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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihito Ikenaga, Oomiya, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Kamifukuoka, JP;
Toshio Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Uchida, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd., Hokkai-do, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 74 ; 426 42 ; 426805 ; 530395 ; 530400 ; 424535 ; 556138 ; 514-6 ;
Abstract
A carbonate- and/or bicarbonate-iron-whey-proteolysate complex includes 1 to 1,000 atoms of iron and one or more molecules of carbonate and/or bicarbonate per one molecule of whey-protein as measured before whey proteolysis, and exhibits no specific iron taste. The carbonate- and/or bicarbonate-iron-whey proteolysate complex is used in drugs, foods, drinks, and animal feed for the purposes of an iron supplement for treatment and prevention of anemia.