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US 11,503,852 B2Granted
Nutritional supplements
AssigneeLaminaria Group AB
InventorsOlov Sköld, Anna Ström, Martin Ahnoff
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Abstract
The present invention provides nutritional supplements comprising alginate, preferably in combination with pectin, which will form hydrogels in the stomach when exposed to the low pH of the gastric juice. The formation of a hydrogel will lead to delayed release of sugars and other active ingredients in the stomach. The nutritional supplements can comprise high concentrations of sugars and complex carbohydrates without causing unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms.
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A liquid nutritional supplement consisting of:
- a) 0.1 to 2.0 wt % alginate
- b) 0.1 to 1.5 wt % pectin,
- c) 35 to 80 wt % active ingredients, where the active ingredients are selected from one or more of the ingredients consisting of sugars and complex carbohydrates,
- d) electrolytes selected from salts of sodium and potassium, and
- e) water;
- wherein the liquid nutritional supplement gels when the alginate is exposed to the low pH of gastric juice.
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A liquid nutritional supplement comprising:
- a) 0.1 to 2.0 wt % alginate
- b) 0.1 to 1.5 wt % pectin, and
- c) 35 to 80 wt % active ingredients, where the active ingredients are selected from one or more of the ingredients consisting of sugars, complex carbohydrates, and amino acids;
- with the proviso that the liquid nutritional supplement does not comprise any electrolytes other than salts of sodium and potassium;
- wherein the liquid nutritional supplement gels when the alginate is exposed to the low pH of gastric juice.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.