Stephen R. Behr - Westerville OH Lisa D. Craig - Columbus OH Keith A. Garleb - Powell OH Cynthia S. Neal - Columbus OH James N. Chmura - Pickerington OH Paul S. Anloague - Columbus OH Mary B. Cunningham - Westerville OH David C. Sertl - Westerville OH
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
A23L 238
US Classification:
426590
Abstract:
A liquid nutritional product comprising a fat source and a dietary fiber system. The dietary fiber system as a whole comprises by weight: (a) 5% to 50% dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable, 5% to 20% dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable, and 45% to 80% dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable. Less than 10% of the total calories in the product comprise saturated fatty acids, no more than 10% of the total calories in the product comprises polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the ratio of the n-6 to n-3 fatty acids in the product being in the range of 2 to 10. Preferably the dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and the fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.
Nutritional Composition Comprising Hydrolyzed Protein
Liquid nutritional compositions include specific combinations of protein, carbohydrate, and fat for the nutritional support of individuals with particular needs, such as individual suffering from obesity. The compositions comprise a source of at least one omega-6 fatty acid and a source of at least one omega-3 fatty acid with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 of 1:5 to 1:1. In a preferred form the compositions comprise at least one hydrolysed dairy protein selected from hydrolysed whey protein and hydrolysed casein protein or mixtures thereof. Methods of administering such nutritional compositions are also provided. Further liquid nutritional compositions comprise protein in an amount of 1-12% by weight of the liquid nutritional composition, vitamin C and copper, wherein the protein comprises a mixture of whey protein and casein with a majority of the whey protein having a degree of hydrolysis greater than 20%. Methods for improving vitamin C stability in these liquid nutritional compositions are also provided.
Ms. Neal works in Murrells Inlet, SC and 1 other location and specializes in General Practice and Cardiovascular Disease. Ms. Neal is affiliated with Medical University Of South Carolina, Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital and Tidelands Health Waccamaw Community Hospital.