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Reducing gastrointestinal irritation in infant nutrition

US5411751A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1994
Grant dateMay 2, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2014

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

Abstract

Food products for nutrition of infants which contain no more than subirritant amounts of free long-chain (C.sub.16 -C.sub.22) fatty acids and triglycerides thereof are disclosed. Providing esters, such as ethyl esters, of such fatty acids in infant food products essentially eliminates the tendency of the fatty acid to damage the infant intestinal epithelium, but permits absorption and processing of the fatty acid moiety.

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