Abbott Laboratories Corporation

Jerry L Hill

Normanella T DeWille

Timothy W Schenz

Mohamed I Mahmoud

James R Brooks

Benjamin D Travis

A method is disclosed for improving the stability of Vitamin D in liquid nutritional products which contain hydrolyzed protein or free amino acids as nitrogen sources. Vitamin C is added before or after a preliminary heat treatment of the liquid nutritional product and at a concentration exceeding 300 mg/l, such that the initial concentration of Vitamin C is at least 300 mg/l during the shelf-life of the liquid nutritional product. An emulsifier is added to the liquid nutritional product prior to preliminary heat treatment, the emulsifier being a diacetyltartaric acid ester of monoglycerides and diglycerides. Cystine is added following the preliminary heat treatment.

Method for improving Vitamin D stability in liquid nutritional products

A method for improving the stability of Vitamin D in liquid nutritional products which contain hydrolyzed protein or free amino acids as a nitrogen source. Vitamin C is added to a liquid nutritional product at a concentration exceeding 300 mg/l, such that the concentration of Vitamin C is at least 300 mg/l during the shelf-life of the liquid nutritional product. Preferably the addition of Vitamin C occurs after the completion of preliminary heat treating of the liquid nutritional product. Alternatively, the addition of Vitamin C occurs prior to the preliminary heat treating of the liquid nutritional product. Preferably, an emulsifier is added to the liquid nutritional product prior to preliminary heat treating, with the emulsifier being a diacetyltartaric acid ester of monoglycerides and diglycerides; and cystine is added following the completion of preliminary heat treating.

Growing community of inventors

Johnstown, OH, United States of America

Jerry L Hill