HIGH CALORIE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT

• US 20090143301A1
• Filed: 10/18/2006
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nestec SA (Nestle SA)
• Original Assignee: Nestec SA (Nestle SA)
• Inventors: Olson, Erin, Greenberg, Norman Alan, Tisdale, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US12/293,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20090143301A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 514/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/00 Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/19 Dairy proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/30 Foods, ingredients or supplements having a functional effect on health
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/33 High-energy foods and drinks, sports drinks
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0626 Isoleucine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0628 Leucine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/063 Lysine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/156 Mineral combination undefined extract A23V2250/1638
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1882 Polyunsaturated fatty acids
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/54 Proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/70 Vitamins
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/02 Nutrients, e.g. vitamins, minerals

Abstract

The invention provides a nutritional supplement comprising a protein source including milk protein isolate and/or canola plant protein, as well as related methods for its production and use in treating a nutritional deficiency in an individual.

Claims

1. A nutritional supplement comprising:

a protein source comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of milk protein isolate, canola plant protein, milk protein isolate and canola plant protein;

a fat source;

a carbohydrate source,

wherein the nutritional supplement has a caloric content of between about 2.25 and about 3.25 calories per milliliter and has a viscosity of less than about 120 centipoises; and

the protein source does not include caseinate.

2. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the fat source comprises an oil selected from the group consisting of:

canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, soy lecithin, high-oleic sunflower oil, sunflower oil, fish oil, medium chain triglycerides, high-oleic safflower oil, safflower oil, palm kernel oil, olive oil, borage oil, black currant oil, evening primrose oil, flaxseed oil, and coconut oil.

3. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the carbohydrate source comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

sugar, liquid sucrose, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, a soluble fiber, trehalose, isomaltulose and fructose.

4. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source is milk protein isolate.

5. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

total milk proteins, milk protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, whey hydrolysate, and a free amino acid.

6. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source is canola plant protein.

7. The nutritional supplement of claim 6, wherein the canola plant protein comprises a fraction selected from the group consisting of:

the 2S fraction from canola seed proteins, the 12S fraction from canola seed proteins and combinations thereof.

8. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

intact proteins;

free peptides;

fractionated proteins; and

combinations thereof.

9. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source comprises at least one branch chain amino acid (BCAA).

10. The nutritional supplement of claim 9, wherein the at least one BCAA comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

an intact BCAA, a partially hydrolyzed BCAA, a salt thereof, and combinations thereof.

11. The nutritional supplement of claim 9, wherein the at least one BCAA comprises about 5 to about 50% of the calories of the protein.

12. The nutritional supplement of claim 11, wherein the at least one BCAA comprises about 10 to about 40% of the calories of the protein.

13. The nutritional supplement of claim 11, wherein the at least one BCAA makes up preferably comprises about 15 to about 35% of the calories of the protein.

14. The nutritional supplement of claim 11, wherein the at least one BCAA comprises about 22 to about 35% of the calories of the protein.

15. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the protein source provides between about 10% and about 22% of the caloric content of the supplement.

16. The nutritional supplement of claim 15, wherein the fat source provides between about 34% and about 55% of the caloric content of the supplement.

17. The nutritional supplement of claim 15, wherein the carbohydrate source provides between about 25% and about 55% of the caloric content of the supplement.

18. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the fat source comprises at least one n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid selected from a group consisting of:

alpha-linolenic acid (LNA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

19. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the fat source comprises EPA and DHA in a ratio of about 2:

1.

20. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the fat source comprises EPA and DHA in a ratio of about 1:

2.

21. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the fat source comprises EPA and DHA in a ratio of about 1.5:

1.

22. The nutritional supplement of claim 18, wherein the fat source comprises at least one n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid.

23. The nutritional supplement of claim 22, wherein the fat source comprises n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a ratio between about 0.1:

1.0 and about 1.0;

0.1.

24. The nutritional supplement of claim 18, wherein the fat source comprises at least one monounsaturated fatty acid.

25. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, comprising at least one vitamin selected from a group consisting of:

A, C, D, E, K, B6, B12, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, and choline.

26. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, comprising at least one mineral selected from a group consisting of:

niacin, calcium, iron, manganese, chloride, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, copper, sodium, potassium, chromium, molybdenum, and selenium.

27. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, comprising a fiber source including at least one of an insoluble fiber and a soluble fiber.

