Nutrient composition and method for the preparation thereof
US5190755A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P3/02
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A nutrient composition for administration to patients in, for example, feeding by tube, or for use as a health drink is described. The nutrient composition comprises a fermented cereal-based product, enzyme and, optionally, further nutrient components, in combination with lactobacilli. Also described is a method of preparing a nutrient composition for administration to patients, inter alia in feeding by tube, or for use as a health drink, in which method a cereal flour is mixed with water, a-amylase and, optionally, a protease, the mixture is brought to the boil under agitation, allowed to cool and mixed with B-glucanase which is allowed to act until the viscosity of the mixture has decreased to below 0.020 Pas, whereupon the mixture is fermented.
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