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US 12,241,048 B2Granted
Energy drinks and other nutritional aids derived from agave-based spirits
AssigneeRoar Holding LLC
InventorRobert W. Brocia
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Abstract
Provided are methods for rating agave derived beverages, that include assigning each beverage a position on a scale of quality based on its content of MAO A inhibitors or MAO B inhibitors or both. Also provided are labels displaying the quality of an agave derived beverage that has been assessed using such methods.
Claims7
A method for rating agave-derived beverages, comprising:
- (a) assaying for monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors in the presence of ethanol by adding MAO A and/or MAO B, alcohol dehydrogenase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) to a sample of each of the beverages;
- (b) assessing a level of inhibitory activity of the MAO inhibitors for each beverage based on results of the assaying;
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- (c) assigning each beverage a position on a scale based on its level of inhibitory activity of the MAO inhibitors, wherein the MAO inhibitors are MAO A inhibitors or MAO B inhibitors or both, and wherein each assigned beverage comprises ethanol.
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