Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Poultry egg is basic ingredient
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-28
2006-11-28
Weier, Anthony (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Poultry egg is basic ingredient
C426S801000, C514S912000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07141266
ABSTRACT:
Baby-food compositions that enhance visual acuity upon feeding to an infant are shown. The compositions contain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in an amount of at least about 0.5 mg per gram of the composition. The source of the DHA can be from DHA-enriched coagulated egg yolk solids present in an amount of from about 5% to about 25% (grams/100 grams). The compositions have an organoleptically acceptable smooth texture as a result of contain an acidulant or as a result of being processed by a microcutter. Also shown are methods for enhancing visual acuity in infants and methods of providing the compositions to a consumer.
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Birch Eileen E
Cool Mary B
Harvey Robert A
Hoffman Dennis R
Rocklin Terry L
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Weier Anthony
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