Food Product Containing Table Salt Formulation

Abstract

The present invention relates to food products which are dry and which contain a table salt formulation characterized in that said table salt formulation comprises a mixture of at least two types of particles of one or more physiologically acceptable inorganic salts and at least one of the type of said particles is composed of primary particles of which at least 50 wt % are 5-5000 nanometer in diameter; to manufacturing methods of such food products; further it relates to specific table salt formulations, to manufacturing methods and methods of use of such table salt formulations.

1 . A method of manufacturing a food product which is dry and which comprises a table salt formulation wherein said table salt formulation comprises aggregates of a mixture of at least two types of primary particles of one or more inorganic salts suitable to human nutrition, wherein each said aggregate comprises partially sintered primary particles, and at least 50 wt % of said primary particles are 5-5000 nanometer in diameter, the method comprising the steps of manufacturing primary particles in a flame spray process thereby providing an aerosol and directly contacting said food product with said aerosol. 
     
     
         2 . A food product obtained by a process of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         3 . A method of manufacturing a table salt formulation comprising the steps of:
 a) forming primary particles of physiologically acceptable inorganic salts by means of a grinding process and/or a flame synthesis process and/or precipitation process and/or spray drying process   b) isolating the particles obtained   c) forming aggregates by applying heat and/or pressure and/or exposure to diluted steam to the obtained primary particles.   
     
     
         4 . A table salt formulation obtained by the method of  claim 3 . 
     
     
         5 . A method of manufacturing a table salt formulation comprising the steps of:
 a) forming primary particles of one and only one physiologically acceptable inorganic salt with diameters between 5 and 5000 nanometers, by means of a grinding process and/or a flame synthesis process and/or precipitation process and/or spray drying process;   b) isolating said primary particles;   c) forming aggregates of said primary particles by applying heat and/or pressure and/or exposure to diluted steam to the obtained primary particles.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising crushing and separating said aggregates into specific size fractions. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein said physiologically acceptable inorganic salt is selected from group consisting of NaCl, CaSO 4 , CaCl 2 , MgSO 4 , MgCl 2 , KCl.