Food and feed supplement and its use
The present invention relates to a food and feed supplement, and its use, where the supplement comprise as the basic component at least one carboxylic acid and/or its salt, an iron component and vitamins B 6 , B 9 and B 12 in amounts corresponding to at least that which theoretically can be consumed during the metabolism of the COOH-groups present. The supplement may also contain a desiccant and an antioxidant. The supplement will have a pH in the range 2.0-6.0 when dissolved in water. The supplement is characterized in that the amounts of the vitamins B 6 , B 9 and B 12 are in the range of 0.5-30 mg, 0.1-10 mg and 1-1500 μg/gram dry weight of the content of the pure carboxylic acids in the supplement, respectively. The supplement can be used in animal feed in amounts of 0.5-15 grams dry supplement/kg dry feed.
1. A food and feed supplement containing vitamins, for improvement of health and performance, the supplement comprising
at least one C 1-8 carboxylic acid and/or its salt as the basic ingredient wherein the C 1-8 carboxylic acid is a formic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid, a propionic acid, an ascorbic acid, a fumaric acid, an acetic acid or a benzoic acid; and vitamins B6, B9 and B12 which are present in the range of 0.5-30 mg, 0.1-10 mg and 1-1500 μg/gram dry weight of the at least one carboxylic acid and/or its salt, respectively, wherein
the B 6 , B 9 and B 12 vitamins are present in a combined amount of 10-50 mg/gram dry weight of the supplement to compensate for the loss of the B 6 , B 9 and B 12 vitamins due to carboxylic acid metabolism;
5-25 mg Fe/gram dry weight of the supplement;
0-1 mg of an antioxidant per 100 mg dry weight of the supplement; and the amount of the carboxylic acid and/or its salt will give a pH of 2.0-6.0 when the supplement is dissolved in water.
2. Supplement according to claim 1 , characterized in that it contains 0.5-3.5 mg of iron fumarate per 100 mg dry weight of the supplement.
3. Supplement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the supplement contains vitamin E as an antioxidant.
4. Supplement according to claim 1 , characterized in that it contains a desiccant.
5. A method for improving the performance of an animal during stress and competition conditions, the method comprising:
administering to the animal the supplement of claim 1 in an amount of 0.5-15 grams dry supplement/kg dry feed.
6. A method for improving the performance of a horse during stress and competition conditions, the method comprising:
administering to the horse 1-15 grams dry weight of the supplement of claim 1 per 100 kg horse weight in a standard feed for horses.
7. A method of improving performance of a human during stress and competition conditions, the method comprising:
administering to the human 0.1-4.4 mg daily of the dry weight of the supplement of claim 1 per kilogram bodyweight.
8. The supplement of claim 1 , wherein the B 6 vitamin is in an amount of 0.07-24.6 mg/gram dry weight of the supplement.
9. The supplement of claim 1 , wherein the B 9 vitamin is in an amount of 0.01-20 mg/gram dry weight of the supplement.
10. The supplement of claim 1 , wherein the B 12 vitamin is in an amount of 0.33-120 μg/gram dry weight of the supplement.