Metal Complexes Produced by Maillard Reaction Products
AssigneeJH Biotech, Inc.
InventorSergejs Trusovs
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for the formation of metal chelates which are able to remain stable in high alkaline environments when compared to metal chelates produced from a reaction with amino acids. The method involves the reaction of sugars, amino groups, and metal components for a sufficient period of time and temperature in a water solution. Additionally, the stability of metal chelates can be enhanced by oxidation of the sugars with an oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide which form an MRP which will react with the metal component to form a more stable metal chelate than if oxidation were not utilized.
Claims11
A method for producing a metal chelate comprising the steps of:
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one amino component;
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one sugar component;
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one metal component;
- and,
- mixing said sufficient amounts of said amino component, sugar component, and metal salt component with water for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature to form a soluble metal chelate containing solution.
A method for producing a metal chelate comprising the steps of:
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one amino component;
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one sugar component;
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one metal component;
- providing a sufficient amount of at least one oxidizing compound;
- and,
- mixing said sufficient amounts of amino component, sugar component, oxidizing compound and metal component with water for a sufficient time and temperature so that said sugar present is substantially oxidized thereby forming metal chelates in a soluble metal chelate containing solution.
A method for producing a metal chelate comprising the steps of:
- providing an amino component selected from the group consisting of:
- glycine, lysine, glutamic and other amino acids, dipeptides, polypeptides, protein hydrolizates, milk solids, cream, egg solids, gelatin, and whey proteins;
- providing a sugar component selected from the group consisting of:
- glucose, sucrose, mono- and disaccharides, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, starches, maltodextrins;
- providing a metal component selected from the group consisting of salts, hydroxides and oxides of calcium, manganese, magnesium, copper, zinc, cobalt, chromium, potassium, and iron;
- combining said amino component and said sugar component in water to form a solution and mix at atmospheric pressure for a sufficient time and temperature to form a solubilized Maillard Reaction Product solution;
- thereafter, adding said metal component to said Maillard Reaction Product solution and mix at atmospheric pressure for a sufficient time and temperature to form a solubilized metal chelate solution;
- and,
- evaporating said solubilized metal chelate solution to yield a metal chelate, drying said metal chelate to form a dried metal chelate;
- and, milling to form a metal chelate powder.
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