Claims
- 1. A powdered human milk fortifier comprising:
a. a protein component present in a quantity of from about 25 wt/wt % to about 42 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier, b. a fat component present in a quantity of from about 5 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier wherein said fat component further comprises an emulsifier present in a quantity of from about 1.5 wt/wt % to about 5.0 wt/wt % of said fat component, and c. at least one additional nutrient selected from the group consisting of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Biotin, Folic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, Niacin, m-inositol, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, manganese, copper, sodium, potassium, chloride, iron, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, carnitine and taurine, and wherein said calcium source is insoluble.
- 2. A method of providing supplemental nutrients to preterm infants comprising adding the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 1 to human milk and administering a fortified human milk to a premature infant.
- 3. A method for promoting growth of a premature infant comprising administering fortified human milk to a premature infant, said fortified human milk further comprises:
a. human milk, and b. the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 1.
- 4. A unit dose of powdered human milk fortifier comprising:
a. a container, and b. the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 1 present in an amount of from about 0.8 gm to about 5.0 gm per unit dose.
- 5. A method for enhancing the emulsion stability of human milk comprising adding an emulsifier to said human milk wherein said emulsifier is present in a quantity of from about 0.36 wt/vol % to about 3.6 wt/vol % of the human milk.
- 6. A method for preventing the denaturation of protein in fortified human milk comprising the incorporation of an insoluble calcium source.
- 7. A powdered human milk fortifier comprising:
a) a protein component present in a quantity of from about 28 wt/wt % to about 55 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; b) a fat component present in a quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; and c) at least one source of insoluble calcium.
- 8. The powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 7 in which:
a) said protein component is present in the quantity of from about 28 wt/wt % to about 42 wt/wt %; and said fat component is present in the quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 18 wt/wt %.
- 9. A method of providing supplemental nutrients to preterm infants comprising adding the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 7 to human milk and administering a fortified human milk to a premature infant.
- 10. A method for promoting growth of a premature infant comprising administering fortified human milk to a premature infant, said fortified human milk comprises:
a) human milk, and b) the powdered human milk fortifier according to claims 7.
- 11. The method of providing supplemental nutrients according to claim 9 wherein about 0.5 gm to about 10 gm of powdered human milk fortifier is administered per day.
- 12. A fortified human milk comprising:
a) human milk, and b) from about 0.5 wt/vol % to about 10.0 wt/vol % of a powdered human milk fortifier which comprises:
i) a protein component present in a quantity of from about 27 wt/wt % to about 42 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; ii) a fat component present in a quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; and iii) at least one source of insoluble calcium.
- 13. A fortified human milk comprising:
a) human milk, and b) from about 0.5 wt/vol % to about 10.0 wt/vol % of a powdered human milk fortifier which comprises:
i. a protein component present in a quantity of from about 27 wt/wt % to about 42 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; ii. a fat component present in a quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier.
- 14. A powdered human milk fortifier comprising:
a) a protein component present in a quantity of from about 25 wt/wt % to about 55 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; b) a fat component present in a quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; and; c) at least one source of insoluble calcium.
- 15. The powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 14 in which said fat component is present in the quantity of about 5 wt/wt % to about 30 wt/wt %
- 16. The powdered human milk fortifer according to claim 14 in which:
a) said protein component is present in the quantity of from about 27 wt/wt % to about 36 wt/wt %, and b) said fat component is present in the quantity of from about 1 wt/wt % to about 20 wt/wt %.
- 17. A method of providing supplemental nutrients to preterm infants comprising adding the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 14 to human milk and administering a fortified human milk to a premature infant.
- 18. A method for promoting growth of a premature infant comprising administering fortified human milk to a premature infant, said fortified human milk comprises:
a) human milk, and b) the powdered human milk fortifier according to claim 15.
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/910,094 filed Jul. 20, 2001, now allowed; which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,294,206 issued Sep. 25, 2001; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Serial No. 60/128,575 filed Apr. 9, 1999, now abandoned.
Provisional Applications (1)
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