Patent ID: 6511696
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A23L,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A nutrient powder for an infant-formula providing a complete source of nutrition for an at-risk infant no more than one year old, said powder comprising,(a) a carbohydrate component providing from 37 to 41% of total caloric content of said powder; (b) a lipid component derived from unsaturated vegetable oils providing from 48 to 52% of total caloric content of said powder; (c) an amino acid component providing from 10 to 12% of the total caloric content of said powder in combination with from 2-3 gm of free L-Glutamine per 1000 cals provided by said powder so as to have a renal solute load of less than 200 mOsm/L; and, (d) nucleotides, essentially free of inosine, present in an amount in the range from 40 to 60 mg per liter of ready-to-feed infant formula; wherein, all ingredients in said powder have a primary particle size such that more than 85% of the particles are smaller than 180 &mgr;m, and said powder is deliverable within less than 30 secs as a liquid having a viscosity less than 10 cp at 25Â° C. when a unit dosage amount of 32.6 gm of said powder is manually shaken with water at 35Â° C. in a bottle containing 240 ml (8 fl oz) of water.