ITMI20101430A1 - ICE CREAM COMPOSITION WITH HIGH VITAMIN CONTENT AND / OR MINERAL SALTS - Google Patents

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Description of the invention entitled:

"FROZEN COMPOSITION WITH HIGH VITAMIN AND / OR MINERAL CONTENT"

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a composition in the form of ice cream containing effective doses of fat-soluble and / or water-soluble vitamins to be used as a vehicle for providing the recommended daily dose of said elements, in particular for children.

Vitamins are essential organic compounds for humans whose deficiency can generate particular pathologies as well as the lack of mineral salts.

The main diseases directly related to vitamin deficiencies are scurvy (due to vitamin C deficiency, if taken below 10 mg daily), rickets (due to vitamin D deficiency), pellagra (which arises in case of inadequacy in intake or absorption of millstone or vitamin B3) and beriberi (disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine, also called vitamin B1).

In addition, some types of anemia are due to dietary iron deficiency. The weakening of the immune system and many common diseases (colds, depression, cardiovascular disorders, tumors, gout, rheumatism, mental disorders, hypoglycemia, diabetes and many more) can often be the result of long-lasting deficiencies of these elements.

To this end, ministries of health in various countries have developed over time tables of recommended minimum daily allowances (RDAs) for each of these vitamins and / or minerals to help prevent the aforementioned diseases.

These RDAs differ from country to country. Furthermore, only some of them are known exactly the recommended daily quantities (vitamins: A, D, PP, folic acid, Bl, B2, B6, B12). For the others, we tend to refer to a safe interval and we tend to recommend a constant intake of vitamins over time.

Since vitamins are not synthesized by the human body, they must be taken daily with a very varied diet since the breakdown of vitamins in human nutrition is very heterogeneous.

However, it is possible that even with a varied diet it is not always possible to take all the necessary vitamins and minerals due to the fact that since each food contains only some vitamins and some minerals, it is necessary to eat the greatest number of foods, even those that are unpleasant to your own. taste.

Furthermore, since the water-soluble vitamins are not accumulated by the human body, they must be taken on a daily basis.

For this purpose, food supplements have been developed, generally in tablets or sachets, to be used to supply the human body with those vitamins and / or mineral salts that are generally not taken with food. However, even in this case, taking tablets or sachets can be difficult and / or unpleasant in the case of very young children.

The purpose of the present invention is to have available a food product capable of supplying, in effective doses, all the vitamins and / or minerals necessary for the human body generally supplied through human nutrition, in particular a product containing the recommended daily ration of said vitamins and / or minerals in a predetermined quantity of product.

Another object is to provide such a product with an appreciable taste for the little ones, which is also easily prepared and inexpensive.

These purposes are achieved by the ice cream composition according to the invention having the characteristics listed in the attached independent claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention appear from the dependent claims.

The food product object of the present invention is a composition for ice cream or ice cream, with a high concentration of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins and / or mineral salts containing in a predefined quantity of frozen composition (by weight or by volume) these elements in the quantities provided from the daily ration recommended by the nutritional tables.

In practice, it is a new form of administration of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins, also in the form of provitamins, and / or minerals to those in need through the use of a new vehicle with very high satisfaction (compliance) such as ice cream that becomes then a vitaminized ice cream.

Specifically, the ice cream can be of the industrial or artisanal type to which it is added containing known quantities of vitamins and / or minerals per unit weight of the ice cream.

As fat-soluble vitamins, that is soluble in fats, vitamins such as vitamin A (retionodi such as retinol and analogues), vitamin D (ergo calciferol D2 and cholecalciferol D3), vitamin E (tocopherol), vitamin K (naphthoquinone and derivatives) can be used, in all their known forms.

Vitamins such as thiamin (vitamin Bl), riboflavin (vitamin B2), biotin (vitamin B8), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), folate (folic acid or vitamin B9), vitamin B6 (pyroxidine, pyridoxine), vitamin B 12 (cobalamin), vitamin PP (or vitamin B3 or niacin), in all their known forms.

Other vitamins that can be used, alone or in the presence of the other vitamins described above, are vitamin B7 in all its known forms; vitamin B8 in all its known forms; coenzyme Q10 in all its known forms; vitamin H (water-soluble), vitamin F (essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids), vitamin L (anthranilic acid, metabolite of tryptophan); vitamin N (alpha Lipoic acid -ALA- or thioptic acid); choline; paraminobenzoic acid (vitamin B10); pteroyl-heptaglutamic acid (vitamin B 11); methylmethionine or S-methyl-L-methionine; pyridoxine (vitamin B6).

As minerals to be added to vitaminized ice cream we can mention those most necessary for the human body such as calcium in all its known forms; Fluorine in all its known forms; Iron in all its known forms.

The aforementioned water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins and / or mineral salts can also be used in combination with the so-called provitamins, equally necessary for the human body.

As provitamins we can mention carotenoids such as provitamin A, the adjuvant bioflavonoids of vitamin C.

In an embodiment of the present invention it is possible to add to the above-mentioned frozen composition, vitaminized or enriched with mineral salts, also elements defined as "energizers" such as taurine in all its known forms; caffeine in all its known forms.

The aforementioned vitamins and / or minerals are added to an ice cream preparation, or to an ice cream composition or to an ice cream already prepared, in quantities such as to provide the daily requirement of vitamins and minerals recommended in the L.A.R.N. 1996 (Recommended Intake Levels of Nutrients of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition) referring to children and adults, by means of a predetermined quantity of ice cream.

The quantity of said vitamins and / or minerals to be added do not refer to those of the same elements which may be contained per se in the ingredients of the ice cream itself.

