Patent ID: 8652563
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: administering via gastric fistula or enteroproctia fistula a nutrient composition to a subject; wherein: the nutrient composition, comprises: a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral; the protein is present in an amount of 7 to 14% by mass based on a total mass of the nutrient composition; the nutrient composition has a pH of from 4.8 to 7.2; the nutrient composition is a liquid or a semisolid; the nutrient composition has a viscosity at 25° C. of from 400 to 7,000 mPa·s; the nutrient composition comprises water-insoluble particles comprising the protein insolubilized by a divalent cation; a volume-based median size (d50) of the water-insoluble particles is from 5 to 100 μm; and the nutrient composition is prepared by, in order: