Patent ID: 8993522
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A composition for improving small intestine health, wherein the composition is formulated for enteral administration and comprises threonine, valine, tryptophan, serine, and tyrosine, as free amino acids; and water; wherein the composition does not comprise free amino acid glutamine or a glutamine-containing dipeptide, or, if free amino acid glutamine and/or a glutamine-containing dipeptide is present, the total concentration of the free amino acid glutamine and the glutamine-containing dipeptide is less than 50 mg/l; wherein the composition does not comprise glucose or, if glucose is present, the concentration of glucose is less than 1 g/l; and wherein the composition does not comprise free amino acid methionine or a methionine-containing peptide.