High-Density Nutritional Composition with Plant Polyphenols
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nutritional compositions contain high amounts of fillers and empty calories, leading to low nutrient density and nutritional deficiencies, with most commercial products providing less than 20% of their calories from nutrients.
Innovation Solution
A high-density nutritional composition with a ratio of nutrients to fillers of at least 1.5:1, incorporating plant-derived nutrients such as proteins, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, while minimizing fillers and empty calories, and optionally enhanced with antioxidant boosters for additional health benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If existing nutritional compositions use fillers and empty calories to increase volume, then caloric intake is increased, but nutrient density decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of nutritional composition by establishing a minimum ratio of 1.5:1 between nutrients and fillers, fundamentally altering how nutritional compositions are formulated to ensure high nutrient density while maintaining acceptable caloric intake
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite nutritional composition that integrates multiple nutrient types (proteins, polyphenols, fiber, vitamins, minerals) in specific ratios with minimal fillers, forming a synergistic mixture that provides both nutrition and functional health benefits
2Ease of manufacture
If existing nutritional compositions contain high amounts of fillers, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but nutritional quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a minimum nutrient-to-filler ratio of 1.5:1 as a fundamental formulation parameter, which balances manufacturing feasibility with nutritional quality requirements, ensuring that products meet both cost constraints and nutritional standards
3Device complexity
If existing nutritional compositions provide less than 20% calories from nutrients, then formulation simplicity is maintained, but nutritional adequacy is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent fundamentally changes the caloric composition parameter by requiring at least 60% of calories to come from nutrients (proteins, polyphenols, fiber, vitamins, minerals), which ensures nutritional adequacy while the standardized ratio framework maintains formulation simplicity
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AI summary
A high-density nutritional composition is described comprising nutrients (protein, polyphenol, fiber, vitamins and mineral) and fillers, in a ratio of nutrients to fillers of at least 1.5:1. A nutritional combination is also described, where the nutritional composition can also be combined with one or more antioxidant and micronutrient boosters, to provide additional nutrients and health benefits, such as improving an individual's vascular health (e.g., blood circulation, blood vessel flexibility, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure), inflammation, immunity, cognitive function or reducing aging.