Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...
Patent
1997-04-09
1998-11-24
Pratt, Helen
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...
426518, 426618, 426629, 426636, 426801, A23L 129
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active
058403612
ABSTRACT:
A baby food composition is disclosed which contains one or more fructan-containing vegetables. The composition selectively stimulates colonic bifidobacteria in the infant. The fructan-containing vegetables can include, among others, Jerusalem Artichoke, Salsify, Burdock and mixtures thereof. The baby food compositions can be a mixed vegetable preparation that includes at lease one fructan-containing vegetables along with other vegetables or baby food preparations. Also disclosed are methods for using and methods for preparing the baby foods.
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Theuer Richard C.
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
Pratt Helen
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