Compositions and kits comprising a defined boron compound and methods of their preparation
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorRaymond Louis Niehoff
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to compositions containing boron which are useful for a variety of purposes, including enhancing bone health, alleviating arthritis, pain, and inflammation, and producing other beneficial health effects. The disclosure is further directed to methods of preparing such compositions, methods of using (including administering) the compositions, and kits comprising the compositions. The compositions have a pH which is at least about 2 pH units less than the pKa of the boron compound.
Claims22
A beverage composition comprising:
- a) a boron compound;
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- b) at least about 10% water, by weight of the composition;
- wherein the pH of the composition is at least about 3 pH units less than the pKa of the boron compound, and wherein the composition is substantially free of complexed boron.
A method of preparing a beverage composition comprising a boron compound, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an aqueous solution comprising the boron compound, wherein the pH of the aqueous solution is at least about 3 pH units less than the pKa of the boron compound and wherein the aqueous solution is substantially free of pectin and carbohydrate;
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- b) combining the aqueous solution with one or more additional beverage components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.