Nutritional supplement powder
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsROCKENDRA GUPTA, GAURAV PATEL, NORMANELLA DEWILLE
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Abstract
A nutritional supplement powder and method of supplementing the nutritional value of a food or beverage is provided. The nutritional supplement powder includes a protein system, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. The protein system has a water solubility of at least about 70% at room temperature. The nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc, and is also essentially free of vitamin C. When added to a food or beverage, the nutritional supplement powder does not substantially change the organoleptic properties of the food or beverage.
Claims20
A nutritional supplement powder comprising:
- a protein system, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, vitamins, minerals, and fiber;
- wherein the protein system has a water solubility of at least about 70% at room temperature;
- wherein the vitamins comprise at least one of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12;
- wherein the minerals comprise at least one of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese;
- and
- wherein the nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of (i) divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc;
- and (ii) vitamin C.
A method of supplementing the nutritional value of a food or beverage, the method comprising:
- adding a nutritional supplement powder to the food or beverage, the nutritional supplement powder comprising:
- a protein system, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, vitamins, minerals, and fiber;
- wherein the protein system has a water solubility of at least about 70% at room temperature;
- wherein the vitamins comprise at least one of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12;
- wherein the minerals comprise at least one of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese;
- wherein the nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of (i) divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc;
- and (ii) vitamin C;
- and
- wherein the nutritional supplement powder does not substantially change the organoleptic properties of the food or beverage.
A nutritional supplement powder comprising:
- a protein system, vitamins, minerals, and fiber;
- wherein the vitamins comprise at least one of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12;
- wherein the minerals comprise at least one of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese;
- and
- wherein the nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of (i) divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc;
- and (ii) vitamin C.
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