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US 12,616,233 B2Granted
Infant formula composition and methods of manufacture
AssigneeThe Bêne Baby Company LLC
InventorsNikos M. Linardakis, James Esselman
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Abstract
Disclosed are baby formula compositions and methods of making thereof. In some embodiments, the baby formula composition includes goat milk and a variety of other nutritional components. In some embodiments, the baby formula composition is provided as a powder, to be mixed with water and fed to a baby or toddler. In some embodiments, the baby formula composition is suitable for babies at least 12 months in age or older.
Claims19
A baby formula composition consisting of:
- at least one goat milk isolate or goat milk derivative at a concentration of approximately 40% to 80% by weight of the composition;
- lactose;
- one or more oils that provide small and medium chain fatty acids and which are selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, sunflower oil, marine-sourced oil, cranberry seed oil, chia seed oil, safflower oil, and soy oil;
- and
- a plurality of nutritional additives selected from the group consisting of extracts from fish, extracts from coconut oil, vitamins, calcium phosphate, arachidonic acid (ARA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), potassium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, choline bitartrate, inositol, ascorbic acid, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, d-alpha tocopherol succinate, vitamin K, pantothenic acid, retinyl acetate, cholecalciferol, biotin, copper sulfate, niacinamide, selenium aspartate, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, manganese sulfate, cyanocobalamin, potassium iodide and folic acid,
- wherein the composition omits sheep milk, and
- wherein the baby formula composition is a powdered composition.
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A baby formula composition consisting of:
- at least one goat milk isolate or goat milk derivative at a concentration of approximately 45% to 75% by weight of the composition;
- lactose;
- one or more oils that provide small and medium chain fatty acids, and which are selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, sunflower oil, marine-sourced oil, cranberry seed oil, chia seed oil, safflower oil, and soy oil;
- and
- a plurality of nutritional additives selected from the group consisting of calcium phosphate, arachidonic acid (ARA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), potassium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, choline bitartrate, inositol, ascorbic acid, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, d-alpha tocopherol succinate, vitamin K, pantothenic acid, retinyl acetate, cholecalciferol, biotin, copper sulfate, niacinamide, selenium aspartate, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, manganese sulfate, cyanocobalamin, potassium iodide and folic acid, and
- wherein the composition omits sheep milk.
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A baby formula composition consisting of:
- at least one goat milk isolate or goat milk derivative at a concentration of approximately 40% to 80% by weight of the composition;
- lactose;
- one or more oils that provide small and medium chain fatty acids, and which includes at least one of coconut oil, sunflower oil, marine-sourced oil, cranberry seed oil, chia seed oil, safflower oil, or soy oil;
- and
- nutritional additives selected from the group consisting of vitamin A, B vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, biotin, calcium, choline, chloride, copper, folate, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, and zinc, and
- wherein the composition omits sheep milk.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.