Dietary fiber formulation and method of administration
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsJohn P. Troup, Anne L. Falk
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Abstract
The invention provides dietary fiber formulation and related methods for its administration. In one embodiment, the invention provides a dietary fiber formulation comprising: partially-hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG); and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), wherein the dietary fiber formulation exhibits a prebiotic potential greater than a prebiotic potential of PHGG and FOS individually.
Claims31
A dietary fiber formulation comprising:
- a first soluble fiber;
- and a second soluble fiber, wherein the dietary fiber formulation exhibits a prebiotic potential greater than a prebiotic potential of the first soluble fiber and the second soluble fiber individually.
A method of treating an individual with a dietary fiber formulation, the method comprising:
- administering to the individual an effective amount of a dietary fiber formulation comprising:
- a first soluble fiber;
- and a second soluble fiber, wherein the dietary fiber formulation exhibits a prebiotic potential greater than a prebiotic potential of the first soluble fiber and the second soluble fiber individually.
A method of treating an individual with cholera using a dietary fiber formulation, the method comprising:
- administering to the individual an effective amount of at least one soluble dietary fiber formulation
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.