Nutritional composition

Abstract

Nutritional compositions for general stress reduction and recovery from stress containing certain amounts of five key ingredients: creatine, freeze-dried (“instant”) black tea, L-carnitine, lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ) essential oil, and passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata ) essential oil.

1 . A nutritional composition, based on a total of 430-4300 parts by dry weight of each ingredient, comprising: creatine 150-1500 parts, freeze-dried black tea 50-500 parts, gum acacia 10-100 parts, L-carnitine 100-1000 parts, lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ) essential oil 10-100, passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata ) essential oil 10-100 parts, and taurine, 100-1000 parts. 
     
     
         2 . A beverage including the ingredients of  claim 1  dissolved in an aqueous medium. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , further including L-arginine 100-1000 parts and L-lysine 100-1000 parts, wherein said total parts by weight is increased to 630-6300. 
     
     
         4 . A beverage including the ingredients of  claim 3  dissolved in an aqueous medium. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said L-arginine and L-lysine are in a ratio of 1:1. 
     
     
         6 . A nutritional composition, based on a total of 670-7600 parts by weight of each of the following dry ingredients, comprising: creatine 150-1500 parts, freeze-dried black tea 50-500 parts, gum acacia 10-100 parts, L-carnitine 100-1000 parts, lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ) essential oil 10-100 parts, passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata ) essential oil 10-100 parts, taurine 100-1000 parts, L-arginine 100-1000 parts, L-lysine 100-1000 parts, L-tyrosine 30-300 parts, and L-tryptophan 10-1000 parts. 
     
     
         7 . A beverage including the ingredients of  claim 6  dissolved in an aqueous medium. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 6 , further including citric acid 60-600 parts and D-ribose 100-1000 parts, wherein said total parts by weight is increased to 830-9200. 
     
     
         9 . A nutritional composition, based on a total of 5,340-33,400 parts by weight of each of the following dry ingredients, comprising: creatine, 150-1500 parts, freeze-dried black tea, 50-500 parts, lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ) essential oil 10-100 parts, Passion Flower ( Passiflora incarnata ) essential oil 10-100 parts, gum acacia 10-100 parts, low dextrose equivalence maltodextrin 5,000-30,000 parts, magnesium chloride 10-100 parts, and sodium chloride 100-1000 parts. 
     
     
         10 . A beverage including the ingredients of  claim 9  dissolved in an aqueous medium.