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Mineral fortification systems

  • US 7,279,187 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2003
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A mineral-fortification system comprising:

  • a) a bottle cap comprising a pouch and a pouch opener,b) a powder contained within the pouch, the powder comprising at least one mineral and a redox modulating compound; and

    wherein when the cap is secured onto the opening of a bottle containing a liquid and when the pouch opener is activated, the powder is released from the pouch and mixes with the liquid to form a mineral fortified liquid composition that is fortified with the at least one mineral and has a pH between about 2.5 and 9.5, is substantially free of a flavor or sweetener compound, is not significantly different from water in metallic taste or after-taste, and the mineral fortified liquid composition has a redox potential that satisfies the following equation;


    0≧

    RP−

    (A−

    B*pH
    )wherein RB is the measured redox potential in millivolts of the mineral fortified liquid composition, pH is the pH of the mineral fortified liquid composition, A is 400 and B is 20.

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