Citrulline-containing beverage
AssigneeKyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasushi SAKAI, Takeshi IKEDA, Ayako KAMIMURA
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Abstract
The invention provides an easy-to-drink beverage that contains citrulline, wherein the generation of bad odors due to storage or heating is suppressed. In particular, the invention provides a beverage that contains citrulline, citric acid, sodium citrate, water, and one or more supplements that are saccharides, souring agents, preservatives, colorants, flavoring agents, functional ingredients, or carbon dioxide.
Claims4
A beverage consisting of (a) 0.01-1.0% by weight citrulline, (b) citric acid, (c) sodium citrate, (d) water, and (e) one or more supplements selected from saccharides, souring agents, preservatives, colorants, flavoring agents, functional ingredients and carbon dioxide,
- wherein
- the saccharides are selected from glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose, trehalose, xylitol, erythritol, reduced glucose syrup, dextrin, starch, sorbitol, maltitol, sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame K, stevia, saccharin sodium, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, and thaumatin,
- the ratio by weight of citric acid to sodium citrate is 3:1 to 1:4, and
- the combined concentration of citric acid and sodium citrate is 0.01-1% by weight.
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