Patent ID: 6245803
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing nutrition support to a human suffering from food protein allergens, said method comprises the enteral administration of a hypoallergenic medical food suitable for use as the sole source of nutrition comprising:a) a carbohydrate component which comprises from 38 to 56% of the total Caloric content of said food;b) a lipid component which comprises from 38 to 50% of the total Caloric content of said food and in which said lipid component comprises, based upon the weight of the lipid component, 35 to 43% high-oleic safflower oil, 28 to 35% fractionated coconut oil, 0.5 to 8% esterified glycerols and 24 to 30% soy oil; andc) a free amino acid component which comprises from 10 to 20% of the total Caloric content of said food and wherein said amino acid component comprises, based upon the weight of the hypoallergenic food, less than 50 ppm of L-glutamic acid and less than 50 ppm of L-aspartic acid.