28. The nutritional supplement of claim 24, wherein the at least one of an insoluble fiber and a soluble fiber is selected from the group consisting of:

cellulose;

chitin;

chitosan;

hemicellulose;

lignin;

beta-galactooligosaccharides, alpha-galactooligosaccharides, fructo-oligosaccharide, fuco-oligosaccharides, manno-oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, sialyl-oligosaccharides, N-glycoprotein oligosaccharides, O-glycoprotein oligosaccharides, glycolipid oligosaccharides, cello-oligosaccharides, chitosan-oligosaccharides, chitin-oligosaccharides, galactourono-oligosaccharides, glucourono-oligosaccharides, beta-glucan oligosaccharides, arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides, arabinogalacto-oligosaccharides, xylogluco-oligosaccharides, galactomanno-oligosaccharides, rhamno-oligosaccharides;

fructo(os)anes/inulins, galatans, fucoidans, arabinas, zylans, xanthans, beta-glucans, galacturonans, N-glycans, O-glycans, hyaluronic acids, chondroitins, xyloglucans, arabinogalactans, alginates, carageenanes, galactomannans, arabinoxylanes, glycolipid glycans, glycoprotein glycans, proteoglycans, reserve carbohydrates, fructans, galacto oligosaccharides from legumes, fucoidan, alpha-glucane, laminarin, carragenan, mannans, galactomannans, agar, natural gum, N-glycosidic bonded carbohydrates of glycoproteins, glycans of glycolipids, galacto-/gluco-/xylo-oligosaccharides, bacterial carbohydrates, xanthan, oligosaccharides;

galacto-/gluco-(from alpha 1-2 and alpha 1-3 glucose residues), xylo-oligosaccharides, pectins, chitins;

D-glucose;

D-fructose;

D-galactose;

D-mannose;

L-fucose;

D-N-acetyl glucosamine;

D-N-acetyl galactosamine;

D-xylose;

L-rhamnose;

D-arabinose;

D-allose;

D-talose;

L-idose;

D-ribose;

D-galacturon acid;

D-glucuron; and

D-mannuron acid.

29. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the carbohydrate source comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

isomalt, isomaltulose, trehelose, D-tagatose, tapioca dextrin, and sucromalt.

30. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, comprising a flavoring agent.

31. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the supplement has a viscosity of less than about 120 centipoises.

32. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the supplement has a viscosity of less than about 100 centipoises.

33. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the supplement has a viscosity between about 50 centipoises and about 120 centipoises.

34. The nutritional supplement of claim 1, wherein the supplement has a viscosity between about 50 centipoises and about 90 centipoises.

35. A method of producing a liquid nutritional supplement, the method comprising:

providing a mixture including water and a protein source including milk protein isolate;

subjecting the mixture to direct steam injection (DSI); and

homogenizing the mixture,

wherein the liquid nutritional supplement has a viscosity of less than about 120 centipoises.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the mixture comprises at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of:

an anti-foaming agent, a citrate, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, a vitamin, a mineral, and a flavoring agent.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the water has a temperature between about 120 and about 190 degrees Fahrenheit.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein the water has a temperature between about 125 and about 175 degrees Fahrenheit.

39. The method of claim 35, wherein the water has a temperature between about 130 and about 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein the water has a temperature between about 135 and about 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

41. The method of claim 35, wherein the DSI includes heating the mixture to about 250 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 seconds.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the DSI further includes flash cooling the mixture in a vacuum chamber to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

43. The method of claim 35, further comprising the step of:

adding to the mixture at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of;

a citrate, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, a vitamin, a mineral, and a flavoring agent.

44. The method of claim 35, further comprising the step of:

cooling the mixture to less than about 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

45. The method of claim 35, further comprising the step of:

subjecting the mixture to a second DSI, wherein the second DSI includes heating the mixture to a temperature greater than about 280 degrees Fahrenheit.

46. A method of treating a nutritional deficiency in an individual, the method comprising:

administering to an individual having a nutritional deficiency a nutritional supplement comprising a protein source comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of milk protein isolate, canola plant protein, milk protein isolate and canola plant protein, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, the nutritional supplement has a caloric content of between about 2.25 and about 3.25 calories per milliliter and has a viscosity of less than about 120 centipoises, and the protein source does not include caseinate.

47. The method of claim 46, further comprising:

administering to the individual at least one medicament.

48. The method of claim 46, wherein the nutritional supplement is administered orally.

49. The method of claim 47, wherein the nutritional supplement is administered enterally.

50. The method of claim 46, wherein the individual is suffering from a disease selected from the group consisting of:

anorexia nervosa;

a wasting disease, including cancer, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sarcopenia;

chronic illness;

functional limitations, including psychological disorders and physical incapacitation;

diminished cognitive ability; and

a wound.