SYNTHETIC NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MALE AND FEMALE INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
The invention concerns synthetic nutritional compositions for infants and young children up to the age of thirty-six months, particularly infant formulae and growing-up milks. The compositions vary according to the age and the sex of the infant or young child.
1 . A synthetic nutritional composition for infants or young children comprising:
60-85 kcal/100 ml energy and
11.3-14.5 g/100 ml total solids
wherein the composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant or young child.
2 . The synthetic nutritional composition according to claim 1 comprising:
60-75 kcal/100 ml energy and
11.3-13.8 g/100 ml total solids
wherein the composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant of less than three months old.
3 . The synthetic nutritional composition according to claim 1 comprising:
70-85 kcal/100 ml energy and
11.9-14.5 g/100 ml total solids
wherein the composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant of more than three months old.
4 . A synthetic nutritional composition for infants comprising:
56-70 kcal/100 ml energy and
10.9-13.4 g/100 ml total solids
wherein the composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a female infant or young child.
5 . The synthetic nutritional composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is an infant formula in a form selected from the group consisting of a powder, liquid, concentrated liquid, and is a human milk fortifier.
6 . A set of at least two distinct synthetic nutritional compositions for infants or young children, wherein the first composition is selected from the group of compositions consisting of:
60-85 kcal/100 ml energy; and 11.3-14.5 g/100 ml total solids;
60-75 kcal/100 ml energy; and 11.3-13.8 g/100 ml solids; and
70-85 kcal/100 ml energy; and 11.9-14.5 g/100 ml total solids;
and a second composition is comprises:
56-70 kcal/100 ml energy; and 10.9-13.4 g/100 ml total solids;
wherein the first composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant or child and the second composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a female infant or child.
7 . A set of synthetic nutritional compositions for infants or young children according to claim 6 , wherein the first composition is an infant formula in a form selected from the group consisting of a powder, liquid, concentrated liquid, and is a human milk fortifier, wherein the first composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant of less than three months old and the second composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a female infant or young child.
8 . A set of synthetic nutritional compositions for infants or young children according to claim 6 , wherein the first composition is:
70-85 kcal/100 ml energy and
11.9-14.5 g/100 ml total solids
wherein the first composition is especially adapted to the nutritional needs of a male infant or young child more than three months old.
9 . The set of synthetic nutritional compositions for infants or young children according to claim 6 , wherein the first and second compositions are conditioned separately.