Patent ID: 8778410

Claim:
An oral or enteral composition, comprising: a branched-chain amino acid, coenzyme Q 10 , L-carnitine, citric acid, at least one gelatinizer, and zinc, wherein all gelatinizers contained in the oral or enteral composition are polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of gellan gum, pectin, curdlan, pullulan, locust bean gum, carrageenan, xanthan gum, guar gum, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium alginate, agar, gum arabic and tragacanth, and wherein the oral or enteral composition comprises 1.0 to 3.0 wt. % of a branched-chain amino acid, 0.015 to 0.05 wt. % of coenzyme Q 10 , 0.01 to 0.07 wt. % of L-carnitine, 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % of citric acid, and 0.001 to 0.0035 wt. % of zinc, based on the total amount of the composition, a ratio of the L-carnitine being 1.8 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the branched-chain amino acid, and a ratio of the citric acid being 30 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the branched-chain amino acid.