Nutritional composition

Abstract

A nutritional composition having a total energy content of 67 kcal/100 ml or lower and including: a protein content which is 1.25 g/100 ml or lower, an energy content from protein of 7.2-8.4% of the total energy content of the nutritional composition, an energy content from fat which is at least 49% or more of the total energy content of the nutritional composition, a medium chain fatty acid content comprising 8 to 10 carbons which is less than 3 wt % of total amount of fatty acids, a sialic acid content of 10-25 mg/100 ml, a cholesterol content of 5-10 mg/100 ml, and a sphingomyelin content of 9-15 mg/100 ml is disclosed.

1 . A nutritional composition, as a ready-to-use product or a ready-to-use product reconstituted with water from a manufactured powder, wherein the total energy content is 67 kcal/100 ml or lower and the composition comprises:
 a protein content which is 1.25 g/100 ml or lower,   an energy content from protein of 7.2-8.4 percentage of the total energy content of the nutritional composition,   an energy content from fat which is at least 49 percentage or more of the total energy content of the nutritional composition,   a medium chain fatty acid content comprising 8 to 10 carbons which is less than 3 weight % of total amount of fatty acids,   a sialic acid content of 10-25 mg/100 ml,   a cholesterol content of 5-10 mg/100 ml, and   a sphingomyelin content of 9-15 mg/100 ml.   
     
     
         2 . A nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the total energy content is 62 kcal/100 ml or lower and the composition comprises:
 a protein content which is 1.25 g/100 ml or lower,   an energy content from protein of 7.8-8.4 percentage of the total energy content of the nutritional composition,   an energy content from fat which is at least 50 percentage or more of the total energy content of the nutritional composition,   a medium chain fatty acid content comprising 8 to 10 carbons which is less than 3 weight % of total amount of fatty acids,   a sialic acid content of 10-25 mg/100 ml,   a cholesterol content of 5-10 mg/100 ml, and   a sphingomyelin content of 10-15 mg/100 ml.   
     
     
         3 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1  wherein the composition further comprises lipid bound sialic acid as gangliosides and wherein the content of lipid bound sialic acid as gangliosides is 1.5-5 weight % of total sialic acid content. 
     
     
         4 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the cholesterol content is 0.2-0.3 weight % of the total fat content of said nutritional composition. 
     
     
         5 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the cholesterol content is 7-9 mg/100 ml. 
     
     
         6 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said cholesterol is milk derived cholesterol. 
     
     
         7 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the energy content from protein is 8.0-8.3% of the total energy content of the nutritional composition. 
     
     
         8 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the medium chain fatty acid (comprising 8 to 10 carbons) content is less than 2% of total amount fatty acids. 
     
     
         9 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein energy content from fat is 50-54% of the total energy content of the nutritional composition. 
     
     
         10 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the energy content in the nutritional composition is lower than 60 kcal/100 ml. 
     
     
         11 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the protein content of the nutritional composition is between 1.1 g and lower than 1.25 g/100 ml. 
     
     
         12 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the sialic acid is 18-20 mg/100 ml. 
     
     
         13 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the content of sphingomyelin in the composition is between 9 and 13 mg/100 ml. 
     
     
         14 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition has a non protein nitrogen (NPN) value of 0.015-0.020 g/100 ml. 
     
     
         15 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises whey protein concentrate solids rich in phospholipids enriched composition in 5-6 weight % of the total dry weight of said nutritional composition. 
     
     
         16 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises intact or partly hydrolysed milk protein. 
     
     
         17 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid content in the composition is originated from milk solids, sweet whey solids, casein solids, and cream solids, whey protein concentrate rich in phospholipids. 
     
     
         18 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the cholesterol content is 7-10 mg/100 ml. 
     
     
         19 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1  comprising:
 sweet whey solids in an amount of 32-40 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition; 
 sodium caseinate in an amount of 4.6-5.7 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition; 
 skim milk solids in an amount of 66-81 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition; 
 whey protein concentrate solids rich in phospholipids in an amount of 47-58 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition; and 
 cream solids in an amount of 117-143 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition. 
 
     
     
         20 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises: sweet whey solids of 36.3 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition, sodium caseinate of 5.18 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition, skim milk solids of 73.7 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition, whey protein concentrate solids rich in phospholipids of 52.4 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition, and cream solids of 130 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition. 
     
     
         21 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 19 , wherein kg/1000 kg powder is the same as kg/8770 L of ready to drink nutritional composition. 
     
     
         22 . A method of using the nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , comprising providing the nutritional composition to a user as an infant formula or as a follow on formula. 
     
     
         23 . A method of using the nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , comprising providing the nutritional composition to a user to achieve a development and/or growth pattern and/or morbidity more similar to breast-fed infants and/or regarding parameters which is any of growth, body composition wt % fat, cholesterol level, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), sialic acid in saliva, fasting insulin levels or decreased risk for obesity in childhood, insulin resistance, total thickness of intimate and media of the vessel wall of carotid communis, inflammation parameters, microbiological parameters, plasma amino acids, IGF-1, and dietary intake. 
     
     
         24 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a powder suitable for making a liquid composition after reconstitution with water. 
     
     
         25 . The nutritional composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the ready-to-use product or the ready-to-use product reconstituted with water from a manufactured powder is made by mixing 114 g of the nutritional composition powder with 900 ml water to make 1000 ml of liquid composition. 
     
     
         26 . A method for producing a nutritional composition in order to get a high sialic acid content and a high cholesterol content in combination with low protein and energy content, comprising the steps of:
 providing at least the following ingredients per 1000 kg dry powder or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition:
 sweet whey solids in an amount of 32-40 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition; 
 sodium caseinate in an amount of 4.6-5.7 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition; 
 skim milk solids in an amount of 66-81 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition; 
 whey protein concentrate solids rich in phospholipids in an amount of 47-58 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition; 
 cream solids in an amount of 117-143 kg/1000 kg dry powder composition or per 8770 L ready to drink nutritional composition; and 
 optionally vitamins, minerals, fats, lactose and other essential nutrients; and 
   mixing the ingredients.   
     
     
         27 . The method for producing a nutritional composition according to  claim 26 , wherein no free amino acids are added other than naturally occurring free amino acids present in milk raw materials.