Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.

Kiyoshi Fujita

Naoki Hayashi

Hideki Tanaka

Itaru Kon

Kazunori Saima

Toshihiro Ohmori

Miki Tomoe

The invention provides a total enteral nutritious composition containing proteins, sugars, fats, minerals and vitamins, which improves serum albumin and ameliorates bedsores. The total enteral nutritious composition has a zinc/copper weight ratio of 10-25, and a zinc content of 1.5 mg or greater, a copper content of 0.075-0.15 mg, a sodium content of at least 185 mg, a vitamin B1 content of at least 0.30 mg, a vitamin B2 content of at least 0.25 mg and a protein content of at least 4.0 g, per 100 kcal of the composition. Preferably it has a protein content of at least 5.0 g, a vitamin B6 content of at least 0.30 mg, a biotin content of at least 1.0 &#x3bc;g, a vitamin B12 content of at least 0.20 &#x3bc;g, a folic acid content of at least 20 &#x3bc;g, a &#x3b2;-carotene content of at least 100 &#x3bc;g and a vitamin C content of at least 10 mg. Medium-chain fatty acid oils preferably constitute 35% by weight of the fats of the fat source, per 100 kcal of the composition. The preferred composition viscosity is 6-18 mPa&#xb7;s (25&#xb0; C.)

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Tokyo, Japan

Kiyoshi Fujita