Claims
- 1. A method comprising the steps of:
(a) sterilizing a liquid nutritional formula containing Vitamin D and extensively hydrolyzed protein having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 20%; (b) sterilizing a container; and then (c) aseptically packaging the sterilized liquid nutritional formula in the sterilized container, to produce a sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula containing extensively hydrolyzed protein and Vitamin D.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the container is a plastic package.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plastic package is a resealable multi-dose package.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 30% to about 80%.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 40% to about 60%.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the liquid nutritional formula of step (a) further comprises Vitamin C.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 20% to about 40%.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 25% to about 35%.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula containing extensively hydrolyzed protein and Vitamin D is an infant nutritional formula.
- 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula is not subjected to heat sterilization after packaging.
- 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula is substantially free of intact proteins.
- 12. A sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula comprising Vitamin D and extensively hydrolyzed protein having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 20%, wherein the packaged formula is prepared by
(a) sterilizing a liquid nutritional formula containing Vitamin D and extensively hydrolyzed protein, said protein having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 20%; (b) sterilizing a container; and then (c) aseptically packaging the sterilized liquid nutritional formula in the sterilized container, to produce a sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula containing extensively hydrolyzed protein and Vitamin D.
- 13. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the container is a plastic package.
- 14. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 13, wherein the plastic package is a resealable multi-dose package.
- 15. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 30% to about 80%.
- 16. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 15, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 40% to about 60%.
- 17. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the liquid nutritional formula of step (a) further comprises Vitamin C.
- 18. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 20% to about 40%.
- 19. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 25% to about 35%.
- 20. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein, wherein the formula is an infant nutritional formula.
- 21. The sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formula of claim 12, wherein the formula is substantially free of intact proteins.
- 22. The sterilized aseptically packaged composition comprising a liquid nutritional formula containing Vitamin D and extensively hydrolyzed protein, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 20%.
- 23. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid nutritional formula is packaged in a plastic container.
- 24. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 23, wherein the plastic container is a resealable multi-dose package.
- 25. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 30% to about 80%.
- 26. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the extensively hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of from about 40% to about 60%.
- 27. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid nutritional formula comprises Vitamin C.
- 28. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 20% to about 40%.
- 29. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid nutritional formula has an average Vitamin D degradation rate reduction of from about 25% to about 35%.
- 30. The aseptically packaged composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid nutritional formula is substantially free of intact proteins.
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] This application is related to the An Aseptically Packaged, Extensively Hydrolyzed, Liquid Nutritional Formula and Method for Making It which was filed as Ser. No. 60/434,887 on Dec. 19, 2002
Provisional Applications (1)
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60434887 |
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