Infant formula and methods of improving infant stool patterns
US6136858A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/801
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is directed to an improved infant formula containing a lipid blend that softens the firmer stools associated with typical infant formula. A specific formula in accordance with the invention comprises carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals and a lipid mixture of high oleic safflower oil, soy oil and coconut oil at specific levels and ratios. The invention also discloses novel mixtures of fatty acids that provides infant stool patterns more closely resembling the breast-fed infant.
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