Patent ID: 8557301
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An oral rehydration composition, comprising: a) at least 40% w/w sucrose; b) between 3% w/w and 5% w/w sodium; c) between 0.1% w/w chloride and less than 1.5% w/w chloride; d) potassium, at a level less than 5% w/w; e) between 20% w/w and 30% w/w citric acid or citrate; and f) glucose, at a level less than 0.5% w/w; wherein the composition has a w/w ratio of sodium ions to chloride ions of at least 5:1, and wherein, upon mixture with an effective amount of water, the composition has an osmolarity of between 230 mOsm/L and 240 mOsm/L.