Compositions for masking the flavor of nutrients and methods for making same
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsKevin Burke Miller, Candis Diane Kvamme, Trent Stellingwerff, Lionel Jean Rene Bovetto
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Abstract
Nutritional compositions and methods of making and using the nutritional compositions are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides nutritional compositions having whey protein micelles and leucine. The nutritional compositions provide a sufficient amount of leucine to improve protein synthesis in humans, while also maintaining a low-viscosity fluid matrix and acceptable organoleptic properties.
Claims26
A nutritional composition comprising:
- whey protein powder comprising whey protein micelles and leucine, wherein the total amount of leucine in the composition is between about 20% and about 40% by weight dry matter.
A process for the production of a whey protein micelles concentrate, comprising:
- (a) adjusting the pH of a whey protein aqueous solution to a value between about 3.0 and about 8.0;
- (b) subjecting the aqueous solution to a temperature of between about 70 and about 95° C. for a period of about 10 seconds to about 2 hours;
- (c) concentrating a dispersion obtained in step (b);
- (d) adding leucine to the dispersion;
- and (e) spray drying or freeze drying the whey protein micelles concentrate with leucine, wherein the concentration of the whey protein aqueous solution is less than about 12% and wherein the yield of micelles before concentration is at least about 35%, and wherein the concentration is performed by a method selected from the group consisting of evaporation, centrifugation, sedimentation, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and combinations thereof.
A method of masking off-flavors of leucine in a composition, the method comprising:
- mixing a whey protein micelle powder and added leucine to form a whey protein powder, the total amount of leucine in the composition is between about 20% and about 40% by weight dry matter.
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