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Powdered thickener that maintains its stretch properties upon reconstitution and is used to facilitate safe swallowing in individuals with dysphagia

A powder, characteristic technology, applied in the direction of application, bulk transportation, organic active ingredients, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2019-12-17
SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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However, malnutrition is an avoidable clinical complication of dysphagia

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[0078] In one aspect of the present disclosure, the thickened powder may be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of milk or water to form at least a portion of a composition (eg, a nutritional product or a water-based beverage). The powder comprises beta-glucan and a carrier component which is a carbohydrate which is neutral to or enhances the tensile properties of the composition . Non-limiting examples of suitable carrier ingredients include isomaltulose and low molecular weight carbohydrates such as sucrose and / or lactose. Preferably, the composition resulting from dilution of the powder is a drink having the consistency of nectar. More preferably, the resulting composition diluted from the powder is a beverage having a watery consistency.

[0079] In one embodiment, the thickened powder comprises a carrier ingredient and beta-glucan in a weight ratio of about 10:1 to about 300:1, preferably about 20:1 to about 200:1, more preferably about 20:1 to about 150:1 (eg,...

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[0094] The following non-limiting examples are experimental examples in support of one or more embodiments of the thickened powders provided by the present disclosure. The method used in the experiment is figure 1 shown in .

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The present invention discloses a thickened powder that facilitates safe swallowing of compositions by individuals suffering from dysphagia and is useful for treating dysphagia, facilitating safe swallowing of compositions, and mitigating aspiration during swallowing of compositions risky approach. The powder contains beta-glucan and a carrier component that is a carbohydrate that is neutral to or enhances the tensile properties of the composition tensile properties. The carrier component is preferably at least one of isomaltulose or a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder may be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least part of a composition, such as a nutritional product, and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.

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Background technique [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to powdered thickeners for facilitating safe swallowing of compositions by individuals suffering from dysphagia, methods of treating dysphagia by administering a composition prepared by diluting a powdered thickener, preparing a powdered thickener method, and a method for improving the cohesiveness of a composition by diluting a powdered thickener. Powdered thickeners retain their tensile properties when reconstituted. [0002] Dysphagia is the medical term for symptoms of difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia may be a sensation that presents difficulty in passing solids or liquids (ie, nutritional products) from the mouth to the stomach. [0003] During handling of a nutritional product in the oral cavity and during swallowing, the viscosity of the nutritional product changes due to shear forces. In most cases, the viscosity of the nutritional product decreases as the shear force and shear rate (eg, masticatio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23L2/39A61K9/00A61K47/26A61K31/715A23L29/30
CPCA23L2/39A61K9/0095A61K9/1623A61K31/716A23V2002/00A23L29/271A23V2200/30A23V2250/5034A23V2250/5106A23V2250/62A23L29/30
Inventor G·马切西尼J·恩格曼C·韦德默T·达特
Owner SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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