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Liquid elemental diet
Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-24
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2001-12-24
Abstract
Abstract A ready-to-use liquid elemental diet comprising a nutritionally acceptable combination of carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid components, the combination having a pH ranging from about 3.0 to 4.4, being non-browning at elevated temperatures, and including, as the lipid component, a stable emulsion comprising a lipid source, an emulsifier and a starch modified with succinic anhydride in quantities sufficient to maintain emulsion stability in the pH range of about 3.0 to 4.4.
Inventors
- 👤 Mary K. Schmidl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:11
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L33/17; A23L33/175; A23L29/00; A23L29/20; A23L29/206; A23L29/212; A23L29/219; A23L33/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A ready-to-use aqueous elemental diet composition comprising, based on the total calories of the composition, a carbohydrate component ranging in amount from about 50 to 90%, an amino acid component ranging in amount from about 5 to 30%, and a lipid component ranging in amount from 10 to 50%, the composition being non-browning at 38° C., having a pH ranging from about 3.0 to about 4.4 and having the lipid component in the form of a stable emulsion consisting of lipids, an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of mono and diglycerides and a corn starch modified with succinate anhydride in quantities sufficient to maintain emulsion stability in the pH range of about 3.0 to 4.4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A ready-to-use aqueous elemental diet composition comprising, based on the total calories of the composition, a carbohydrate component ranging in amount from about 50 to 90%, an amino acid component ranging in amount from about 5 to 30%, and a lipid component ranging in amount from 10 to 50%, the composition being non-browning at 38° C., having a pH ranging from about 3.0 to about 4.4 and having the lipid component in the form of a stable emulsion consisting of lipids, an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of mono and diglycerides and a corn starch modified with succinate anhydride in quantities sufficient to maintain emulsion stability in the pH range of about 3.0 to 4.4.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the amino acid component comprises either pure L-amino acids or about 77.5 weight % of compounds having 1-3 amino acid residues, about 14.7 weight % of compounds having 4-6 amino acid residues, and about 8 weight % of compounds having 7 or more amino acid residues.
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