Nutritional product for human infants having chronic lung disease
US5340603A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/801
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hypercaloric formula providing nutritional support for human infants having chronic lung disease, said formula having a caloric density of at least 800 kcalories per liter of formula and wherein not less than 56% of the total calories in said formula is derived from fat; not more than 15% of total calories is derived from a high quality protein source; and from about 20-27% of total calories is from a carbohydrate source; said formula having a calcium to phosphorous ratio in the range of 1.4 to 2.2, and having an m-inositol concentration of at least 50 milligrams per liter of formula.
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