Dimetalhydroxy malate fortified food matrices
AssigneeAlbion International, Inc.
InventorsJennifer Hartle, Stephen D. Ashmead, Robert Kreitlow, Earl Christiansen
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Abstract
A mineral fortified food matrix can comprise a dimetalhydroxy malate composition and a food matrix fortified with the dimetalhydroxy malate composition. Additionally, a method of administering a mineral in a bioavailable form to a warm-blooded animal can comprise steps of fortifying a food matrix with a dimetalhydroxy malate composition and orally administering the food matrix to a warm-blooded animal. In one embodiment, the mineral can be calcium and the method of administering calcium in a bioavailable form can comprise fortifying a food matrix with a dicalciumhydroxy malate composition.
Claims22
A mineral fortified food matrix, comprising:
- a dimetalhydroxy malate composition;
- and
- a food matrix fortified with the dimetalhydroxy malate composition.
A method of administering a mineral in a bioavailable form to a warm-blooded animal, comprising:
- fortifying a food matrix with a dimetalhydroxy malate composition;
- and
- orally administering the food matrix fortified with the dimetalhydroxy malate composition to a warm-blooded animal.
A calcium fortified food matrix, comprising:
- a dicalciumhydroxy malate composition having the structure:
- a food matrix fortified with the dicalciumhydroxy malate composition.
A method of administering calcium in a bioavailable form to a warm-blooded animal, comprising:
- fortifying a food matrix with a dicalciumhydroxy malate composition having the structure:
- orally administering the food matrix fortified with the dicalciumhydroxy malate composition to a warm-blooded animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.