Frangible Food Grade Multiple Ingredient Package with Ingredient Isolation and Mixing

Abstract

The purpose of this invention is to provide a means to produce a supplemental food source which maintains viability and stability due to the physical separation of the liquid and solid ingredients by using frangible food grade packaging techniques. The frangible food grade flexible packaging technique only utilizes a preinstalled adhesive or heat binding between the layers. This system then only requires pressure from the end user to enable the container to open and allow mixing. This system replaces the current mixing process whereby the end user must have a water source, container and mixing apparatus to homogenize a bulk powder into a usable form. This new powder and liquid delivery system improves the shelf life of the supplement dramatically thereby increasing product use in situations of limited or no potable water, limited or no available food sources, limited storage or carry space for food sources and the need to store for great periods of time in a variety of conditions.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0001]This invention pertains generally to the mixing of soluble food powders with water based liquids. This apparatus is more preferentially a food supplement hydration apparatus and method. On terms that are more specific this invention pertains to the Supplement Powder Mixing Process and Shelf Life and even more specifically to the ability to maintain viability of non-mixed supplement powders and water in the same container for sustained periods of time prior to mixing in the same container.2. Description of the Related Art[0002]Currently supplement powders are sold on the open market in bulk. The typical way to utilize these powders would be to add a premeasured amount of water or other hydrating liquid at the time of use. This batching process allows the water or hydrating liquid to be in the same container at all times with the supplemental powder while maintaining the separation of the two. Provided the packaging was conduct...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a package that contains both sterilized water and a supplemental powder in a single chamber. The ingredients are packaged in a sterile environment, and the package is designed to be safe and consumable in an emergency. The package is special because it is permanently sealed with both products in one end and has a breakable temporary bond between them, allowing the two ingredients to be mixed when pressure is applied. The invention relies on the combination of the package, the supplement, and the water or hydrating media to be effective.

Problems solved by technology

They simply apply pressure to break and inner seal, shake, and then consume the product.

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