Patent ID: 7851458
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A beverage comprising a mixture of a juice drink base and a cartilage supplement-containing solution, wherein: (A) said juice drink base is a solution of water, ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate and naturally or artificially flavored fruit juice, prepared using a heat pasteurization process at a temperature above 190° F., (B) said cartilage supplement-containing solution is a water-based solution comprising one or more cartilage supplements and prepared at a temperature of 150° F. or below, whereby inactivation of the cartilage supplement is substantially minimized, (C) said one or more cartilage supplements are selected from the group consisting of glucosamine, glucosamine salts, glucosamine associated with a counterion, glucosamine derivatives that dissociate to glucosamine in water or after ingestion, chondroitin, chondroitin salts, chondroitin associated with a counterion, and hyaluronic acid, (D) said mixture is obtained by cooling the juice drink base to a temperature of 150° F. or less and adding and mixing the cartilage supplement-containing solution and a sweetener, wherein the sweetener is stevia, and (E) the pH of the beverage is in the range of 2.2 to 4.6.