Patent ID: 7090878

Claim:
A mineral fortified water composition that is fortified with at least one mineral and has a pH between about 4.0 and 9.5, the water composition has a redox potential that satisfies the following equation: 0 ≧RP −( A−B*pH ) wherein RP is the measured redox potential in millivolts of the mineral-containing water composition, pH is the pH of the mineral-containing water composition. A is 400 and B is 20, wherein said mineral fortified water is suitable for ingestion and is substantially free of a flavor or sweetener compound, wherein at least one of the minerals is an iron compound selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble iron compound, a water-dispersible particulate iron compound, and mixtures thereof and wherein said composition further comprises at least 2 ppm of a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of a complexed zinc compound, a chelated zinc compound, and an encapsulated zinc compound, and mixtures thereof.