# US 2014/0154355 A1 · Food composition

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- Number: US 2014/0154355 A1
- Document ID: US20140154355A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/128,739
- Filed: 2012-06-20
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-06-23
- Assignees: Innovafood AB
- Inventors: Rickard Oste; Elin Ostman; Inger Bjorck
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154355A1

## CPC

- A23L 33/175: Amino acids
- A23L 33/16: Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
- A23L 33/18: Peptides; Protein hydrolysates
- A61K 31/185: Acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof, e.g. sulfur acids, imidic, hydrazonic or hydroximic acids (hydroxamic acids A61K31/16; peroxy acids A61K31/327)
- A61K 31/198: Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA] (betaine A61K31/205; proline A61K31/401; tryptophan A61K31/405; histidine A61K31/4172; peptides not degraded to individual amino acids A61K38/00)
- A61K 31/375: Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C; Salts thereof
- A61K 31/405: Indole-alkanecarboxylic acids; Derivatives thereof, e.g. tryptophan, indomethacin
- A61K 33/06: Aluminium, calcium or magnesium; Compounds thereof {, e.g. clay}
- A61K 33/24: Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
- A61K 38/011: {from plants}
- A61K 38/014: {from connective tissue peptides, e.g. gelatin, collagen}
- A61K 38/017: {from blood}
- A61K 38/018: {from milk}
- A61K 38/03: Peptides having up to 20 amino acids in an undefined or only partially defined sequence; Derivatives thereof
- A61P 3/00: Drugs for disorders of the metabolism (of the blood or the extracellular fluid A61P7/00)
- A61P 3/04: Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
- A61P 3/10: for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics
- A61P 5/50: for increasing or potentiating the activity of insulin
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

Disclosed is a food supplement including at least the amino acids leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine and lysine and Chromium. Also disclosed are food compositions including the food supplement as well as uses of both.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-10. (canceled)

### Claim 11

A food supplement consisting of leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, lysine and chromium.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11, consisting of tryptophan and/or taurine.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The food supplement of claim 11 wherein the chromium is present in a form selected from chromium picolinate, chromium nicotinate, chromium polynicotinate, chromium propionate, chromium acetylacetonate, chromium-citrate, chromium nicotinate, chromium dinicocysteinate, niacin-bound chromium, amino acid chelates with chromium, chromium chelavite, or combinations thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11, wherein leucine is present in an amount of 10-50%, isoleucine is present in an amount of 5-35%, valine is present in an amount of 10-25%, threonine is present in an amount of 10-35% and lysine is present in an amount of 10-25% wherein the percent is calculated on the total amount of the amino acids in the food supplement.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11, wherein leucine is present in an amount of 15-45%, isoleucine is present in an amount of 5-35%, valine is present in an amount of 10-20%, threonine is present in an amount of 17-27% and lysine is present in an amount of 13-23% wherein the percent is calculated on the total amount of the amino acids in the food supplement.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11 further comprising magnesium and/or calcium.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11 further comprising ascorbic acid.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The food supplement according to claim 11 further comprising at least one probiotic bacteria.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

A food composition comprising the food supplement according to claim 11.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The food composition according to claim 19, wherein the food composition is a beverage.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The food composition according to claim 20, wherein the beverages is water, juice, yoghurt, milk, soymilk or oatmilk.

### Claim 22 (depends on 11)

A dosage form comprising the food supplement according to claim 11.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The dosage form according to claim 22, comprising at least 10 microgram of chromium.

### Claim 24 (depends on 11)

Method of control or prevention of diseases or conditions related to metabolic syndrome, diabetes or obesity or of the promotion of satiety, weight loss or maintenance of desired body weight comprising administering an effective amount of the food supplement of claim 11.