Appetite suppressant chewing gum containing chromic picolinate

• US 5,534,272 A
• Filed: 01/03/1995
• Issued: 07/09/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bernstein Brothers Marketing Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bernstein Brothers Marketing Corp.
• Inventors: Bernstein, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNTER, JEANETTE M
• Application Number:
  US08/368,213
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 426/3-6, 426/72
• US Class Current: 426/3
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/064 containing inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1586 Chromium

Abstract

A chewing gum containing an appetite suppressant quantity of chromic picolinate.

Claims

1. An appetite suppressant, comprising:

a chewing gum base; and

an appetite suppressant quantity of chromic picolinate.

2. The appetite suppressant of claim 1, wherein the appetite suppressant quantity of chromic picolinate is 4 to 10 wt % of the chewing gum base.

3. The appetite suppressant of claim 2, wherein the appetite suppressant quantity of chromic picolinate is 7 to 9 wt % of the chewing gum base.