Fiber containing compositions and methods of making and using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11779042-B2
Application number	US-201816160207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2018
Priority date	Nov 7, 2006
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

A composition comprising at least about 25% of a fiber component, by weight of the composition, provides a safe and effective amount of fiber component to a user. A method of producing such a composition is provided. Additionally a method of providing a safe and effective amount of fiber component to a user is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition comprising:
a. from about 45% to about 75% inulin, by weight of the composition;
b. a probiotic component;
c. a supplement component selected from the group consisting of vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, plant derived supplements, animal derived supplements, therapeutic compounds, and mixtures thereof; and
d. a fat component comprising coconut oil.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a soft chew.

3. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 50% to about 75% inulin.

4. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 0.001% to about 25%, by weight of the composition, of the supplement component.

5. The composition of claim 4 comprising from about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of the supplement component.

6. The composition of claim 5 comprising from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of the supplement component.

7. The composition of claim 4 further comprising a natural sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, corn starch, and mixtures thereof.

8. The composition of claim 7 further comprising a natural flavor.

9. The composition of claim 8 comprising from about 0.001% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of the natural flavor.

10. The composition of claim 9 comprising from about 0.001% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of the natural flavor.

11. The composition of claim 10 comprising from about 0.001% to about 2%, by weight of the composition, of the natural flavor.

12. The composition of claim 8 further comprising a preservative selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, potassium metabisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, sodium lactate, sodium sulfite, EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), methylparaben, and mixtures thereof.

13. A method of delivering a safe and effective amount of a fiber to a user in need thereof comprising ingesting the composition of claim 1 .

14. A composition comprising:
a. from about 45% to about 75% inulin, by weight of the composition;
b. from about 0.001% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a probiotic component;
c. a natural flavor;
d. a sweetener;
e. a preservative selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, potassium metabisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, sodium lactate, sodium sulfite, EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), methylparaben, and mixtures thereof; and
f. a fat component comprising coconut oil.

15. The composition of claim 14 wherein the inulin is naturally derived from chicory root.

16. The composition of claim 15 comprising from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of the probiotic component.

17. The composition of claim 15 comprising from about 0.001% to about 25%, by weight of the composition, of a supplement component, wherein the supplement component is selected from the group consisting of vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, plant derived supplements, animal derived supplements, therapeutic compounds, and mixtures thereof.

18. The composition of claim 16 further comprising less than about 10%, by weight of the composition, of the fat component.

19. The composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.001% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a natural colorant.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Williams Kristin Rhedrick
• Tse Hing C
• Anness Daren K

Classifications

• A23L33/21 Primary

  Addition of substantially indigestible substances, e.g. dietary fibres · CPC title

• A23G3/42

  characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (containing dairy products A23G3/46) · CPC title

• A23G4/10

  characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (containing dairy products A23G4/16) · CPC title

• A23L29/212

  Starch; Modified starch; Starch derivatives, e.g. esters or ethers (containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin, A23L29/30) · CPC title

• A23L29/244

  from corms, tubers or roots, e.g. glucomannan (starch A23L29/212) · CPC title