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US 5,310,570 AGranted
Hunger suppressing foodstuff and method
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsOpokua Kwapong, Valerie Fedun-Jacklin
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Abstract
A food product with high titratable acidity which is effective to suppress hunger is disclosed. The product is buffered to maintain the product at a pH of 2.5-6.0.
Claims10
A method of supressing hunger in a subject in need thereof which comprises administering orally to said subject a foodstuff, said foodstuff comprising;
- (i) an intensive sweetener, (ii) an amount of acid sufficient to maintain a total titratable acidity in excess of 100, and (iii) a buffer to maintain the pH of a solution of said foodstuff above 2.5;
- said amount of acid effective to suppress hunger on later ingestion of food;
- wherein the titratable acidity of said foodstuff which is attributable to a given acid present therein is related to the amount of said acid in pounds present therein by the equation;
- ##EQU3## .
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A palatable, low calorie foodstuff comprising;
- an acid selected from the group consisting essentially of citric acid, phosphoric acid, glucono-delta-lactone, gluconic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid and mixtures thereof in an amount effective to provide a total titratable acidity of at least 100;
- salts of said acids effective to buffer a solution of the foodstuff to pH 2.5-6.0;
- sweetener;
- and flavoring;
- wherein the titratable acidity of said foodstuff which is attributable to a given acid present therein is related to the amount of said acid in pounds present therein by the equation;
- ##EQU4## .
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.