Nutritional supplement containing L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine
A nutritional supplement contains 50% to 80% by weight of trimethylglycine; 5% to 30% by weight of L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine; 5% to 15% by weight of caffeine; and 5% to 10% by weight of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of an L-amino acid, creatyl-L-leucine, Corynanthe yohimbe bark extract, theacrine, and mixtures thereof. The nutritional supplement is useful for enhancing energy, mental acuity, cognitive performance, and reaction time in a subject in need thereof.
1 . A nutritional supplement composition, comprising:
a. 60% to 75% by weight of trimethylglycine;
b. 10% to 20% by weight of L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine or a precursor thereof, wherein the precursor is phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, or citicoline;
c. 5% to 15% by weight of caffeine; and
d. 5% to 10% by weight of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of an L-amino acid, creatyl-L-leucine, Corynanthe yohimbe bark extract, theacrine, and mixtures thereof; and
a carrier.
2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is an aqueous carrier or a solid carrier.
3 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the composition is a beverage.
4 . The composition of claim 3 , wherein the carrier is an aqueous carrier comprising electrolyte salts.
5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ingredient contains creatyl-L-leucine.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ingredient is an L-amino acid selected from the group consisting of methionine, asparagine, glutamine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, theanineand combinations thereof.
7 . The composition of claim 6 , wherein the L-amino acid is L-theanine.
8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ingredient is an L-amino acid selected from the group consisting of an N-alkyl derivative of asparagine, an N-alkyl derivative of glutamine, an alkyl ester of aspartic acid, an alkyl ester of glutamic acid, and combinations thereof.
9 . The composition of claim 8 , wherein the ingredient contains N 5 -ethyl-Lglutamine.
10 . A method of enhancing pattern recognition skills and reaction time in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of the composition of claim 1 to the subject.
11 . A beverage, comprising:
a. 5% to 80% by weight of trimethylglycine;
b. 5% to 30% by weight of L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine;
c. 5% to 15% by weight of caffeine; and
d. 5% to 10% by weight of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of an L-amino acid, creatyl-L-leucine, Corynanthe yohimbe bark extract, theacrine, and mixtures thereof; and
e. an aqueous carrier;
wherein the weight ratio of L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine to caffeine is 1:1 to 2:1.
12 . The beverage of claim 11 , wherein the aqueous carrier comprises an electrolyte salt.
13 . A method of enhancing pattern recognition skills and reaction time in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of the beverage of claim 11 to the subject.