Drinking Straw
First Claim
1. A combination of a container in which is disposed a liquid composition in the form of a beverage or liquid food and a drinking straw comprising a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction, the tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, the combination further comprising an iron component disposed inside the drinking straw and an oxidisable oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids disposed in the liquid composition.
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Abstract
A combination of a container in which is disposed a liquid composition in the form of a beverage or liquid food and a drinking straw comprises a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction. The tube has an outer surface and an inner surface. The combination includes an iron component and an oxidisable oil. The iron component is disposed inside the drinking straw and the oxidisable oil is in the liquid composition. The straw alone is also an aspect of the invention.
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28 Claims
- 1. A combination of a container in which is disposed a liquid composition in the form of a beverage or liquid food and a drinking straw comprising a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction, the tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, the combination further comprising an iron component disposed inside the drinking straw and an oxidisable oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids disposed in the liquid composition.
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7. (canceled)
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- 17. A drinking straw comprising a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction, the tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein an iron component is disposed inside the drinking straw.
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28. A method of preparing a drinking straw comprising a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction, the tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein an iron component is disposed inside the drinking straw, said method comprising:
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providing an emulsion containing; 20-90 wt % water; 0.5-40 wt. % lipid material; 3-40 wt. % of one or more hydratable ingredients selected from sugars, starches, gums, water soluble edible polymers and mixtures thereof; and 0.5-12 wt. % of iron; delivering said emulsion to the inner surface of the drinking straw; and drying the emulsion to fixate the dried emulsion onto the inner surface of the drinking straw.
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