Abstract: A liquid beverage concentrate and a beverage containing the concentrate are aqueous matrices fortified with calcium and vitamin D. The water soluble vitamin D is kept in suspension by a gum and a vegetable oil. The beverage may be carbonated or non-carbonated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
January 28, 1997
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories
Inventors:
Normanella T. DeWille, Michael A. Chandler, Terrence B. Mazer, Robert J. Ragan, Gregory A. Snowden, Maureen E. Geraghty, Catherine D. Johnson