1023 results about "Chow diet" patented technology

An emulsifying system for elemental diet compositions is provided that contains a protein source that may be a extensively hydrolyzed protein, free amino acids, short-chain peptides, or a mixture thereof; a lipid source; a carbohydrate source; and an emulsifying system comprising an ocentyl succinic anhydride modified starch and an acetylated monoglyceride emulsifier. The composition may be prepared as a powder or liquid nutritional composition for formulas prepared for infant, pediatric and adult populations in need of an elemental diet. The invention provides a commercially acceptable product in terms of desired stability and physical characteristics and is particularly useful for hypoallergenic infant formula preparations.

The present invention provides food bars for consumption by pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant containing one or more vitamins and / or minerals, DHA, one or more DHA taste-masking agents and, optionally, one or more anti-constipation and regularity-maintaining agents, methods for preparing these food bars, and methods for supplementing the dietary requirements of pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant. The food bars of the invention generally comprise one or more vitamins and minerals recommended for consumption by pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant in an amount that is effective for enhancing the nutrition of pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies, including calcium in an amount above 1,000 mg, DHA in an amount that is effective for providing, or increasing the supply of, DHA to a developing fetus or baby through a placenta or breast milk, one or more DHA taste-masking agents in an amount that is effective for masking the taste of DHA, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies and, optionally, one or more anti-constipation and regularity-maintaining agents in an amount that is effective for reducing or eliminating constipation, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies, from about 0 to about 99 weight percent of carbohydrates, from about 0 to about 80 weight percent of proteins, and from about 0 to about 60 weight percent of fats.

A food composition and method of making same wherein the composition includes a base not primarily of flour and sugar, and a supplement. The composition is functional as a substitute for traditional flour and sugar food products to mimic the organeoleptic properties of such traditional food products to thus provide the consumer with a product that is both tasty and pleasant in smell while simultaneously affording the consumer with a properly nutritious product to meet needed dietary requirements for a healthy lifestyle. Examples include muffins, doughnuts, pastas, pancakes and waffles, to name a few. A method of making this food composition is also provided.