# US 2016/0249668 A1 · Hydrogen-containing drink that contains functional ingredient

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- Number: US 2016/0249668 A1
- Document ID: US20160249668A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/909,833
- Filed: 2013-08-09
- Published: 2016-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2013-08-09
- Assignees: Shefco Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shefco Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Junichi IGARASHI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160249668A1

## CPC

- A23L 2/54: Mixing with gases
- A23F 3/163: {Liquid or semi-liquid tea extract preparations, e.g. gels or liquid extracts in solid capsules}
- A23L 2/02: containing fruit or vegetable juices
- A23L 2/52: Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10)
- A23L 2/56: Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60)
- A23L 2/60: Sweeteners
- A23L 2/68: Acidifying substances
- 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)
- A23F: COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

A hydrogen-containing drink containing a functional ingredient such as tea and hydrogen water, which maintains a high dissolved hydrogen concentration. A hydrogen-containing drink wherein at least one functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of teas; fruits, vegetables, and plants; sugars and sweeteners; polyphenols; vitamins and coenzymes; amino acids and proteins; oxidoreductases; citric acids; and yeast extracts and polydextroses is blended in hydrogen water, the hydrogen-containing drink being prepared by: degassing water as a raw material, dissolving hydrogen gas in the degassed water through a gas-permeable hollow fiber membrane so as to produce hydrogen water, and dissolving or mixing the functional ingredient in the produced hydrogen water, or dissolving or mixing the functional ingredient in water as a raw material, degassing the obtained solution or mixture, and dissolving hydrogen gas in the degassed solution or mixture through a gas-permeable hollow fiber membrane.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hydrogen-containing drink wherein at least one functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of teas; fruits, vegetables, and plants; sugars and sweeteners; polyphenols; vitamins and coenzymes; amino acids and proteins; oxidoreductases; citric acids; and yeast extracts and polydextroses is blended in hydrogen water, the hydrogen-containing drink being prepared by:
degassing water as a raw material, dissolving hydrogen gas in the degassed water through a gas-permeable hollow fiber membrane so as to produce hydrogen water, and dissolving or mixing the functional ingredient in the produced hydrogen water, or
dissolving or mixing the functional ingredient in water as a raw material, degassing the obtained solution or mixture, and dissolving hydrogen gas in the degassed solution or mixture through a gas-permeable hollow fiber membrane.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the prepared hydrogen-containing drink is sterilized and disinfected.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein water as a raw material or water in which a functional ingredient is mixed or dissolved is filtered and/or purified before degassed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, the hydrogen-containing drink including two or more of the functional ingredients.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the teas are powder or extract of tea selected from the group consisting of green tea (Sencha, Matcha), brown rice tea, Hojicha, barley tea, black tea, oolong tea, du zhong tea, seaweed drink, pu-erh tea, Rooibos tea, sweet tea, and senna tea.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the fruits, vegetables, and plants are powder, juice (squeezed liquid), or extract of fruits, vegetables, and plants selected from the group consisting of apple, orange, camu camu, acai, papaya (green papaya), grapefruit, grape, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, apricot, cherry, melon, japanese apricot, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, english gooseberry, cassis (blackcurrant), hilbery, acerola, Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx, morinda C. (noni), pomegranate, seaberry, olive, tomato, carrot, broccoli, onion, celery, cucumber, asparagus, cabbage, Angelica keiskei, aloe, barley grass, mulberry, kale, beefsteak plant, wheat malt, garlic, gingembre, ginseng, Sesamum indicum, soy, Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen, brown rice, Natto, Acanthopanax senticosus, Corchorus olitorius, Linum usitatissimum, brown seaweed, laminaria, ginkgo leaf, kuma bamboo grass, rose, Moringa, Peucedanum japonicum, spirulina, Fucus vesiculosus, chlorella, marigold (lutein), nigauri, maca, pseudoginseng, Pueraria mirifica, yacon, turmeric, sunchoke, agaricus, chaga mushroom, Hericium erinaceum, grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex. Fr.) Karst, Fomes yucatensis, cauliflower fungus, champignon, cat's claw, garcinia cambogia, rose hip, nikko maple, devil's-claw, alexandrian senna, golden candle, bacopa monniera, giant crape-myrtle, chastetree, ashwagandha, neem, guarana, hercampure, Indian coleus, fenugreek, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Actaea racemosa, feverfew, Hoodia gor-doni, Boswellia serrata, Salacia (Kothalahimbutu), echinacea, pfaffia, saw palmetto, and Hypericum perforatum L.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the sugars and sweeteners are sugars and sweeteners selected from the group consisting of monosaccharide consisting of glucose (grape sugar), galactose, mannose, fructose (fruit sugar), ribose, allose, psicose, gulose, xylose, arabinose, lixose, idose, and talose; disaccharide consisting of maltose (fruit sugar), lactose, cellobiose, fructose, palatinose, and sucrose (cane sugar); oligosaccharide; polysaccharide consisting of chitin, chitosan, inulin, starch, cellulose, carrageenan, glycogen, pectin, dextrin, cyclodextrin, xyloglucan, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, and algin acid; natural sweetener consisting of sugar, Wasanbon, brown sugar, soft brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, molasses (syrup: sugar cane, sugar beet, and the like), starch syrup, erythritol, trehalose, maltitol, palatinose, xylitol, sorbitol, licorice extract, sweetleaf, and extract of Siraitia grosvenorii; and artificial sweetener consisting of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the polyphenols are polyphenols selected from the group consisting of flavonoid selected from the group consisting of catechin, anthocyanin, tannin, Rutin, isoflavone, and Hesperidin; chlorogenic acid (phenol acid); ellagic acid; lignan; curcumin; coumarin; resveratrol; and extract of pine bark.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the vitamins and coenzymes are selected from the group consisting of vitamin A; vitamin B group selected from the group consisting of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2 (riboflavin), niacin (nicotinamide, vitamin B3), and folate (vitamin 9); vitamin C; vitamin D; vitamin E; ubiquinone; ubiquinol; and pyrrolo-quinoline quinone.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, wherein the amino acids and proteins are selected from the group consisting of valine, leucine, isoleucine, alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, tyrosine, arginine, glutamine, glutamic acid, asparagine, asparagine acid, proline, serine, threonine, lecithin, cysteine, placenta, elastin, propolis, royal jelly, astaxanthin, anserine, sardine peptide, DHA, EPA, alpha-lipoic acid, L-carnitine, ornithine, nucleic acid, glucosamine, chondroitin, fucoidan, fucoxanthin, ceramide, sesamin, chia seed, lycopene, squalene, gaba, L-citrulline, and collagen.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The hydrogen-containing drink according to claim 1, the hydrogen-containing drink containing the functional ingredient in a ratio of 0.001% by mass to 20% by mass relative to a total mass of the hydrogen-containing drink.