Effects of Lemon Beverage Containing Citric Acid with Calcium Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: Double-Blind 11-Month Intervention Study

Table 1

Test beverage compositions.

		LE group	LECA group
Energy	(kcal/100 mL)	7	17
Protein	(g/100 mL)	0	0
Fat	(g/100 mL)	0	0
Carbohydrate	(g/100 mL)	1.8	4.4
Ash	(g/100 mL)	0	0.3
Sodium	(mg/100 mL)	0	1.4
Lemon juice	(mL/100 mL)	10.4	10.4
Calcium\	(mg/100 mL)	0	120.7

The LE group received a nonsupplemented lemon beverage containing citric acid (∼1.5 g/bottle). The LECA group received a lemon beverage containing citric acid (∼1.5 g/bottle) supplemented with Ca.