Nutritional formulation containing prebiotic substances

• US 6,630,452 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2001
• Issued: 10/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SA (Nestle SA)
• Original Assignee: Wyeth (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Wilson, Jeffrey L.
• Primary Examiner(s): FAY, ZOHREH A
• Application Number:
  US09/778,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20030060445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• Field of Search: 514/25, 514/54
• US Class Current: 514/25
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/244 from corms, tubers or roots, e.g. glucomannan starch A23L29/212
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/156 Mineral combination undefined extract A23V2250/1638
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/28 Oligosaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/54246 Casein
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/54252 Whey protein
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/70 Vitamins
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/715 Polysaccharides, i.e. having more than five saccharide radicals attached to each other by glycosidic linkages; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ethers, esters

Abstract

A nutritional composition is provided which comprises oligofructose and sialyllactose.

Claims

1. A nutritional composition comprising oligofructose and sialyllactose.

2. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the sialyllactose is a mixture of 3′

-sialyllactose and 6′

- sialyllactose.

3. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the sialyllactose is 3′

-sialyllactose.

4. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the sialyllactose is 6′

-sialyllactose.

5. A nutritional composition as in claim 2, comprising 0.1 g/L to 10 g/L of oligofructose and 6 mg/L to 10 g/L of sialyllactose.

6. A nutritional composition as in claim 5, comprising 0.3 g/L to 6 g/L of o oligofructose and 60 mg/L to 1 g/L of sialyllactose.

7. A nutritional composition as in claim 6, comprising 1 g/L to 3 g/L of oligofructose and 100 mg/L to 600 mg/L of sialyllactose.

9. A nutritional composition as in claim 1, wherein said composition is in liquid form.

10. A nutritional composition as in claim 1, wherein said composition is in powder form.

11. A nutritional composition as in claim 1, further comprising a least one of Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, and Vitamin B complex.

12. A nutritional composition as in claim 1, further comprising at least one of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorous, copper, zinc, iodine, selenium, and iron.

13. A nutritional composition as in claim 1, which is in the form of an infant formula, follow-on formula, toddler'"'"'s beverage, milk yogurt, fruit juice, fruit-based drink, candy, chewing gum, or a lozenge.

8. A nutritional composition comprising 1.5 g/L of oligofructose and 100 mg/L of sialyllactose.

14. A method of increasing the amount of Bifidobacteria and inhibiting the binding of pathogenic bacteria in a human, comprising administering to said human nutritional composition comprising oligofructose and sialyllactose.