Patent ID: 8114441

Claim:
An infant formula composition comprising fat, carbohydrate, and protein which comprises whey and casein in a weight ratio of casein to whey from 1:1 to 1:2.4, and: a) at least 3 grams arginine per 100 grams total protein; b) at least 10 wt. % linoleic acid based on total fatty acids; c) at least 1 wt. % alpha linolenic acid based on total fatty acids; d) at least one long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acid in an amount exceeding 0.1 wt. % based on total fatty acids, said long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid being selected from the group consisting of docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid; e) 5 to 25 wt. % of at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid based on total fatty acids; f) 2 to 12 grams of a combination of neutral and acidic indigestible oligosaccharides having a degree of polymerization of 2 to 100 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition wherein 1 to 10 grams of the combination comprises acidic oligosaccharides, and wherein the neutral indigestible oligosaccharides comprise galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in a GOS: FOS weight ratio of 9:1.