CPC A23L 2/60 (2013.01) [A23L 27/84 (2016.08); A23L 27/86 (2016.08)] | 11 Claims |
1. An oral formulation of at least one distasteful ketone body material comprising:
(a) said ketone body material
(b) propylene glycol;
(c) aqueous ethanol;
(d) water in addition to that contributed by said aqueous ethanol, hereinafter “additional water”;
(e) natural or synthetic flavor, comprising at least one flavor oil, at least 90% of the flavor oils being orange flavor oils, grape flavor oils, or a mixture thereof;
(f) high potency sweetener; and
(g) bitter mask agent;
wherein said ketone body material is selected from at least one entity of the group consisting of an alkali metal salt of a ketone body compound, ketone body esters, ketone body amides, and mixtures thereof,
said ketone body compounds are selected from the group consisting of 3-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid;
said ketone body esters are selected from the group consisting of (i) esters between the hydroxyl group of a first 3-hydroxybutyric acid and an acid group of a second ketone body compound, which second ketone body compound is selected from any of said ketone body compounds, (ii) esters between a ketone body compound and a ketone body precursor, (iii) esters between a ketone body compound and glycerin, and (iv) mixtures thereof;
said ketone body amides are selected from the group consisting of amides formed between said ketone body compounds and a physiologically acceptable amine, and wherein said bitter mask agent is is the compound 3-(1-((3,5-Dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(3-hydroxbenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione of Formula
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