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US 7,618,669 B2Granted
Low-lactose partially hydrolyzed infant formula
AssigneeMead Johnson Nutrition Company
InventorsNagendra Rangavajla, Win-Chin Chiang, Khaled A. Khatib, David A. Wynsen, Gabor Puski, Jon Vanderhoof, Robert A. Burns
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a low-lactose, partially hydrolyzed infant formula. The carbohydrate component of the infant formula comprises between 0% and 60% lactose and the protein component of the infant formula comprises partially hydrolyzed whey protein and casein, the protein component having a particular molecular weight.
Claims21
An infant formula comprising:
- a carbohydrate component which is comprised of between about 0% and 60% lactose, based on the total weight of the carbohydrates present in the infant formula;
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- a protein component which is comprised of partially hydrolyzed whey protein and casein, wherein the ratio of whey protein to casein is between about 50:50 and 70:30 and wherein the protein hydrolysate has the peptides spread over the following range of molecular weight distribution as a function of their molar mass:
- Molar Mass
- % Molecular Weight
- (in Daltons)
- Distribution
- <500
- 11-20
- 500-1000
- 25-38
- 1000-2000
- 27-30
- 2000-3000
- 8-16
- 3000-5000
- 3-10
- >5000
- 2-11.
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