Weight-control formulation
AssigneeCCA Industries, Inc.
InventorGio B. Gori
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Abstract
A packaged weight-control powder is provided as a food additive to be employed before eating. Each package includes a dose to be sprinkled on the foodstuff to be eaten. The powder is formed of a mixture of oat, wheat and corn brans mixed with pectin, guar gum psyllium and cutin. Mineral supplements are employed to replace those removed by the fibers of the brans. The powder is prepared in an atmosphere of less than 50% humidity and is packed in individual water-proof packages of relatively small size.
Claims9
An ingestible formulation consisting essentially of a mixture of fiber containing materials and means for absorbing water and creating a gelatinous bulk and viscous coating, the fiber containing materials being brans including at least oat and wheat brans and being selected from the group consisting of lignin, cellulose and hemi-cellulose, said means being selected from the group consisting of pectin, guar gum, psyllium and cutin, said formulation further comprising mineral supplements, which are salts selected from the group consisting of manganese, selenium, zinc, copper, iron and calcium, the brans, means and mineral supplements being intermingled in the form of a dry generally homogenous powdered substance adapted for being sprinkled on food, minerals corresponding to the added mineral supplements being removed from the foodstuff by being entrapped by the fiber containing materials in the human gut and the mineral supplements being in an amount which is greater than what is entrapped.
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