Patent ID: 8685483
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23P,A61K

Abstract:
1. A liquid electrolyte formulation, comprising: about 0.05 wt % to about 10 wt % about 0.08 wt % to about 0.5 wt % calcium chloride, about 0.1 wt % to about 1.0 wt % sodium citrate, about 0.02 wt % to about 0.1 wt % tri-potassium citrate monohydrate, less than about 0.25 wt % potassium chloride, less than about 1.2 wt % sodium chloride, and water; wherein the wherein the electrolyte formulation contains sufficiently low amounts of sodium chloride and potassium chloride to reduce the saline and/or bitter taste while maintaining an effective amount of chloride, sodium, potassium, and calcium ions in the electrolyte formulation; and wherein the electrolyte formulation has a pH ranging from about 3.9 to about 4.2.