The prefixed quantity of ice cream to be added will preferably be an amount that can be easily eaten by a small child, for example a 50g cup, and will preferably contain the quantities of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins and / or minerals recommended in the L.A.R.N. for a child of about 20 kg: in this way it is possible to divide the aforementioned quantity in two (half a cup) in case you want to administer these vitamins and minerals to children weighing about 10 kg (infant child), or to eat two or more cups in the case of administration to adults.

It is also possible to add this predetermined amount of ice cream with a lower or higher amount of vitamins and / or minerals than the daily requirement (RDA) of vitamins and minerals recommended in the L.A.R.N. referring to children or adults, for example in quantities ranging from 1% to 500% with respect to the aforementioned RDA.

Furthermore, it is also possible to add ice cream with a single vitamin or with a group of vitamins (1 hypo-soluble, water-soluble or their specific blend) or minerals depending on the type of end user the ice cream is intended for.

The starting ice cream can be of any taste and aroma (chocolate, vanilla, cream, etc.), in any shape (cone, cup, croissant, biscuit ice cream, tub, popsicle, etc.), of any weight, whether industrially packaged or bulk, or artisanal, as long as it contains, in a predetermined quantity of ice cream, a quantity of vitamins and / or minerals very close to the values of the daily requirement for a child, or for an infant or an adult.

Vitaminized ice cream integrates normal nutrition and represents a useful food aid in cases of deficiency or increased need for these nutrients.

Generally, a typical composition of the starting ice cream comprises a powder composition formed by 45-60% by weight of sugar, 25-40% of powdered milk, 6-15% of vegetable fats, about 1% of emulsifiers (monoglycerides ) and about H% of thickeners (guar gum), to which water or a mixture of liquid ingredients (cream, maltitol syrup or sugar) will be added in such quantity as to generate a viscous composition in which air will be incorporated by mixing.

Said starting ice cream can also be a low-calorie or dietetic ice cream such as soy ice cream.

During the preparation of the ice cream, minerals and / or vitamins are added.

The vitaminized ice cream of the present invention has considerable advantages.

A first advantage is represented by the fact that with a small amount of a product as defined above that is appreciated by adults and children, it is possible to convey the daily dose of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins and / or minerals, to deficient subjects, for example to subjects subjected to low-calorie diets or unbalanced diets that normally induce a decrease in some vitamins in the body, or to high-calorie diets, which instead lead to an excess of only some vitamins, often fat-soluble and to a deficiency of water-soluble ones, or to subjects subjected to the administration of drugs that interfere with the absorption or activity of some vitamins, or to subjects deficient due to excessive use of industrial preparations since some preparation and cooking procedures can lead to a deterioration of some vitamins (the susceptibility to physical or chemical agents is, however, specific for each vitamin).

Furthermore, thanks to this pleasant-tasting vehicle, it is possible to easily restore the water-soluble vitamins that hardly accumulate in the human body as they are rapidly eliminated in the urine.

In addition, this product can represent a good solution to vitamin deficiencies and associated diseases (pellagra, beriberi, rickets) in underdeveloped countries where malnutrition is widespread.

Numerous variations and modifications of detail within the reach of a person skilled in the art can be made to the present embodiment of the invention, however falling within the scope of the invention expressed by the attached claims.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1. Food composition with a high concentration of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins and / or mineral salts, in the form of ice cream, characterized by the fact that it contains, in a predefined quantity by weight of ice cream, an effective dose of a group of water-soluble vitamins and / or a group of fat-soluble vitamins, optionally in the form of provitamins, and / or mineral salts equal to the quantity required by the daily ration (RAD) of the L.A.R.N. 2. Composition according to claim 1 wherein the fat-soluble vitamins used are vitamin A (retionoids such as retinol and analogues), vitamin D (calciferol D2 and cholecalciferol D3), vitamin E (tocopherol), vitamin K (naphthoquinone and derivatives), in all their known forms; or their mixtures. 3. Composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the water-soluble vitamins used are thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), biotin (vitamin B8), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), folate ( folic acid or vitamin B9), vitamin B6 (pyroxidine, pyridoxine), vitamin B 12 (cobalamin), vitamin PP (or vitamin B3 or grind), in all their known forms; or their mixtures. 4. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the vitamins that can be used, also in admixture with the other vitamins as defined in claims 2-3, are vitamin B7 in all its known forms; vitamin B8 in all its known forms; coenzyme Q10 in all its known forms; vitamin H (water-soluble), vitamin F (essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids), vitamin L (anthranilic acid, metabolite of tryptophan); vitamin N (alpha Lipoic acid -ALA- or thioptic acid); choline; paraminobenzoic acid (vitamin B 10); pteroyl-heptaglutamic acid (vitamin Bl 1); methylmethionine or S-methyl-L-methionine; pyridoxine (Vitamin B6). 5. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims 1-4 wherein the provitamins are carotenoids or bioflavonoids. 6. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the mineral salts are calcium in all its known forms; fluorine in all its known forms; iron in all its known forms. 7. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising "energizing" elements selected from taurine in all its known forms; caffeine in all its known forms. 8. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims 1-7 wherein the RDA of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins, optionally in the form of provitamins, and / or mineral salts contained in a predetermined dose of ice cream, preferably of 50 g, is that referred to children. 9. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims 1-7 wherein the quantity of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins, optionally in the form of provitamins, and / or mineral salts contained in a predetermined dose of ice cream, varies from 1% to 500% with respect to the aforementioned RDA. 10. Use of ice cream as a vehicle and / or food supplement to administer the RDA of water-soluble and / or fat-soluble vitamins, optionally in the form of provitamins, and / or mineral salts.