Patent ID: 6403129
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A23C,A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A beverage composition suitable for human consumption comprising per 354 ml of composition:from about 10 ml to about 344 ml of water; from about 1 g to about 1000 g non-fat dry milk; from about 0.01 meq to about 119 meq of calcium ions supplied from about 1 mg to about 9,000 mg of a calcium salt selected from the group consisting of calcium picolinate, calcium aspartate, calcium gluconate, calcium ascorbate, calcium benzoate and mixtures thereof; from about 0.01 meq to about 60 meq of magnesium ions supplied from about 0.1 mg to about 10,000 mg of a magnesium salt selected from the group consisting of magnesium picolinate, magnesium aspartate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium ascorbate, magnesium benzoate, magnesium phytate, magnesium acetate, magnesium caseinate, magnesium glutamate, magnesium pyruvate, magnesium palmitate and mixtures thereof; from about 0.01 meq to about 50 meq of potassium ions supplied from about 0.01 mg to about 11,000 mg of a potassium salt selected from the group consisting of potassium picolinate, potassium aspartate, potassium gluconate, potassium ascorbate, potassium benzoate, potassium phytate, potassium acetate, potassium glutamate, potassium pyruvate, potassium palmitate, potassium caseinate and mixtures thereof; from about 0.01 g to about 1000 g of a sweetener; and from about 0.1 volumes to about 4 volumes of carbon dioxide gas.