Sweetener supplement fortified with a concentrated bioavailable calcium source and process of making

A concentrated calcium citrate malate sweetener supplement composition consisting essentially of:

• (a) from about 1.2% to about 2.5%, by weight, soluble calcium;
• (b) from about 2% to about 17%, by weight, of an edible acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein the ratio of citric equivalents and malic equivalents to calcium is from about 1.15:1 to about 2:1 and the ratio of citric equivalents to malic equivalents is from about 3:97 to about 93:7;
• (c) from about 5% to about 75% sugar, on a dry weight basis, wherein said sugar comprises at least about 5% fructose, on a dry weight basis;
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• (d) from about 5% to about 92% water by weight, wherein said sweetener composition is clear and stable from calcium precipitation for at least about 3 days at temperatures of at least about 85.degree. F. (29.degree. C.).

A concentrated calcium citrate malate sweetener supplement compositions consisting essentially of:

• (a) from about 2.5% to about 7%, by weight, soluble calcium;
• (b) from about 10% to about 47%, by weight, of an edible acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein the ratio of citric equivalents and malic equivalents to calcium equivalents is from about 1.5:1 to about 2:1 and the ratio of citric equivalents to malic equivalents is from about 3:97 to about 93:7;
• (c) from about 10% to about 70% sugar, on a dry weight basis, wherein said sugar comprises at least about 15% by weight fructose, on a dry weight basis;
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• (d) from about 20% to about 60% by weight water, wherein the weight ratio of water to fructose is from about 5:1 to about 1:2;
• and wherein said sweetener composition is clear and stable from calcium precipitation for at least about 3 days at temperatures of at least about 85.degree. F. (29.degree. C.).

A concentrated calcium citrate malate sweetener supplement composition consisting essentially of:

• (a) from about 2.5% to about 5%, by weight, soluble calcium;
• (b) from about 15% to about 40%, by weight, of an edible citric equivalents and malic component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein the ratio of citric equivalents and malic equivalents to calcium equivalent is from about 1.5:1 to about 1.8:1 and the ratio of citric to malic equivalents acid is from about 3:97 to about 93:7;
• (c) from about 25% to about 60% sugar, on a dry weight basis, wherein said sugar comprises at least about 40% fructose, on a dry weight basis;
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• (d) from about 25% to about 60% by weight water, wherein the weight ratio of water to fructose is from about 2:1 to about 1:2;
• and wherein said sweetener composition is clear and stable from calcium precipitation for at least about 5 days at temperatures of at least about 85.degree. F. (29.degree. C.).