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US 7,247,336 B1Granted
Nutrition bar with amino acid supplement
AssigneeMetabolic Maintenance Products, Inc.
InventorsEdwin Fitzjarrell, David Heron
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Abstract
A fruit-based nutrition bar includes free form amino acids added to the bar as supplements. The nutrition bar may include any number of added ingredients and selected amino acids are incorporated in specific functional amounts and proportions.
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An edible bar, comprising:
- between about 92.50 to about 97.50 percent fruit base blend comprising at least dehydrated fruits, grain and nuts;
- between about 2.50 to about 7.50 percent free form amino acids in an amino acid blend, said amino acid blend consisting of 7 to 15 percent histidine, 7 to 15 percent leucine, 7 to 15 percent phenylalanine, 7 to 15 percent lysine, 7 to 15 percent arginine, 7 to 15 percent valine, 2 to 10 percent isoleucine, 2 to 10 percent alanine, 2 to 10 percent glutamine, 2 to 10 percent alpha ketoglutaric acid, 2 to 10 percent methionine and 2 to 10 percent threonine;
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- a binder in an amount sufficient to form the fruit base and amino acids into a bar.
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A nutrition bar comprising:
- between about 92.50 to about 97.50 percent fruit base blend comprising at least dehydrated fruit in an amount of at least about 60 percent of the blend, and grain in an amount of at least about 15 percent of the blend;
- between about 2.50 to about 7.50 percent free form amino acids in an amino acid blend, wherein said amino acid blend consists of histidine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, arginine, valine each present in an amount between 7 and 15 percent of said blend, and isoleucine, alanine, glutamine, alpha ketoglutaric acid, methionine and threonine each present in an amount between 2 and 10 percent of said blend;
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- a binder in an amount sufficient to form the fruit base blend and amino acid blend into a bar.
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