Patent ID: 8435590

Claim:
A carbohydrate blend comprising from 55% by weight to 65% by weight glucose provided at least in part by glucooligosaccharides and from 35% by weight to 45% by weight fructose, wherein at least 90% by weight of the glucooligosaccharides comprise a structure having between three and seven degrees of saccharide polymerization, or wherein about 20-30% by weight of the glucose is provided by polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization of eleven degrees or greater; and an electrolyte source comprising sodium and potassium; wherein the carbohydrate blend is resistant to hydrolysis such that, when mixed with water to produce a solution comprising water and 6% by weight of the carbohydrate blend, the blend provides a solution with an initial measured osmolality in the range of 230-260 mOsm/kg immediately after production and the solution has a stored measured osmolality after storage of the solution for twenty weeks after production that does not increase by more than 5% when compared to the initial measured osmolality.