Glucosamine as a food and beverage additive
OwnerWillem Wassenaarinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to the addition of N-acetylglucosamine to foods and beverages and to the use of N-acetylglucosamine as a sweetening agent. This invention also relates to foods and beverages prepared with N-acetylglucosamine and methods of preparing the same. This invention provides a preferable means of ingesting the desired daily amount of N-acetylglucosamine for its beneficial effects on the body, for example, alleviation of pain and inflammation in a patient suffering from inflammatory bowel disorder or osteoarthritis.
Claims29
The use of N-acetylglucosamine as an additive to foods and beverages wherein each single serving size of said food and beverage comprises from about 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine.
The use of N-acetylglucosamine as a sweetener of foods and beverages wherein each single serving size of food and beverage comprises from about 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine.
A hot or cold beverage composition comprising from about 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size in a beverage.
A drink mix composition comprising from about 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size in a drink mix.
A hot or cold food composition comprising from about 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size in a food.
A nutritional bar composition comprising 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size in a nutritional bar.
A meal replacement bar composition comprising 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size in a meal replacement bar.
A medicinal drink in liquid or powder form comprising 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine and a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of medicine per single serving size.
A health beverage or food comprising 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine and a beneficial daily amount of vitamins, minerals and/or herbs, per single serving size.
A rehydration solution comprising 0.1 grams to 20 grams of N-acetylglucosamine per single serving size.
An edible composition for alleviating pain and/or inflammation in a patient suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or osteoarthritis, comprising a therapeutic amount of N-acetylglucosamine dissolved in a palatable liquid beverage.
An edible composition for alleviating pain and/or inflammation in a patient suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or osteoarthritis, comprising a therapeutic amount of N-acetylglucosamine in a food.
A sweetener comprising N-acetylglucosamine in powder form.
A sweetener comprising N-acetylglucosamine and one or more of the following:
- sugar, saccharin, aspartame, cyclamate, acesulfame K, sucralose, alitame, neotame.
A sweetener comprising N-acetylglucosamine in liquid form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.