Dietary supplement compositions
AssigneeMelaleuca, Inc.
InventorJeremy Ivie
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Abstract
This document provides dietary supplement compositions as well as methods for using dietary supplement compositions to control glucose levels. For example, a dietary supplement composition including chromium (e.g., Chromium Oligofructose Complex), a sweet potato extract, and one or more of a mulberry extract, a green tea extract, a cinnamon extract, or a ginseng extract (e.g., Korean Red Ginseng extract) are provided.
Claims41
A powdered dietary supplement composition contained in a bulk package, the bulk package containing a measuring scoop and the powdered dietary supplement composition, the measuring scoop being sized to scoop an amount of the powdered dietary supplement composition suitable for blending with a liquid to form a beverage, wherein the amount of the powdered dietary supplement composition is 15 to 60 g and consists essentially of:
- a) between 10 and 50 weight percent protein, wherein the protein comprises dairy protein, soy protein, whey protein, or a combination thereof;
- b) between 5 weight percent and 35 weight percent maltodextrin fiber;
- c) between 18 weight percent and 25 weight percent oil creamer;
- d) between 10 mg and 1000 mg sweet potato extract;
- e) between 20 μg and 360 μg chromium;
- and
- f) an extract or extracts selected from the group consisting of:
- i) between 50 mg and 5000 mg mulberry extract;
- ii) between 10 mg and 1000 mg green tea extract;
- iii) between 10 mg and 1000 mg cinnamon extract;
- iv) between 10 mg and 1000 mg ginseng extract;
- and
- v) combinations thereof;
- and wherein the dietary supplement composition optionally comprises
- g) one or more of an artificial sweetener, a flavorant, inulin, calcium caseinate, salt, and a component selected from the group consisting of dextrin, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, konjac, collagen, casein, wheat gluten, carrageenan, alginates, propylene glycol alginate, xanthan, dextrin, pullulan, curdlan, gellan, locust bean gum, guar gum, tara gum, gum tragacanth, pectin, agar, zein, karaya, gelatin, psyllium seed, chitin, chitosan, gum acacia, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol.
A tablet or capsule consisting essentially of:
- between 5 and 85 weight percent of protein, wherein the protein comprises dairy protein, soy protein, whey protein, or a combination thereof;
- between 5 weight percent and 35 weight percent maltodextrin fiber;
- between 10 mg and 1000 mg sweet potato extract;
- between 20 μg and 360 μg chromium;
- and
- an extract or extracts selected from the group consisting of:
- i. between 50 mg and 5000 mg mulberry extract;
- ii. between 10 mg and 1000 mg green tea extract;
- iii. between 10 mg and 1000 mg cinnamon extract;
- iv. between 10 mg and 1000 mg ginseng extract;
- and
- v. a combination thereof.
A powdered dietary supplement composition contained in a bulk package, the bulk package containing a measuring scoop and the powdered dietary supplement composition, the measuring scoop being sized to scoop an amount of the powdered dietary supplement composition suitable for blending with a liquid to form a beverage, wherein the amount of the powdered dietary supplement composition consists essentially of:
- a) between 10 and 50 weight percent protein, wherein the protein comprises dairy protein, soy protein, whey protein, or a combination thereof;
- b) between 5 weight percent and 35 weight percent maltodextrin fiber;
- c) between 18 weight percent and 25 weight percent oil creamer;
- d) between 0.1 weight percent and 2.0 weight percent sweet potato extract;
- e) between 0.01 weight percent and 0.1 weight percent chromium;
- and
- f) an extract or extracts selected from the group consisting of:
- i) between 0.5 weight percent and 10 weight percent mulberry extract;
- ii) between 0.1 weight percent and 1.0 weight percent green tea extract;
- iii) between 0.1 weight percent and 2.0 weight percent cinnamon extract;
- iv) between 0.1 weight percent and 5.0 weight percent ginseng extract;
- and
- v) combinations thereof;
- and wherein the dietary supplement composition optionally comprises
- g) one or more of an artificial sweetener, a flavorant, inulin, calcium caseinate, salt, and a component selected from the group consisting of dextrin, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, konjac, collagen, casein, wheat gluten, carrageenan, alginates, propylene glycol alginate, xanthan, dextrin, pullulan, curdlan, gellan, locust bean gum, guar gum, tara gum, gum tragacanth, pectin, agar, zein, karaya, gelatin, psyllium seed, chitin, chitosan, gum acacia, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol.
A tablet or capsule consisting essentially of:
- between 5 and 85 weight percent of protein, wherein the protein comprises dairy protein, soy protein, whey protein, or a combination thereof;
- between 5 weight percent and 35 weight percent maltodextrin fiber;
- between 10 mg and 1000 mg sweet potato extract;
- between 20 μg and 360 μg chromium;
- and
- an extract or extracts selected from the group consisting of:
- i. between 0.5 weight percent and 10 weight percent mulberry extract;
- ii. between 0.1 weight percent and 1.0 weight percent green tea extract;
- iii. between 0.1 weight percent and 2.0 weight percent extract;
- iv. between 0.1 weight percent and 5.0 weight percent ginseng extract;
- and
- v. a combination thereof.
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