Gel type enteral nutrient
AssigneeEn Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsMinoru Kuribayashi, Yasunori Kogami
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Abstract
An enteral nutrient gel that is excellent at maintaining its solid matter (gel) form in the stomach, does not readily disintegrate or dissolve with a change in pH, is stable in its physical properties even during long-term storage, and can be passed through a feeding tube. The enteral nutrient gel contains agar, alginic acid and/or a salt thereof, soybean protein or a hydrolysate thereof, calcium, magnesium, dextrin, and, optionally, an oligosaccharide, a disaccharide and/or a monosaccharide. A solid composition containing 8 to 30 wt % protein, 2 to 25 wt % fats, and 40 to 70 wt % dextrin is used in preparing the enteral nutrient gel.
Claims5
An enteral nutrient gel comprising:
- 0.05 to 0.5 g/100 ml agar,
- 0.02 to 0.5 g/100 ml alginic acid and/or a salt thereof,
- 0.5 to 4.4 g/100 ml soybean protein or a hydrolysate thereof,
- 30 to 100 mg/100 ml calcium,
- 15 to 50 mg/100 ml magnesium, and
- dextrin;
- wherein the gel is prepared from a solid composition comprising:
- 8 to 30 wt % protein of the solid composition,
- 2 to 25 wt % fats of the solid composition, and
- 40 to 70 wt % dextrin in the solid composition.
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