Composition comprising casein protein and whey protein
View Patent ↗A composition for an infant formula which includes casein protein and whey protein; a method of producing the composition; use of the composition in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional product for addressing malnutrition; and a method of addressing malnutrition which includes administering an effective amount of the composition are provided. The composition includes protein, free arginine; tryptophan and histidine, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source. In addition, the whey protein is sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed.
1. A composition for an infant formula comprising:
whey protein, wherein the whey protein is hydrolysed sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed; casein protein; free arginine; free histidine; and a milk protein comprising 5% or more of tryptophan.
2. The composition according to claim 1 which comprises 1.5% to 3% by weight of arginine; tryptophan and histidine.
3. The composition according to claim 1 which comprises a lipid source, a carbohydrate source, and a protein source.
4. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the whey protein is treated to remove lactose.
5. The composition according to claim 1 which comprises 6% to 50% by weight of whey protein and 20% to 40% casein protein.
6. The composition according to claim 1 which comprises 0% to 0.1% by weight histidine, 0.1% to about 0.3% by weight arginine, and 0.3 to 0.5% by weight tryptophan.
7. The composition according to claim 1 which comprises 0.2% to 0.4% by weight histidine, 1% to 2% by weight arginine, and 0.2% to 0.4% by weight tryptophan.
8. A method of producing an infant formula, the method comprising blending whey protein, wherein the whey protein is hydrolysed sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed, and casein protein together with free arginine; free histidine; a milk protein comprising 5% or more of tryptophan and homogenising the blended mixture.
9. An infant formula comprising:
hydrolysed sweet whey protein, from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed;
casein protein;
free arginine;
free histidine; and
a milk protein comprising 5% or more tryptophan.
10. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising from 9.0 to 10.0 w/w % of all protein sources contained in the infant formula.
11. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising 1.5% to 3% by weight of arginine; tryptophan and histidine.
12. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising a lipid source, a carbohydrate source, and a protein source.
13. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising 6% to 50% by weight of whey protein and 20% to 40% casein protein.
14. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising 0.1% to 0.3% by weight arginine, and 0.3 to 0.5% by weight tryptophan.
15. The infant formula of claim 9 comprising 0.2% to 0.4% by weight histidine, 1% to 2% by weight arginine, and 0.2% to 0.4% by weight tryptophan.
16. A method of providing nutrition to an infant, the method comprising administering to the infant a composition comprising whey protein, wherein the whey protein is hydrolysed sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed; casein protein; free arginine; free histidine; and a milk protein comprising 5% or more of tryptophan.