Concentrated GTF chromium complex brewers yeast and process for producing same

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A method for concentrating the naturally occurring GTF chromium complex in a Brewer's yeast compound by reacting a Brewer's yeast solution with a nutritional media solution including chromium oxide and amino acids selected from the group consisting of nicotinic acid, glycine, L-glutamic acid and L-cystein.
2.
A method for concentrating the naturally occurring GTF chromium complex in a Brewer's yeast compound, said method comprising the steps of: preparing a nutritional and complex media including: between about 29% and about 32% by weight of solids of nicotinic acid; between about 17% and about 20% by weight of solids of glycine; between about 17% and about 20% by weight of solids of L-glutamic acid; between about 11% and about 14% by weight of solids of chromium oxide; and between about 18% and about 21% by weight of L-cystein; preparing a solution of Brewer's yeast wherein the yeast solids are diluted in water; admixing the media and yeast solution and permitting the admixed yeast solution to react with the media; and killing the yeast cells and spray drying the yeast solution to create a powder form.
3.
The method of claim 2 wherein the GTF chromium complex of said spray dried yeast powder is further concentrated by subsequently hydrolyzing the dried powder.
4.
The method of claim 2 wherein the Brewer's yeast solution is prepared at a ratio of between about 400 and about 500 Kg of yeast solids to 1,000 gallons of water.
5.
The method of claim 4 wherein said media and said yeast solution are admixed in ratios of between about 0.
3 and about 0.
4% by weight of solids of the media to weight of solids of the yeast.
6.
A method for producing a Brewer's yeast compound having a high concentration of GTF chromium complexes, said method comprising the steps of: preparing a nutritional and complex media by diluting in water at a temperature of between about 85.
degree.
C.
and about 95.
degree.
C.
: between about 29% and about 32% by weight of solids of nicotinic acid; between about 17% and about 20% by weight of solids of glycine; between about 17% and about 20% by weight of L-glutamic acid; between about 11% and about 14% by weight of solids of chromium oxide diluted in water; and between about 18% and about 21% by weight of L-cystein; permitting the media to cool to ambient temperature; preparing a Brewer's yeast solution of yeast solids diluted in water and maintaining said yeast solution at a temperature of between about 20