Patent ID: 6645543
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
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 said powder is essentially free of intact protein.