A composition and method of use thereof
AssigneeFlavour Creations Pty Ltd
InventorBernadette Eriksen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to thickened nutritional products for dysphagia patients. In one form, a composition for thickening a nutritional product to make the nutritional product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients is provided. The composition includes by wt. % of the composition between about 0.1% to about 3.0% of xanthan gum: between about 0.1% to about 1.0% of acacia gum: and between about 0.001% to about 0.01% of gellan gum, and the composition is substantially free of starch.
Claims21
A composition for thickening a nutritional product to make the product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients, said composition including comprising by weight % of a ready to consume said product:
- between about 0.1% to about 3.0% of xanthan gum;
- between about 0.1% to about 1.0% of acacia gum;
- and
- between about 0.001% to about 0.01% of gellan gum,
- wherein the composition is substantially free of starch.
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