Patent ID: 6509045
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A dry beverage composition comprising:(a) from about 5% to about 100% of the USRDI of iron; (b) from about 5% to about 100% of the USRDI of zinc; (c) from 0% to about 98% of a sweetener, by weight of the composition; (d) an edible acid; (e) a coloring agent; (f) a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of fruit flavors, botanical flavors, and mixtures thereof, and (g) an agent selected from the group consisting of ferric ion reducing agents, ferric ion complexing agents, and mixtures thereof; wherein the pH of the composition when combined with aqueous liquid is from about 2 to about 5 and wherein the composition forms a noncarbonated beverage when combined with aqueous liquid.