Patent ID: 9596872
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A23K,A23V,A61P

Claim:
1. A composition comprising pyruvic acid or a salt thereof and lipoic acid or a salt thereof, wherein pyruvic acid or a salt thereof is present in the composition in an amount of 5 ppm to 20000 ppm on a dry matter basis, and wherein lipoic acid or a salt thereof is present in the composition in an amount of 10 ppm to 5000 ppm, wherein the composition is a food, a supplement, an animal treat, or a toy, and wherein the lipoic acid or a salt thereof forms a coating on the surface of the food, the supplement, the animal treat, or the toy or on the surface of a component of the food, the supplement, the animal treat, or the toy.