Solid betalain compositions and methods
AssigneeVDF Futureceuticals, Inc.
InventorsZbigniew Pietrzkowski, Wayne Carl Thresher
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Abstract
Solid, free-flowing, and substantially completely dissolvable preparations with high betalain content are presented. Most typically, the betalain profile of the preparations is near natural and includes betalains in an amount of between 10-40 wt %. As the preparations of the inventive subject matter maintain chemical stability and flowability over extended periods of time, it should be noted that the betalain preparations are now amenable to compounding in small and measured quantities. Furthermore, new biological activities of betalains are shown, and especially include significant induction of SIRT and reduction of serum triglyceride.
Claims20
A solid composition that comprises a plurality of chemically distinct betalains at a total betalain concentration of at least 2.0 wt % and a betalain to sugar ratio of at least 0.3, wherein the composition is a free-flowing solid that is at least 90% soluble when dissolved in water at a concentration of at least 50 mg/ml.
A solid particulate composition that comprises a near natural extract of betalains in an amount of at least 5.0 wt % and coupled to a nutritionally acceptable carrier, wherein the carrier is present in an amount of equal or less than 95 wt % of the composition, and wherein at least 95 wt % of the composition is soluble within less than 2 minutes in water at a concentration of at least 50 mg/ml.
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