Patent ID: 9049883
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a low sodium nutritional composition formulated for a young child up to about four years of age, wherein the nutritional composition has less than or equal to about 200 mg sodium per 100 g of nutritional composition, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a first slurry, wherein the first slurry comprises water and one or more dry ingredients, wherein the dry ingredients include at least one food component selected from the group consisting of meat, beans, milk, cheese, yogurt, grains, pasta, fruit, vegetables, and combinations thereof; heating the first slurry to a first predetermined temperature in a range of from about 170° F. to about 200° F.; cooling the first slurry to a second predetermined temperature in a range of from about 50° F. to 100° F.; adding a second slurry to the first slurry to form a nutritional composition, wherein the second slurry comprises at least cold water and a source of potassium chloride, wherein the source of potassium chloride is present in the second slurry in an amount greater than or equal to about 22 g per 100 g of slurry, wherein the second slurry has a temperature of less than or equal to about 32° F. at the time that it is added to the first slurry, and wherein the source of potassium chloride is present in an amount from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of the nutritional composition; and packaging the nutritional composition.