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US 12,213,992 B2Granted
Iron containing composition and use thereof
AssigneeRenapharma AB
InventorsRobert Hider, Peter Geisser
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Abstract
A composition comprising an iron salt of a C8 to C24 fatty acid, a citric acid ester of mono- and/or diglyceride or a mixture of citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglyceride and optionally a fatty acid or a mixture of fatty acids, and a method for preparing such a composition. The composition is useful as a medicament for the treatment and prophylaxis of iron deficiency, as a dietary supplement, and as a food additive.
Claims15
A composition comprising
- (i) an iron salt of a C12-C18 fatty acid;
- (ii) a citric acid ester of mono- and/or diglyceride or a mixture of citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglyceride;
- and
- (iii) a fatty acid or a salt thereof, or a mixture of fatty acids or fatty acid salts;
- wherein the composition comprises from 5 to 50% by weight of component (i), from 50 to 95% by weight of component (ii), and up to 20% by weight of component (iii);
- wherein the citric acid ester of mono- and/or diglyceride or mixture of citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglyceride comprises mono- and/or diglycerides of one or more C8-C24 fatty acids;
- and
- wherein component (iii) comprises one or more C8-C24 fatty acids or salts thereof.
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