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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Earl C. Christiansen, South Ogden, UT (US);
Stephen D. Ashmead, Clinton, UT (US);
Assignee:
Albion International, Inc., Clearfield, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/304 ; A23B 9/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/304 ; A23B 9/30 ;
Abstract
A cereal grain kernel coated with a metal amino acid chelate, a method for mineral or metal fortification of cereal grain kernels and a coating composition is disclosed. Unlike other metal or mineral fortificants, cereal grain kernels may be coated with iron, calcium, zinc and/or other metals in the form of an amino acid chelate without pulverizing individual kernels. Further, the coated kernels are stable, palatable and contain highly bioavailable metals.