FOOD PRODUCT ENRICHED WITH CALCIUM, METHOD OF ITS PREPARATION (VERSIONS), AND COMPLEX FOR ENRICHMENT OF FOOD PRODUCT WITH CALCIUM Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: food industry, particularly, food product enriched with calcium. SUBSTANCE: food product contains enriching quantity of calcium which is a complex formed by interaction of soluble salt of calcium with citrate of alkali metal in amount from 0.05 to 5 mas.% from mass of food product. Calcium lactate may be used as soluble calcium salt, while potassium citrate, as citrate of alkali metal. Food product may be dairy product, confectionery product, ice cream or drink, and dairy drink or juice. Product may contain gum arabic for complex stabilization in amount from 0.05 to 2.5 mas.% from mass of final product. Method of preparing food product enriched with calcium includes formation of complex and its addition to food product with formation of complex in food product in preset quantity. According to the second version, preset quantity of calcium is added to food product simultaneously or one after another of soluble calcium salt and alkali metal citrate, where they interact with each other with formation of complex. EFFECT: increased biological value and improved tastiness of food product. 23 cl, 3 ex