Pain relief compositions
OwnerArthur Vanmoorinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are compositions containing either aspartame or monosodium glutanate combined with an amino acid.
Claims18
A flavorant composition having a reduced tendency to produce a perceptible sensation of pain in a person susceptible to the pain-inducing tendency of monosodium glutamate, consisting essentially of monosodium glutamate and an agent which is at least one nutrient compound having the formula ##STR10## in which X is selected from the group consisting of ##STR11## n is zero, one, two, or three, and p and q are each zero or one, provided that p is zero and q is one only when X is --N(CH.sub.3).sub.3 +.
A sweetener composition having a reduced tendency to produce a perceptible sensation of headache in a person susceptible to the headache-inducing tendency of aspartame, consisting essentially of aspartame and an agent which is at least one nutrient compound having the formula ##STR14## in which X is selected from the group consisting of ##STR15## n is zero, one, two, or three, and p and q are each zero or one, provided that p is zero and q is one only when X is --N(CH.sub.3).sub.3 +.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.