Claims
- 1. Cereal grain kernels fortified with iron and calcium, wherein the calcium is in the form of calcium salts of citric acid and malic acid.
- 2. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1, wherein the iron is in a form selected from the group consisting of ferric salts, ferrous salts, ferrous or ferric amino acid chelates, iron-sugar-carboxylate complexes, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. The cereal grain kernels of claim 2, wherein the iron is a ferrous salt selected from the group consisting of ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, ferrous succinate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous lactate, ferrous tartrate, ferrous citrate, sodium iron ethylene diamine tetra acetate, and mixtures thereof.
- 4. The cereal grain kernels of claim 2, wherein the iron is in the form of a ferrous amino acid chelate.
- 5. The cereal grain kernels of claim 4, wherein the amino acid of the ferrous amino acid chelate is glycine.
- 6. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 comprising at least about 0.001% of iron, by total weight of the cereal grain kernels.
- 7. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 comprising from about from about 0.001% to about 0.1% of iron, by total weight of the cereal grain kernels.
- 8. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 wherein the calcium is in a form selected from the group consisting of a mixture of calcium citrate and calcium malate, a complex of calcium containing citrate and malate ligands, a mixture of a calcium salt with citric acid and malic acid, and any combination thereof.
- 9. The cereal grain kernels of claim 8, wherein the Citrate:Malate Molar Ratio is from about 10:90 to about 80:20 and the Equivalents Ratio is from about 0.5 to about 2.
- 10. The cereal grain kernels of claim 9, wherein the Citrate:Malate Molar Ratio is from about 20:80 to about 70:30 and the Equivalents Ratio is from about 0.6 to about 1.4.
- 11. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 comprising from about 0.03% to about 2% calcium, by total weight of the fortified cereal grain kernels.
- 12. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 comprising from about 0.08% to about 1.5% calcium, by total weight of the fortified cereal grain kernels.
- 13. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 comprising one or more optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of a coloring agent, an edible acid, an antioxidant, a flavoring agent, an aroma agent, and a mixture of any two or more of the foregoing.
- 14. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1, wherein the kernels are rice.
- 15. The cereal grain kernels of claim 1 wherein (i) the iron is selected from the group consisting of ferrous salt and ferrous amino acid chelates; and (ii) the calcium is in the form of calcium salts of citric acid and malic acid.
- 16. The cereal grain kernels of claim 15, wherein (i) the iron is in the form of a ferrous amino acid chelate; and (ii) the calcium is in a form selected from the group consisting of a mixture of calcium citrate and calcium malate, a complex of calcium containing citrate and malate ligands, a mixture of a calcium salt with citric acid and malic acid, and any combination thereof.
- 17. The cereal grain kernels of claim 16, wherein the kernels comprise (i) from about 0.001% to about 0.1% of iron, by total weight of the cereal grain kernels, and (ii) from about 0.08% to about 1.5% calcium, by total weight of the fortified cereal grain kernels.
- 18. The cereal grain kernels of claim 17, wherein the kernels are rice.
- 19. Rice fortified with iron and calcium, wherein (i) the iron is a ferrous amino acid chelate; (ii) the calcium is in the form of calcium salts of citric acid and malic acid wherein the Citrate:Malate Molar Ratio is from about 20:80 to about 70:30 and the Equivalents Ratio is from about 0.6 to about 1.4; (iii) the rice comprises from about 0.002% to about 0.005% iron, by total weight of the rice; and (iv) the rice comprises from about 0.08% to about 1.5% calcium, by total weight of the rice.
- 20. A process for making fortified cereal grain kernels, the process comprising (a) providing cereal grain kernels and (b) mixing the cereal grain kernels with a liquid mixture comprising iron and calcium in the form of calcium salts of citric acid and malic acid.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/470,070, filed May 13, 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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