A novel chocolate product for use in delivering medicaments and/or nutrients
to
animals, particularly humans, specially formulated so that the craving for such
product by animals, particularly humans, is significantly greater than the craving
for chocolate conventionally used in pharmaceutical compositions and the concentration,
optimization, and the addition of endogenous and exogenous ingredients to increase
such craving as well as to treat specific indications. The chocolate product contains:
from about 0.5 to about 200 milligrams, more preferably from about 5 to about 20
milligrams, of one or more biogenic amines per 1 gram of the chocolate product;
from about 10 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably form about 20 to about 200
milligrams, of one or more amino acids per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (C)
from about 1 microgram to about 20 milligrams, more preferably from about 10 micrograms
to about 10 milligrams, of one or more of: methyl tetrahydroisoquinoline, N-acylethanolamines,
and/or anandamide and/or salsolinol per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (D) from
about 0.2 to about 30 milligrams of at least one trace mineral per 1 gram of the
chocolate product; and (E) from 0.6 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably from
about 35 to about 100 milligrams, of one or more methylxanthine alkaloids per 1
gram of the chocolate product. The chocolate product used in this invention also
preferably contains effective amounts of at least one chocolate aroma and at least
one vanilla aroma.