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US-12622870-B2 - Beverage unit and method to provide the beverage unit

US12622870B2US 12622870 B2US12622870 B2US 12622870B2US-12622870-B2

Abstract

A beverage unit and method to provide the beverage unit, are disclosed herein. The beverage unit comprising: at least 1 gram of d-mannose; at least 6 ounces of liquid, wherein the at least 1 gram of d-mannose is dissolved and combined with the 6 ounces of liquid to create a solution; and a single-serving liquid package, wherein the solution is stored in the liquid package for single-use consumption.

Inventors

  • Spencer Gordon

Assignees

  • BONAFIDE HEALTH, LLC

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20201007

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . A beverage unit comprising: a solution consisting of: more than 1 gram of d-mannose; an amount of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of a citrate salt and a bicarbonate salt; an amount of vitamin C; 6 fluid ounces to 16 fluid ounces of liquid, and optionally, at least one of a flavoring, an amount of at least one other vitamin, an amount of a sweetener; and a single-serving liquid package, wherein the solution is stored in the liquid package for single-use consumption.
  2. 2 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the d-mannose is 2 grams.
  3. 3 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the d-mannose is at most 5 grams.
  4. 4 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the liquid is 8-10 fluid ounces.
  5. 5 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the liquid is 10-12 fluid ounces.
  6. 6 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the liquid is 16 fluid ounces of the liquid.
  7. 7 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the liquid is water.
  8. 8 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one salt is a citrate salt and the citrate salt is potassium citrate.
  9. 9 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the solution is free of a sweetener.
  10. 10 . The beverage unit of claim 1 , wherein the beverage unit is stored in an unrefrigerated state.

Description

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to a beverage unit and method to provide the beverage unit. BACKGROUND A ready-to-consume beverage comprising a sufficient dosage of d-mannose combined with a minimum amount of a liquid (e.g., water) is not currently available to consumers for urinary tract infections (UTIs), flushing the urinary tract of bacteria, promoting urinary health, and/or other conditions or symptoms. SUMMARY One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a beverage unit for consumption by a consumer. The beverage unit may comprise at least 1 gram of d-mannose and at least 6 fluid ounces of a liquid. The d-mannose dissolved and combined in the liquid may create a solution. The beverage unit may comprise a single-serving liquid package that stores the solution for single-use consumption by the consumer. By providing the beverage unit, the consumer may consume the solution from the single-serving liquid package more easily after intercourse, other activity, or as needed to ensure effectiveness of the solution for UTIs, flushing the urinary tract of bacteria, promoting urinary health, and/or other conditions or symptoms and improve use. These and other features, and characteristics of the present technology, as well as the methods of operation and functions of the related elements of structure and the combination of parts and economies of manufacture, will become more apparent upon consideration of the following description and the appended claims with reference to the accompanying drawings, all of which form a part of this specification, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in the various figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. As used in the specification and in the claims, the singular form of ‘a’, ‘an’, and ‘the’ include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a beverage unit, in accordance with one or more implementations. FIG. 2 illustrates a beverage unit, in accordance with one or more implementations. FIG. 3 illustrates a beverage unit, in accordance with one or more implementations. FIG. 4 illustrates a beverage unit, in accordance with one or more implementations. FIG. 5 illustrates a method to provide a beverage unit, in accordance with one or more implementations. DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 illustrates a beverage unit 50, in accordance with one or more implementations. Beverage unit 50 may comprise at least 1 gram of d-mannose 102, at least 6 fluid ounces of a liquid 104, a single-serving liquid package 100, and/or other elements. The at least 1 gram of d-mannose 102 may be dissolved and combined with the at least 6 fluid ounces of liquid 104 to create a solution 106a. Solution 106a may deliver the right dose of d-mannose 102 without requiring the consumer to combine d-mannose 102 with liquid 104. By providing solution 106a in single-serving liquid package 100 as beverage unit 50, a consumer may more easily consume solution 106a. Time of consumption, after intercourse or other activity that may introduce bacteria to the urinary tract, may be important for effectiveness of solution 106a for UTIs and/or other conditions or symptoms. Thus, beverage unit 50 may improve compliance of consumers to consume solution 106a. In some implementations, solution 106a may comprise of between about 1 gram and about 5 grams of d-mannose 102. In some implementations, the grams of d-mannose 102 in solution 106a may be greater than about 1 gram, 2 grams, 3 grams, 4 grams, 5 grams, may be less than about, and/or may be within a range bounded at the upper end by any weight in the former listing of weights and bounded at the lower end by any weight in the latter listing of weights. In some implementations, solution 106a may comprise of about 6 to about 16 fluid ounces of liquid 104. In some implementations, the fluid ounces of liquid 104 in solution 106a may be greater than about 6 fluid ounces, 8 fluid ounces, 9 fluid ounces, 10 fluid ounces, 11 fluid ounces, 12 fluid ounces, 13 fluid ounces, 14 fluid ounces, 15 fluid ounces, 16 fluid ounces, may be less than about, and/or may be within a range bounded at the upper end by any volume in the former listing of volumes and bounded at the lower end by any volume in the latter listing of volumes. In some implementations, solution 106a may comprise of 16 fluid ounces of liquid 104. In some implementations, liquid 104 may be water, juice, one or more concentrates, combinations thereof, and/or other liquids. Combining d-mannose 102 with liquid 104 may ensure that solution 106a is consumed with at least a minimum amount of liquid (e.g., water) for maximum function. The use of the term “about” applies to all numeric values, whether or not explicitly indicated. This term generally refers to a rang