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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Catherine Mace, Lausanne, CH;
Olivier Kevork Aprikian, Dublin, OH (US);
Etienne Pouteau, Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Catherine Mace, Lausanne, CH;
Olivier Kevork Aprikian, Dublin, OH (US);
Etienne Pouteau, Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nutritional composition for infants comprises a protein source, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source wherein the lipid source includes at least 16 wt % linoleic acid and at least 2 wt % α-linolenic acid expressed as a percentage of total fatty acid content in each case and in amounts such that the ratio of linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid is in the range from 1 to 10.