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The present invention relates to color and flavor improvements in iron and zinc supplemented dry beverage powders having fruit and/or botanical flavor. Vitamins such as the B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E can be added to the dry beverage mix. The supplemented dry beverage mix can als

The present invention relates to color and flavor improvements in iron and zinc supplemented dry beverage powders having fruit and/or botanical flavor. Vitamins such as the B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E can be added to the dry beverage mix. The supplemented dry beverage mix can also contain iodine, niacin and folic acid. In particular, methods for fortifying dry beverage mixes with certain bioavailable zinc and iron compounds without producing reconstituted beverages having undesirable color or flavor are disclosed. Also disclosed are beverages and foods fortified preferably with amino acid chelated iron that do not impart objectionable color due to the inclusion of a ferric ion reducing agent such as ascorbic acid and/or an agent such as citric acid that is capable of preferentially complexing ferric ion in the presence of polyphenols or flavonoids that are typically present in these beverages or foods.

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1. A dry beverage composition comprising:(a) from about 5% to about 100% of the USRDI of iron wherein the iron is selected from the group consisting of ferrous sulfate, ferrous furnarate, ferrous succinate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous lactate, ferrous tartrate, ferrous citrate, and mixtures thereof (

1. A dry beverage composition comprising:(a) from about 5% to about 100% of the USRDI of iron wherein the iron is selected from the group consisting of ferrous sulfate, ferrous furnarate, ferrous succinate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous lactate, ferrous tartrate, ferrous citrate, and mixtures thereof (b) from about 5% to about 100% of the USRDI of zinc; (c) from 0% to about 98% of a sweetener, by weight of the composition; (d) from about 1% to about 50% of an edible acid, by weight of the composition; (e) a coloring agent; and (f) a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of fruit flavors, botanical flavors, and mixtures thereof; wherein the pH of the composition when reconstituted is from about 3 to about 4.5.