Nutritional Powders Comprising Spray Dried HMB
OwnerCharles R. Helmkeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are nutritional powders comprising HMB and at least one of fat, carbohydrate, protein, wherein the HMB is spray dried with at least a portion of at least one of the fat, protein, and carbohydrate in the composition. Also disclosed is a method for making such powders comprising 1) preparing a liquid slurry comprising HMB and at least one of protein, carbohydrate, and fat, and 2) spray drying the slurry to produce a spray dried nutritional powder comprising spray dried HMB. The nutritional powders exhibit minimal or no off odors.
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A nutritional powder comprising HMB and at least one of fat, protein, and carbohydrate, wherein the HMB is spray dried with at least a portion of at least one of the fat, protein and carbohydrate.
A nutritional powder comprising from 0.1% to 8% calcium HMB, from about 5% to about 75% protein, from about 20% to about 90% carbohydrate, and from about 5% to about 75% fat, all by weight of the nutritional powder, wherein the HMB is spray dried with at least a portion of at least one of the fat, protein and carbohydrate.
A method of preparing a nutritional powder comprising spray dried HMB, the method comprising:
- preparing a liquid slurring comprising HMB and at least one of protein, carbohydrate, and fat;
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- spray drying the slurry to produce a spray dried nutritional powder comprising spray dried HMB.
A nutritional powder comprising from 0.1% to 8% calcium HMB monohydrate, from about 5% to about 75% protein, from about 20% to about 90% carbohydrate, and from about 5% to about 75% fat, all by weight of the nutritional powder, wherein the calcium HMB is spray dried with the fat, protein and carbohydrate in the nutritional powder.
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