Formulation for iron supplements

Abstract

An iron supplement nutritional formulation for infants and adults is provided using a non-nutritive sweetener including an extract from monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii) in combination with a polysaccharide iron complex. The formulation improves the taste and palatability of the supplement, thereby increasing the dosage accuracy within children and infants who tend to spit out or regurgitate other forms of polysaccharide iron complexes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An iron nutritional supplement comprising:
 an aqueous composition of an oral dose of an iron supplement, wherein the oral dose is administered in a volume of 5 ml, the aqueous composition comprising a mixture of an effective amount of monk fruit extract and a polysaccharide iron complex, wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract is between about 1.5% to about 3.0% relative to the weight amount of a polysaccharide iron complex, the polysaccharide iron complex being present at a concentration between about 3.0% to 5.1% by weight of the aqueous composition.   
     
     
         2 . The supplement according to  claim 1  wherein the amount of monk fruit is present at a percentage by weight of between about 0.08% to about 0.09% the aqueous composition. 
     
     
         3 . The supplement according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract in the formulation is higher for the flavor profile for formulations for infants and young children. 
     
     
         4 . The supplement according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract in the formulation is lower for the flavor profile for adult formulations. 
     
     
         5 . The supplement according to  claim 1 , further comprising vitamin D-3 facilitates the absorption and utilization of iron by adults. 
     
     
         6 . The supplement according to  claim 1 , wherein the polysaccharide iron complex provides between about 15 mg elemental iron to about 50 mg elemental iron. 
     
     
         7 . An iron nutritional supplement of an oral dose of an iron supplement, wherein the oral dose is administered in a volume of 5 ml or 1.0 ml, the iron nutritional supplement comprising a liquid formulation having a mixture of monk fruit extract and a polysaccharide iron complex where the ratio of monk fruit extract to polysaccharide iron complex ranges from about 1:30 parts by weight to about 1:60 parts by weight and wherein the polysaccharide iron complex being present at a concentration between about 3.0% to 5.1° A by weight of the liquid formulation. 
     
     
         8 . The iron nutritional supplement according to  claim 7  wherein the polysaccharide iron complex is at least about 5.0% by weight of the liquid formulation. 
     
     
         9 . The supplement according to  claim 7 , wherein the amount of monk fruit extract in the formulation is higher for the flavor profile for formulations for infants and young children. 
     
     
         10 . The supplement according to  claim 7 , wherein the amount of monk fruit extract in the formulation is lower for the flavor profile for adult formulations. 
     
     
         11 . The supplement according to  claim 7 , further comprising vitamin D-3 facilitates the absorption and utilization of iron by adults. 
     
     
         12 . The supplement according to  claim 7 , wherein the polysaccharide iron complex provides between about 15 mg elemental iron to about 50 mg elemental iron. 
     
     
         13 . An iron nutritional supplement comprising:
 an aqueous composition comprising a mixture of an effective amount of monk fruit extract and a polysaccharide iron complex, wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract is between about 1.5% to about 3.0% relative to the weight amount of a polysaccharide iron complex, the polysaccharide iron complex being present at a concentration between about 3.0% to 5.1% by weight of the aqueous composition.   
     
     
         14 . The supplement according to  claim 15  wherein the amount of monk fruit is present at a percentage by weight of between about 0.09% to about 0.8%. 
     
     
         15 . The supplement according to  claim 13 , wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract in the formulation is higher for the flavor profile for formulations for infants and young children. 
     
     
         16 . The supplement according to  claim 13 , wherein the weight % of monk fruit extract in the formulation is lower for the flavor profile for adult formulations. 
     
     
         17 . The supplement according to  claim 13 , further comprising vitamin D-3 facilitates the absorption and utilization of iron by adults. 
     
     
         18 . The supplement according to  claim 13 , wherein the polysaccharide iron complex provides between about 15 mg elemental iron to about 50 mg elemental iron.