, the powder is released from the pouch and mixes with the liquid to form a mineral fortified liquid composition that is fortified with at least one mineral and has a pH between about 2.5 and 9.5. Moreover, the mineral fortified liquid composition has a redox potential that satisfies the following equation:0 ³ RP - (A - B*pH). In this equation RP is the redox potential in millivolts of the mineral-containing liquid composition, pH is the pH of the mineral-containing liquid composition, A is 400 and B is 20. The mineral is preferably selected from calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, magnesium, and mixtures of these. Moreover, the mineral-fortified liquid composition may preferably be substantially free of flavor or sweetener compounds. Even more preferably, the liquid composition has no metallic taste or after-taste, a Hunter colorimetric "b" reading of less than 5.0, and an NTU turbidity value of less than 5.0. The mineral-fortified liquid composition may optionally contain other nutrients and vitamins, for example, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B 12, folic acid, selenium, pantathonic acid, and iodine.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a mineral fortification system comprising a powdered mineral fortification composition contained in a cap attachable to a bottle of liquid. When the lid is attached, the minerals are released from the lid allowing the minerals to mix and fortify the bottled liquid. The minerals used in this fortification system include inorganic substances such as calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine element, magnesium and their mixtures, or mixtures of two or more of these compounds with excellent bioavailability. The resulting mineral-fortified fluids, especially those containing iron and zinc compounds, have no off-flavor / aftertaste, are stable, and overcome discoloration, sedimentation, and / or low bioavailability due to the addition of these minerals to fluids The problem. The composition may also optionally contain vitamins and other nutrients. Background of the invention [0002] In many countries, the usual diet does...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65D51/28B65D81/32A23L2/52A61K33/26A61K33/30A23L1/304A23L2/00A23L2/38A23L33/15C02F1/68C02F1/70C02F1/72C02F1/76
CPCA23L1/302C02F1/68A23L1/304A23L2/52A23L33/15A23L33/16
Inventor 杰奎琳·A·丹尼尔斯黑尔·梅汉肖劳尔·V·努涅斯克里斯托弗·M·米勒克里·L·韦弗
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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