Non-dairy formulae

• US 10,575,546 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2017
• Issued: 03/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Else Nutrition GH Ltd. (Else Nutrition Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Else Nutrition GH Ltd. (Else Nutrition Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kesler, Uriel, Yitzhak, Hamutal
• Primary Examiner(s): Heggestad, Helen F
• Application Number:
  US15/612,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20170265512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 426648, 426 72, 426 73, 426 74, 426615, 426633
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/39 Dry compositions
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 25/00 Food consisting mainly of nutmeat or seeds; Preparation or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 25/30 Mashed or comminuted products, e.g. pulp, pastes, meal, powders; Products made therefrom, e.g. blocks, flakes, snacks; Liquid or semi-liquid products A23L25/10 and A23L25/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/00 Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/12 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/135 Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/15 Vitamins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/16 Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/175 Amino acids
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/40 Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs

Abstract

The present invention is directed to non-dairy almond based formulae for the preparation of infant or toddler formula or other types of supplemental or functional food.

Claims

1. A method of supplementing the nutrition of an adult subject comprising administering to said subject a composition, comprising:

a) an almond component that has been treated to reduce the phytic acid content; and

b) at least one a single non-dairy component comprising all essential amino acids;

wherein said at least one non-dairy component comprising all essential amino acids is at least one a type of grain that has been pre-hydrolyzed or pre-gelatinized;

wherein said adult subject is vulnerable to malnutrition, having lean body mass and declining basal metabolic rate;

and wherein said composition provides the necessary proteins, amino-acids, and other nutrients needed in a single serving of food.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one non-dairy component comprising all essential amino acids further comprises semi-essential amino acids.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one non-dairy component comprising all essential amino acids further comprises carbohydrates.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one type of grain is cereal grain or pseudocereal grain.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the ratio between almond and said at least one non-dairy component is from about 10:

90 to about 90;

10.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the almond is present in an amount of at least 10% by weight from the total weight of the composition.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one non-dairy component is present in an amount of at least 5% by weight from the total weight of the composition.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one type of grain is pseudocereal grain selected from buckwheat, amaranth or quinoa.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one type of grain is buckwheat.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one type of grain is a whole grain.

11. A method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from vitamins, minerals, trace elements, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and any combinations thereof.

12. A method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from nucleotides, poly-unsaturated fatty acids, fluoride, choline, a probiotic agent, prebiotic agent, and any combinations thereof.

13. A method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from a flavoring agent, an oil protective colloid, a plasticizer, an antioxidant, an emulsifier, a thickener, an acidity regulator, a packaging gas and any combinations thereof.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises no more than 0.5% wt of phytic acid.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises no more than 0.001% wt of phytic acid.