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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Someya, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Imada, Funabashi, JP;
Norio Satoh, Shiraoka-machi, JP;
Hideo Someya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Marine Bio Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/304 ;
Abstract
A novel mineral-containing functional beverage is produced by adding weathered hermatypic coral to a water solution of an oxide or/and carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, such as calcium or magnesium. In particular, the ratio of the calcium or magnesium oxide or/and carbonate to the weathered hermatypic coral is from 0.01 to 1 part of the former to from 5 to 9.99 parts of the latter. A powdered mineral-containing functional food is produced by subjecting the water solution to spray drying or freeze drying.