Patent ID: 11877587
Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method to soften stools, prevent and/or reduce the risk of hard stools, prevent and/or reduce the risk of constipation, improve feeding tolerance, decrease a frequency and a duration of crying and fussing, and/or alleviate digestive discomfort and colic in an infant or young child in need thereof or at risk thereof, the method comprising administering to the infant or young child for at least four weeks an effective amount of a composition comprising partially hydrolysed protein, a source of ionic calcium, and an oil mix comprising palmitic acid esterified to triacylglycerols, wherein the palmitic acid comprises palmitic acid esterified in the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols in an amount of at least 20% by weight of total palmitic acid, and the composition comprises the ionic calcium in an amount of 1.7 to 5.0 mmol/L of the composition.