# US 11,026,986 B2 · Beetroot-containing composition

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- Number: US 11,026,986 B2
- Document ID: US11026986B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/130,928
- Filed: 2018-03-09
- Published: 2020-03-12
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-23
- Assignees: Mission Salt, Inc.
- Applicants: Mission Salt, Inc.
- Inventors: Seiichi Noguchi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026986B2

## CPC

- A61K 31/375: Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C; Salts thereof
- A61K 36/21: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family), e.g. pigweed, rockwort or globe amaranth
- A23L 27/40: Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes
- A23L 33/105: Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
- A61K 9/0056: {Mouth soluble or dispersible forms; Suckable, eatable, chewable coherent forms; Forms rapidly disintegrating in the mouth; Lozenges; Lollipops; Bite capsules; Baked products; Baits or other oral forms for animals}
- A61K 31/592: 9,10-Secoergostane derivatives, e.g. ergocalciferol, i.e. vitamin D2
- A61K 36/48: Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Pea or Legume family); Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
- A61K 45/06: Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
- A61P 9/12: Antihypertensives
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

An enhanced food composition in the form of a soup, sauce or condiment is described, the enhanced food composition comprising a nitrate-containing vegetable, such as beetroot, effectively mixed with a salt content at a specified ratio. The enhanced food composition has the effect to prevent an increase in blood pressure while masking the bad taste of the nitrate-containing vegetable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An enhanced food composition, comprising:
a food having a salt content, wherein the food is selected from the group consisting of a sauce, a soup, and a condiment; and
a nitrate-containing vegetable effectively mixed with the salt content of the food;
wherein the ratio of nitrate-containing vegetable to salt content in the food is 1:16 to 1:4 based on the dry weight of the nitrate-containing vegetable and the salt content; and
wherein the nitrate-containing vegetable is selected from the group consisting of beetroot, arugula, spinach, lettuce, radish, Chinese cabbage or combinations thereof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, wherein the ratio of nitrate-containing vegetable to salt content in the food is 1:16 to 1:8.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, wherein the nitrate-containing vegetable is beetroot.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, wherein the food having a salt content is a sauce and the sauce is a soy sauce.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, wherein the nitrate-containing vegetable is in the form of a powder composition, a liquid composition, a paste composition, or a gel composition.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, wherein the nitrate-containing vegetable is in the form of a powder composition.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The enhanced food composition of claim 1, further comprising a nitrate-containing food, a Vitamin D-containing food, a Vitamin C-containing food, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 8

An enhanced food composition, comprising:
a food having a salt content, wherein the food is selected from the group consisting of a sauce, a soup, and a condiment; and
a nitrate-containing vegetable effectively mixed with the salt content of the food;
wherein the amount of nitrate-containing vegetable present in the enhanced food composition is such that the nitrate to salt ratio in the enhanced food composition is 1:160 to 1:50 based on the dry weight of the nitrate and the salt; and
wherein the nitrate-containing vegetable is selected from the group consisting of beetroot, arugula, spinach, lettuce, radish, Chinese cabbage or combinations thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The enhanced food composition of claim 8, wherein the amount of nitrate-containing vegetable present in the enhanced food composition is such that the nitrate to salt ratio in the enhanced food composition is 1:160 to 1:80 based on the dry weight of the nitrate and the salt.