US 5,709,888 A · High fat nutritional formula for infants and adults

Abstract

The present invention provides a new fat mixture for infant and adult nutrition which possesses adequate levels and ratios of polyunsaturated fats and long chain polyunsaturated fats. These fat mixtures possess adequate levels of phospholipids and an adequate relationship between oleic acid, linoleic acid and .alpha.-linolenic acid as well as adequate levels of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of both the n6 and n3 series. In addition, the fat mixtures of the present invention possess an adequate ratio of arachidonic acid (20:4n6) to docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3). These fat mixtures are modeled on the fat content of human milk for infant diets and on the mediterranean diet for adult nutritional products. Diets containing these mixtures promote the growth and development of the infant and contribute to the prevention and treatment of some diseases in adults.

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Dependent claims

A fat mixture for use in a nutritional product, comprising:

a) between about 30.5% and about 43.0% by weight olive oil per 100 g of mixture,
b) between about 10.5% and about 14.3% by weight soy oil,
c) between about 18.1% and about 49.7% by weight milk fat,
d) between about 4.8% and about 28.7% by weight medium chain triglycerides,
e) between about 1.0% and 4.5% by weight phospholipids and
f) up to about 3.5% by weight fish oil.

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High fat nutritional formula for infants and adults

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High fat nutritional formula for infants and adults

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