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US 2001/0018082 A1Published application
Effervescent calcium supplements
AssigneeMary M. Fox
InventorMARY MORA FOX
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Abstract
This invention relates to effervescent compositions which provide calcium supplementation via a soluble calcium source.
Claims14
An effervescent calcium supplement comprising a unit dosage mixture of:
- (a) a primary calcium source comprising calcium carbonate:
- and;
- (b) an edible acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid;
- wherein the percentage of citric acid to total acid is at least 23% and not more than 75%;
- the weight ratio of acid equivalents to base equivalents is from 0.5 to 1.8;
- and at least 75% of the soluble calcium ion remains in solution for at least about 2 days.
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