Hydration beverage and method of delivering nutrients

• US 20070110850A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Breakthru Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Breakthru Products LLC
• Inventors: Rifkin, Cal
• Application Number:
  US11/650,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20070110850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/72
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/38 Other non-alcoholic beverages drinks from legumes A23L11/60
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/52 Adding ingredients adding preservatives A23L2/44
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/16 Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/06 Amino acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/062 Glutamine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1572 Boron
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1586 Chromium
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/304 Choline
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/314 Ubiquinone, coenzyme Qn
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5114 Dextrins, maltodextrins
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/70 Vitamins

Abstract

A composition useful as a hydrating beverage comprising at least one carbohydrate, at least one chelated electrolyte, betaine, and piperine. The composition, which may be carbonated or non-carbonated beverage compositions and beverage concentrates adapted for all administration of water, physiologically essential electrolytes and other ingredients to a subject specifically adapted for enhancing hydration; preferably with enhanced absorption after ingestion while at the same time attenuating muscle fatigue and, preferably destroying harmful free radicals.

Claims

1. A composition useful as a hydrating beverage, comprising at least one carbohydrate, at least one chelated electrolyte, betaine, and piperine.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein betaine is from 15 to about 100 mg/L.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein a portion of the chelated electrolytes are are selected from the group of potassium aspartate or magnesium aspartate.

4. The composition of claim 1, further comprising an antioxidant.

5. The composition of claim 4, wherein the antioxidant comprises one or more of vitamin Ester-C, vitamin E, selenium, coenzyme Q 10, pycnogenol, L-glutathione, superoxide dismutase, bioflavonoids, pine bark grape seed complex, selenium, zinc, garlic or combinations thereof.

6. The composition of claim 1, further comprising sodium.

7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the sodium comprises one or more of sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium bezoate or combinations thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a sweetening agent.

9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the sweetening agent comprises one or more of maltodextrin, Neohesperiding dihydrochalcone, Lo Han Fruit extract, sucralose, trehalose or combinations thereof.

10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the level of sweeteners used is about 2% to 4% by weight of the beverage.

11. The composition of claim 1, wherein said piperine comprises one or more of synthetically made piperine extract from black pepper or extract from piper longum.

12. The composition of claim 1, further comprising herbal extracts.

13. The composition of claim 12, wherein said herbal extracts comprises one or more of curcumin, boswellin, ashwagandha, ginkgo biloba, capsaicin, aconitine or combinations thereof.

14. The composition of claim 1, further comprising vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

15. The composition of claim 14, wherein the vitamins comprise one or more of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacinamide, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E or combinations thereof.

16. The composition of claim 14, wherein the amino acids comprise one or more of lysine, isoleucine, leucine, threonine, valine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, methionine, L-selenomethionine or combinations thereof.

17. The composition of claim 14, wherein the minerals comprise one or more of calcium, iron, zinc, vanadium, selenium, chromium, boron, potassium, manganese, copper, magnesium or combinations thereof.

18. The composition of claim 1, further comprising malic acid and citric acid.

19. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one natural flavor, natural color, or mixtures thereof.

20. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a preservative.

21. The composition of claim 1 wherein said beverage is in carbonated form.

22. The composition of claim 1 which is in a concentrate or powder form.

23. The composition of claim 1 solubilized in liquid and brought to a frozen state.

24. The composition of claim 1 prepared as a compressed solid form.

25. A process for the manufacture of a liquid composition to be used as a rehydration drink, wherein the components set forth in claim 1 are combined with sufficient liquid to provide a liquid composition ready for consumption by drinking.

26. A method of reducing one or more symptoms of dehydration of a human body by administration to a subject of an effective amount of a composition as claimed in claim 1.