Early stimulation of taste and/or flavour acceptance

Abstract

The invention relates to a kit of parts comprising 2 to 100 containers each containing an infant formula, wherein each infant formula is in a form suitable for administration to an infant and/or toddler or in a form suitable for administration to an infant and/or toddler after admixing with an aqueous liquid, wherein the kit of part comprises at least two different infant formulas which differ from each other in taste and/or flavour by having a different protein fraction or by being a fermented infant formula, wherein each of the different protein fractions is selected from the group consisting of intact milk proteins including cow milk proteins, intact plant proteins including soy protein, hydrolysed proteins, free amino acids, or mixtures of two or more thereof. The invention further relates to the use of such kit of parts for stimulating the acceptance and/or liking of a broad range of fruits, vegetables and/or whole grain cereal products by infants and/or toddlers or later in life. In another aspect, the invention relates to such kit of parts for increasing familiarisation with multiple tastes and/or flavours and/or for reducing the risk of food refusal and/or other eating difficulties. In a further aspect the invention relates to such kit of parts for the prevention of obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure and cancer at an age of above 36 months.

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