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Yogurt and yogurt containing foods and beverages supplemented with calcium

CA 2285453 A1 · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Andon, Mark Benson

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Yogurt, yogurt containing foods and beverages including yogurt drinks and frozen desserts including sorbets and ice cream can be fortified with calcium citrate malate without adversely affecting the taste. These products have a more bioavailable source of calcium. The calcium fortified yogurt product or frozen desert comprises an additional 3 % to 100 % RDA calcium per unit serving added as calcium citrate malate. The calcium citrate malate is added either directly to the product, or with a fruit fruit juice or fruit puree, or to the sweetener component. Yogurt beverages are preferably made by forming a calcium citrate malate sweetener composition or fruit flavored beverage and then …

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  • Filed March 30, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 30, 2018.
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FiledMarch 30, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMarch 30, 2018
Patent numberCA 2285453 A1
Classification (IPC)A23C9/13

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