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US 6,673,382 B2Granted
Iron-containing protein composition
AssigneeSnow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshihiro Kawama, Kaoru Sato, Akihito Ikenaga
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Abstract
Addition of a specific sugar compound to an iron-containing protein composition solution can provide an excellent freezing and thawing stability and restrained precipitate productivity in a thawed solution of its frozen product and increase the efficiency in the use of the iron-containing protein useful for enrichment of iron in a food or drink, production of iron preparations.
Claims16
An iron-containing protein composition solution comprising;
- an aqueous medium and an iron-containing protein composition dispersed in the aqueous medium, said iron-containing protein composition comprising (i) at least one of a carbonate or a bicarbonate;
- iron;
- and a protein;
- and (ii) at least one sugar compound selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, sugaralcohols, non-reducing saccharides and dextrin in an amount of about 3% to about 50% by weight based on the weight of the aqueous medium including the iron-containing protein composition to provide said iron-containing protein composition solution with an excellent freezing-thawing stability,
- said iron-containing protein composition solution having a pH of about 5 to about 10.
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A method of preparing an iron-containing protein composition solution including a sugar compound, which comprises the steps of:
- preparing an iron-containing composition solution comprising an aqueous medium and an iron-containing protein composition dispersed in the aqueous medium, said iron-containing protein composition comprising at least one of a carbonate or a bicarbonate, iron, and a protein;
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- adding at least one sugar compound selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, sugaralcohols, non-reducing saccharides and dextrin in an amount of about 3% to about 50% by weight based on the weight of the aqueous medium including the iron-containing protein composition to provide said iron-containing protein composition solution with an excellent freezing-thawing stability, said iron-containing protein composition solution having a pH of about 5 to about 10.
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