Food fortification
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsSekhar Reddy, Elaine Regina Wedral, Dharam Vir Vadehra, Li Li Zyzak
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Abstract
A fortified foodstuff comprising a fortifying amount of a blend of calcium salts balanced with soluble and insoluble salts stabilized with a source of glucuronic acid and a process for its preparation by forming a preparation of the blend of calcium salts, contacting this preparation with a source of glucuronic acid, and adding it to the foodstuff.
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A fortified foodstuff comprising a fortifying amount of a balanced blend of soluble and insoluble calcium salts together with a source of glucuronic acid, wherein the soluble and insoluble calcium salts are present in a weight ratio of from 1:3 to 3:1.
A process for preparing a fortified foodstuff comprising a fortifying amount of a balanced blend of soluble and insoluble calcium salts together with a source of glucuronic acid, which comprises forming a preparation of the blend of the calcium salts, contacting this preparation with a source of glucuronic acid, and adding the resulting combination to the foodstuff, wherein the soluble and insoluble calcium salts are present in a weight ratio of from 1:3 to 3:1.
A fortified foodstuff comprising a fortifying amount of a balanced blend of soluble and insoluble calcium salts together with gum arabic and a carrageenan, wherein the soluble and insoluble calcium salts are present in a weight ratio of from 1:3 to 3:1 and in an amount of from 0.05 to 5% by weight, the amount of gum arabic is from 0.05 to 2.5% by weight, and the carrageenan is present in an amount of from 0.0005 to 0.1 % by weight, each weight being based on the weight of the foodstuff.
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