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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
Taurine-containing composition for improving assimilation of compounds contained in ingestible items
Stephen C. Perry, Norwood, MA (US);
Stephen C. Perry, Norwood, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Taurine-containing compositions and methods for producing an extending the release of nutrients or other compounds from an ingested item and for improving assimilation of those nutrients or other compounds by the body during digestion are described. The compositions can be a single food-safe taurine-containing compound or a composition containing two or more food-safe taurine-containing compounds. The taurine-containing composition can include a taurine ester, a taurine salt, a taurine amino alcohol, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing. The compositions can be applied to ingestible items such as foods and nutritional supplements to control the timing of release of nutrients and other compounds during digestion.