Agglomerated granular protein-rich nutritional supplement

Abstract

A agglomerated granular protein-rich nutritional supplement comprising a mixture of: 13 to 100 percent by weight edible nutritional food proteins; 0 to 57 percent by weight edible carbohydrates; 0 to 10 percent by weight edible fats; 0 to 15 percent by weight edible dietary vitamins and minerals; 0 to 78 percent by weight edible amino acids; 0 to 10 percent by weight edible plant extracts, and up to 4 percent by weight chondroitin sulfate, where the nutritional supplement is agglomerated and granulated in an oral unit dosage form that is directly absorbable onto the tongue or rapidly dissolvable in an aqueous liquid. Specific formulations of the supplement are disclosed, for use by specific groups of individuals. A method of supplementing the nutritional intake of individuals engaged in bodybuilding and protein supplementation, meal replacement, exercise recovery or mass gaining, comprising orally administering a formulation of the protein-rich nutritional supplement. A method of augmenting the mental acuity and energy of humans, comprising orally administering another formulation of the protein-rich nutritional supplement. Methods also are disclosed for supplementing the nutritional intake of women, male bodybuilders, children and adolescents, and older adults. In all methods, the nutritional supplement is in an oral unit dosage form of either agglomerated granules or a rapidly dissolvable wafer and also includes a flavoring compound and an effervescing compound.

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