摘要 |
A confectionery composition comprises rose oil, vitamin B<SB>6</SB>, sugar, amino acid and calcium dihydrophosphate. The amount of amino acid in the composition is not less than half of the amount of sugar and the composition may comprise other raw materials which are natural foodstuffs, such as fruit puree, treacle, agar and citric or ascorbic acid. The composition may comprise at least 0.005% by weight rose oil and 0.015 to 0.060% by weight of the vitamin B<SB>6</SB> substance, which is preferably pyridoxine hydrochloride. The synthetic components in the composition are natural metabolites and the amino acid is preferably L-alanine. The confectionery allows gluconeogenesis in patients and is useful for the nourishment of the obese. |