Iron-fortified tea preparations
AssigneeThe Governing Council of the University of Toronto
InventorsLevente László Diosady, Veronica Paula Dueik
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Abstract
There is provided an iron-fortified tea preparation comprising dried tea; and a mixture of a chelator and iron adhered to the dried tea, optionally with an adhesive, the molar ratio of chelator:iron in the mixture being about 2:1 or greater. The iron-fortified tea preparation may be used to brew tea, may be mixed with unfortified tea prior to brewing, and may also be used as an additive to food or beverage products.
Claims38
An iron-fortified tea preparation comprising:
- dried tea;
- and
- a mixture of a chelator and iron adhered to the dried tea, the molar ratio of chelator:iron in the mixture being about 2:1 or greater than 2:1.
A method of preparing an iron-fortified tea preparation, the method comprising:
- combining a chelator with an iron source in a molar ratio of about 2:1 or greater than 2:1 of chelator:iron to form a mixture of chelator and iron;
- and
- adhering the mixture of the chelator and the iron to dried tea to yield the iron-fortified tea preparation.
An iron-fortified tea beverage comprising a chelator/iron mixture that has a chelator:iron molar ratio in the mixture of about 2:1 or greater than 2:1.
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