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Title:
POWDERED HUMAN MILK FORTIFIER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000060949
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a powdered human milk fortifier comprising a protein component typically present in an amount of from about 24 wt/wt% to about 55 wt/wt% of the fortifier powder, and a fat component typically present in an amount of from about 1 wt/wt% to about 30 wt/wt% of the fortifier powder and a carbohydrate component present in a quantity of from about 15 wt/wt% to about 75 wt/wt% of the fortifier powder. Preferably, the powdered human milk fortifier is provided in a unit dose container which holds from about 0.5 gm to about 10 gm of powder. The instant invention also relates to a method of providing nutrition to preterm infants by adding a fortifier powder to human milk and administering the fortified human milk to a premature infant. The invention further provides a method of promoting growth of a premature infant by administering fortified human milk to a premature infant.

Inventors:
BARRETT-REIS BRIDGET M
REYNOLDS PATRICIA A
MONTALTO MICHAEL B
O'CONNOR DEBORAH L
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/009301
Publication Date:
March 01, 2001
Filing Date:
April 07, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ABBOTT LAB (US)
International Classes:
A23C9/158; A23C9/20; A23C9/152; A23C11/04; A23L33/15; (IPC1-7): A23C9/20; A23C11/04
Foreign References:
EP0799577A11997-10-08
US5013569A1991-05-07
Other References:
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