FOOD PRODUCT ENRICHED WITH POTASSIUM AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A23L1/00 A23L1/304 A23L2/52 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an improved method for food products enrichment with potassium and to a food product produced by means of the said method and enriched with potassium. The method envisages introduction of a potassium enriching composition to the food product. The composition includes at least one potassium subsalt and at least one inorganic acid compound. The quantity of the introduced composition enriched with potassium is sufficient for potassium concentration in the product to be at least 350 mg of potassium per 1 product portion. pH and acidity of the product enriched with potassium are comparable to equivalent indices of products not enriched with potassium while the flavour of the product enriched with potassium is comparable to that of an equivalent food product not enriched with potassium.

EFFECT: invention allows to develop significant levels of enrichment with potassium in a single portion of the product without an unpleasant or undesirable flavour profile usually in-place in case of application of traditional methods of potassium enrichment.

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