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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Dsm Ip Assets B.v., Heerlen, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/107 (2006.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A23L 2/02 (2006.01); A23C 9/152 (2006.01); A61K 33/26 (2006.01); A23P 10/30 (2016.01); A23L 33/165 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/1075 (2013.01); A23C 9/1522 (2013.01); A23L 2/02 (2013.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A23L 33/165 (2016.08); A23P 10/30 (2016.08); A61K 33/26 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to metal supplementation of beverages. More particularly, it is directed to a metal containing complex coacervate core micelle comprising a negatively charged chelating agent, a low molecular weight natural food-grade polymeric cation, and water. It is also directed to a process to produce said metal containing complex coacervate core micelle, and to the use of said metal containing complex coacervate core micelle to supplement beverages with a source of highly bioavailable metal. It is also related to a beverage comprising said metal containing complex coacervate core micelle.