Patent ID: 8389471
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A nutritional liquid, comprising (A) from about 2% to about 98% of a protein source, as a percentage of total calories, including an amino acid blend comprising isoleucine, leucine, valine, cysteine, and methionine, at weight ratios of isoleucine to leucine, isoleucine to valine, isoleucine to cysteine, and isoleucine to methionine independently of at least about 10:1; and (B) from about 2% to about 98% carbohydrate, as a percentage of total calories, including at least one of maltitol, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, glycerol, isolmalt, and lactitol; wherein the nutritional liquid has a pH of from about 2.5 to about 8.0 and a caloric density of from about 8.1 kcal/100 ml to about 40 kcal/100 ml.