Title:
ZINC-CONTAINING FOODS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/089606
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to provide foods such as health (supplementary) foods, nutrition (supplementary) foods and foods with health claims (foods for specified health uses and foods with nutrient function claims) containing zinc compositions which are less toxic and have a high insulin-like activity. Foods containing organic compounds capable of forming a complex with zinc and zinc sources. More specifically, foods such as health foods, health supplementary foods, nutrition foods nutrition supplementary foods and foods with health claims (foods for specified health uses and foods with nutrient function claims) containing organic compounds such as picolinic acid, L-amino acids, oligopeptides, niacin, maltol, etc. and organic zinc complexes or mineral acid salts of zinc containing these compounds as a ligand and having an effect of lowering blood glucose level.
Inventors:
KOJIMA YOSHITANE (JP)
SAKURAI HIROMU (JP)
YOSHIKAWA YUTAKA (JP)
SAKURAI HIROMU (JP)
YOSHIKAWA YUTAKA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/004505
Publication Date:
November 14, 2002
Filing Date:
May 09, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP (JP)
KOJIMA YOSHITANE (JP)
SAKURAI HIROMU (JP)
YOSHIKAWA YUTAKA (JP)
KOJIMA YOSHITANE (JP)
SAKURAI HIROMU (JP)
YOSHIKAWA YUTAKA (JP)
International Classes:
A21D2/02; A21D2/24; A23L1/304; (IPC1-7): A23L1/304; A23L1/305
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1991011117A2 | 1991-08-08 |
Foreign References:
| JPH11292761A | 1999-10-26 | |||
| JPH04341157A | 1992-11-27 | |||
| DE2755709A1 | 1978-06-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Saeki, Norio (Taka-ai Building 15-2, Nihonbashi 3-chom, Chuo-ku Tokyo, JP)
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