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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ershen Lin, New Milford, CT (US);
Reinhard Behringer, Epalinges, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ; A01N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426583 ; 426590 ; 426654 ; 426656 ; 426801 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
A stabilizer system for nutritional formulas; especially liquid nutritional formulas. The stabilizer system is made up of a gel-forming carrageenan and a diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and di-glycerides. The nutritional formula is formed of a protein source, a lipid source, a carbohydrate source, and the stabilizer system. The nutritional formula has improved color and physical stability.