# US 4,393,086 A · Dietary product containing glucomannan powder and method for preparing

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- Number: US 4,393,086 A
- Document ID: US4393086A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/243,382
- Filed: 1981-03-13
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1979-10-19
- Inventors: Yoshinari Masuyama
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393086A

## CPC

- A23L 33/21: Addition of substantially indigestible substances, e.g. dietary fibres
- A23L 33/10: using additives (addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21)
- A23P 10/28: Tabletting; Making food bars by compression of a dry powdered mixture
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- Y10S 426/804: Low calorie, low sodium or hypoallergic
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A dietary product in the form of a tablet and containing glucomannan powder, beef bone dust which contains marrow, and lactose powder and a method for preparing the tablet is disclosed. The composition comprises about 20-50 parts by weight of the glucomannan powder, 5-10 parts by weight of the beef bone dust, and 20-50 parts by weight of the lactose powder. Ingredients to impart flavor, color, odor or other desired properties to the composition are optionally included. The tablets are prepared by stamping a uniform mixture of the powders at a pressure of about 70-80 kg/cm.sup.2.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dietary powder composition in the form of a tablet which comprises 20 to 50 parts by weight of glucomannan powder having an average particle size of 100 to 200 mesh, 5 to 10 parts by weight of beef bone dust containing marrow and having an average particle size of 100 and 200 mesh, and 20 to 50 parts by weight of lactose powder having an average particle size of 80 to 150 mesh.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising 30 to 40 parts by weight of the glucomannan powder, 7 to 8 parts by weight of the beef bone dust and 30 to 40 parts by weight of the lactose powder.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A composition as claimed in claim 1 containing up to about 25% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of flavor, odor and/or color additives.