Patent ID: 7838004

Claim:
A method of making a dietary supplement consisting of partially hydrolyzed fucoidan, water, grape concentrate, blueberry concentrate, raspberry concentrate, plum concentrate, black currant concentrate, minerals, sodium benzoate, black pepper extract, Sichuan pepper extract, sweeteners, citric acid, and fruit flavor, the method comprising: (a) making a partially hydrolyzed fucoidan composition by: (1) mixing a selected amount of fucoidan-containing seaweed with water and adjusting the hydrogen ion concentration corresponding to a pH of about 2.0 to pH 4.0 to result in a mixture; (2) while continuing to mix the mixture, heating the mixture to about 37° C. to about 95° C. for a selected time period thereby partially hydrolyzing the fucoidan in the seaweed and resulting in a heated mixture; (3) cooling the heated mixture to ambient temperatures while continuing to mix the heated mixture as it cools, resulting in a cooled mixture; and (4) incubating the cooled mixture at ambient temperatures while mixing for up to about 72 hours, thereby obtaining the partially hydrolyzed fucoidan composition; (b) mixing the partially hydrolyzed fucoidan composition with citric acid and water to result in a mixture, and adding to the mixture grape concentrate, blueberry concentrate, raspberry concentrate, plum concentrate, black currant concentrate, minerals, sodium benzoate, black pepper extract, Sichuan pepper extract, sweeteners, and fruit flavor to result in the dietary supplement; (c) sterilizing the dietary supplement; and (d) packaging the sterilized dietary supplement in a suitable container.