IRON FORTIFIED TEA-BASED BEVERAGE
The present invention provides a product comprising: a) a tea component, b) FeNaEDTA; and c) di-basic NaPP.
1 . A product comprising:
a) a tea component,
b) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ferric-sodium salt (FeNaEDTA); and
c) di-basic sodium pyrophosphate (NaPP).
2 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the product is a beverage precursor.
3 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the tea component is derived from the plant Camellia sinensis.
4 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the tea component is black tea.
5 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the tea component is green tea.
6 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the tea component is leaf tea.
7 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the product comprises from 90 to 99.9% by dry weight of the tea component.
8 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the product comprises from 0.05 to 10% by dry weight of FeNaEDTA.
9 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the product comprises from 0.05 to 10% by dry weight of di-basic NaPP.
10 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the product comprises a molar ratio of di-basic NaPP:FeNaEDTA of from 0.5:1 to 4:1.