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Infant formula

US5013569A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1990
Grant dateMay 7, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/801
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An infant food formulation substantially approximating human milk in fatty acid composition comprising a mixture of DHA and EPA in a ratio of approximately 3:2 by weight, immunoglobulins to mimic the immunoglobulin content of mother's milk, a source of protein, a source of carbohydrate, a source of ash, and sufficient water to provide an easily assimilable infant formula, the DHA, the EPA, and the immunoglobulins being encapsulated in capsules having a diameter of less than 350.mu..

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