Oral rehydration solution with improved taste
AssigneeSweetwater Solutions, LLC
InventorsDwayne Thomas Friesen, Rodney James Ketner, Michael Edward Grass
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Abstract
Oral rehydration solutions (ORSs), methods of preparing ORSs and methods of delivering rehydration therapy are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ORS includes a non-starch viscosity enhancing polymer and a sodium salt. The ORS may include at least approximately 50 millimoles of dissolved sodium per liter. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
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An oral rehydration solution (ORS) for drinking by a human, comprising:
- a non-starch viscosity enhancing sodium salt polymer;
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- a second sodium salt different from the non-starch viscosity enhancing sodium salt polymer;
- wherein the ORS comprises at least approximately 50 millimoles of dissolved sodium per liter.
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A method of preparing an oral rehydration solution (ORS) for drinking by a human, comprising:
- in a vessel, dissolving a sodium salt, a potassium salt, glucose, and a citrate salt in water;
- after the dissolving, introducing a non-starch viscosity enhancing sodium salt polymer into the vessel while agitating contents of the vessel to dissolve the non-starch viscosity enhancing sodium salt polymer;
- after the introducing, adding an acid to the contents of the vessel until a target pH is reached, the target pH between approximately 3.5 and approximately 6, and the contents of the vessel comprise at least approximately 50 millimoles of dissolved sodium per liter.
A method of administering rehydration therapy to a human, comprising:
- providing an oral rehydration solution (ORS) to the human for drinking by the human, the ORS comprising a non-starch viscosity enhancing sodium salt polymer, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, glucose, a citrate salt, acid, and sweetener;
- wherein the ORS comprises between approximately 50 and approximately 90 millimoles of dissolved sodium per liter, between approximately 50 and approximately 80 millimoles of dissolved chloride per liter, less than approximately 111 millimoles of dissolved glucose per liter, between approximately 15 and approximately 25 millimoles of dissolved potassium per liter, and between approximately 8 and approximately 12 millimoles of dissolved citrate per liter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.