Amino acid compositions to promote endothelial health
AssigneeCarl Louis Schroeder
InventorCarl Louis Schroeder
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Abstract
Amino acid compositions for promoting vascular endothelial health include arginine, citrulline, and taurine. Compositions may be combined with additional ingredients to form beverages, concentrates, and non-liquid food compositions. Methods of making concentrate compositions, beverage compositions, and non-liquid food compositions are provided. Methods of administering compositions to improve endothelial health, treat endothelial dysfunction, treat sexual dysfunction, treat altitude sickness, treat decompression sickness, treat jet lag, and treat fatigue include administering compositions including arginine, citrulline, and taurine.
Claims24
A method of making a beverage for increasing vasodilation, the method comprising:
- blending together the following dry ingredients:
- from about 5 wt. % to about 25 wt. % arginine,
- from about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % citrulline,
- from about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % taurine,
- from about 40 wt. % to about 75 wt. % sweetener, and
- from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % other functional ingredients;
- and
- diluting the dry ingredients with one or more liquid ingredients selected from water, carbonated water, juice, flavored soda, liquor, wine, wine cooler, malt beverage, malt liquor, and cider;
- wherein the one or more liquid ingredients are present at a concentration of at least 40 wt. % of the total weight of the dry ingredients and the one or more liquid ingredients;
- and
- mixing to produce a beverage having at least 0.38 wt. % taurine.
A method of making an enhanced water beverage, the method comprising:
- blending together the following dry ingredients:
- from about 5 wt. % to about 25 wt. % arginine,
- from about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % citrulline, and
- from about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % taurine;
- diluting the dry ingredients with one or more liquid ingredients selected from water, carbonated water, and flavored soda;
- wherein the one or more liquid ingredients are present at a concentration of at least 40 wt. % of the total weight of the dry ingredients and the one or more liquid ingredients;
- and
- mixing to produce an enhanced water beverage for increasing vasodilation, the enhanced water beverage having at least 0.38 wt. % taurine and at least 0.57 wt. % citrulline.
A method of making a beverage for increasing vasodilation, the method comprising:
- blending together dry ingredients:
- L arginine;
- L citrulline;
- taurine;
- sweetener;
- and
- other functional ingredients;
- and
- mixing the dry ingredients with water to produce the beverage comprising:
- 0.75 to 2.25 wt. % L-arginine;
- 0.57 to 1.73 wt. % L-citrulline;
- 0.38 to 1.12 wt. % taurine;
- up to 15.0 wt. % sweetener;
- up to 25 wt. % other functional ingredients;
- and
- 54.9 to 98.3 wt. % water.
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