Acidified liquid human milk supplement
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a liquid human milk supplement comprising a protein component, a fat component, a carbohydrate component, vitamins, and minerals, where the pH of the human milk supplement is between about 4.0 and 4.6.
1. A liquid human milk supplement comprising:
a protein component;
a fat component, wherein the fat component consists of greater than about 50% of the caloric content of the supplement and further wherein the fat component comprises up to about 55% of the supplement on a dry weight basis;
a carbohydrate component, wherein the carbohydrate component consists of less than about 10% of the caloric content of the supplement;
vitamins; and
minerals, wherein the pH of the human milk supplement is between about 4.0 and 4.6.
2. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the pH of the supplement is between about 4.2 and 4.4.
3. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the pH of the supplement is less than about 4.6.
4. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the fat component comprises a fat source selected from the group consisting of docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid and combinations thereof.
5. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the fat component comprises medium chain triglycerides.
6. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the carbohydrate component comprises less than about 7% of the caloric content of the supplement.
7. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the protein component comprises about 30% of the caloric content of the supplement.
8. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 wherein the protein component is selected from the group consisting of whey protein, casein protein, and combinations thereof.
9. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 1 additionally comprising pectin.
10. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 9 wherein the supplement contains between about 40 and 60 kg pectin per 10,000 L supplement.
11. The liquid human milk supplement of claim 9 wherein the supplement contains between about 50 and 56 kg pectin per 10,000 L supplement.
12. A composition for administration to infants comprising:
(i) a liquid human milk supplement which comprises
a protein component;
a fat component, wherein the fat component consists of greater than about 50% of the caloric content of the supplement and further wherein the fat component consists of up to about 55% of the supplement on a dry weight basis;
wherein the carbohydrate component consists of less than 10% of the caloric component;
a carbohydrate component
vitamins; and
minerals, wherein the pH of the human milk supplement is between about 4.0 and 4.6; and
(ii) human milk, wherein the ratio of supplement to milk is between about 1:2 and 1:10.
13. The composition according to claim 12 , wherein the ratio of supplement to milk is between about 1:4 and 1:6.
14. The composition according to claim 12 , wherein the ratio of supplement to milk is about 1:5.
15. A method for supporting the growth of an infant by administering a composition comprising:
(i) a liquid human milk supplement which consists of
a protein component;
a fat component, wherein the fat component comprises greater than about 50% of the caloric content of the supplement and further wherein the fat component consists of up to about 55% of the supplement on a dry weight basis;
wherein the carbohydrate component consists of less than 10% of the caloric component;
a carbohydrate component
vitamins; and
minerals, wherein the pH of the human milk supplement is between about 4.0 and 4.6; and
(ii) human milk, wherein the ratio of supplement to milk is between about 1:2 and 1:10.