ES1302428U - Nutritional supplement (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Food supplement, characterized in that it presents the following composition in % by weight: {IMAGE-01} (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Nutritional supplement

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention refers to a food supplement, intended to trap fats in food, preventing their absorption and promoting their elimination through feces.

The object of the invention is therefore to offer a product capable of neutralizing fats as they flow together with the food bolus after its metabolic use.

It is a product that provides a feeling of satiety and increases fecal volume.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the field of practical application of the invention, an infinite number of food supplements are known for the purpose of losing weight, so that although some of the components that participate in the supplement of the invention are known in an isolated way for their slimming properties, they are not A product is known in which a mixture of components such as the one that will be described below participate.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The recommended supplement is materialized in a highly soluble fiber, which has an exceptional capacity to capture water, forming highly viscous solutions. It has a higher molecular weight and viscosity than any known fiber.

For this, and more specifically, the food supplement of the invention has the following composition in % by weight:

• Glucomannan from konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) between 35 and 42%.

• Dry extract of tamarind (Tamarindus indica)........ between 13 and 19%.

Chitosan.......................... between 13 and 19% Binder...... ..between 8 and 11%.

Anti-caking agent.......... between 8 and 11%.

Thickener stabilizer between 8 and 11%.

The use of konjac means including in the supplement a satiating fiber with a high content of glucomannan-type polysaccharides, indigestible by our body, thus causing a feeling of satiety and decreased appetite.

For its part, tamarind is a fruit rich in proteins, lipids, and above all, polysaccharides, which have laxative, antioxidant and hypoglycemic activity.

As for chitosan, this product also has a satiating effect, due to the dietary fiber of chitosan.

EXAMPLE OF PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE INVENTION

By way of example, to obtain a 1086 mg dose of the food supplement of the invention, the following components were used:

• Glucomannan from konjac (Amorphophallus konjac)....420 mg.

• Dry extract of tamarind (Tamarindus indica)........174 mg.

• Chitosan.................................................. ......................174mg.

• Binder................................................... ..................106mg.

• Anti-caking agent................................................ .........106mg.

• Stabilizer thickener............................................106 mg.

The product thus described is supplied in 1086 mg capsules, recommending a daily dose of 6 capsules.

The high water absorption capacity of this food supplement causes it to swell in the stomach, providing a feeling of satiety, and due to its ability to increase the viscosity of the gastrointestinal content, it delays emptying. stomach, thus prolonging the fullness effect. Given these actions, they contribute to reducing appetite.

Experimentally it has been verified that the consumption of this fiber helps to normalize the rhythm of intestinal evacuation and favors the production of soft and bulky stools.

These effects are due to the fact that the product of the invention increases the volume of feces, mainly at the expense of the increase in bacterial mass that occurs in the colon.

Finally, it only remains to point out that this fiber does not limit the absorption of minerals such as calcium, iron, copper or zinc.

Claims (1)

1a.- Food supplement, characterized in that it has the following composition in % by weight: • Glucomannan from konjac (Amorphophallus konjac).... between 35 and 42%. • Dry extract of tamarind (Tamarindus indica)............ between 13 and 19%. • Chitosan.................................................. ................................ between 13 and 19%. • Binder................................................... .................... between 8 and 11 %. • Anti-caking agent................................................ ......... between 8 and 11%. • Stabilizer thickener.................................................. between 8 and 11%.