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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Jennifer Mager, St. Paul, MN (US);

Zamzam Fariba Roughead, Plymouth, MN (US);

Heidi Storm, Branchburg, NJ (US);

James Scott Teresi, Caldwell, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Jennifer Mager, St. Paul, MN (US);

Zamzam Fariba Roughead, Plymouth, MN (US);

Heidi Storm, Branchburg, NJ (US);

James Scott Teresi, Caldwell, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/70 (2006.01); A61K 38/02 (2006.01); A23L 33/00 (2016.01); A23L 33/17 (2016.01); A23L 33/115 (2016.01); A23L 33/16 (2016.01); A23L 33/125 (2016.01); A23L 33/15 (2016.01); A61K 31/202 (2006.01); A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A23L 33/115 (2016.08); A23L 33/125 (2016.08); A23L 33/15 (2016.08); A23L 33/16 (2016.08); A23L 33/17 (2016.08); A23L 33/40 (2016.08); A61K 31/20 (2013.01); A61K 31/202 (2013.01); A61K 31/70 (2013.01); A61K 33/00 (2013.01); A61K 38/02 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A61J 15/00 (2013.01); B65B 2230/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Nutritional compositions that mimic whole foods and methods of using the nutritional compositions are provided. The nutritional compositions may include an increased number and variety of fruits and vegetables, an increased variety of macronutrient sources and an increased amount of other components that are found in whole foods. The nutritional compositions may also include ethnicity-specific meals and organic ingredients and provide emotional appeal to the patient and/or the patient's caregiver. Methods of administering such nutritional compositions to patients in need of same are also provided.


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