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US 5,902,617 AGranted
Enzyme supplemented baby formula
OwnerPatrea L. Pabstinventor
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A baby formula is provided having enzymes added to imitate the effect of those present in normal breast milk, aiding digestion of protein, carbohydrate (simple and complex sugars), and lipid. The enzymes are either of procaryotic or eucaryotic origin, isolated from fermentation broth or tissue, or expressed from recombinant gene sequences. The enzymes are provided in a form for addition to the formula prior to feeding the infant or at the time of feeding. In the preferred form, the enzymes are provided in a form that is stable to storage in the formula, but active when the formula reaches the portion of the gastrointestinal tract where the formula would normally be digested. In the most preferred embodiment, the enzymes are provided in a matrix with an enteric coating that releases the enzyme in the upper portion of the intestine. Depending on the formulation, proteases, carbohydrate degrading enzymes such as alpha-amylase, lactase, fructase, and sucrase, or lipases, are added to the formulation.
An improved non-human milk baby formula including protein, carbohydrate and lipid which is suitable for administration to an infant comprising an enzyme selected from the group consisting of protease enzymes and polysaccharide degrading enzymes, wherein the enzyme is in a form that will be enzymatically active in the digestive system of an infant to whom the baby formula is administered and is present in an amount effective to completely digest an enzyme substrate in the formula by the time the substrate reaches the end of the colon.
A method for improving the digestibility of a non-human milk baby formula which is suitable for administration to an infant comprising providing in the formula an enzyme selected from the group consisting of proteases and polysaccharide degrading enzymes, wherein the enzyme is in a form that will be enzymatically active in the digestive system of an infant to whom the baby formula is administered and is present in an amount effective to completely digest the enzyme substrate in the formula by the time the substrate reaches the end of the colon.
An additive to increase digestibility of non-human milk baby formula comprising a purified protease in combination with a purified polysaccharide degrading enzyme in a formulation for addition to non-human milk baby formula in an amount effective to completely digest an enzyme substrate in the formula by the time the substrate reaches the end of a colon.
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