ORAL REHYDRATION COMPOSITIONS WITH GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES

摘要

The general inventive concepts are directed to compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of dehydration. Provided herein are Oral Rehydration Formulas (ORF) having an acidic pH, and comprising a source of carbohydrate, a source of sodium, a source of citrate, and a source of an oligosaccharide.

主权项

1. An oral rehydration formula comprising:
a source of carbohydrate present in an amount sufficient to provide from about 10 mmol/L to about 285 mmol/L of carbohydrate per liter of oral rehydration formula, a source of sodium present in an amount sufficient to provide from about 10 mEq/L to about 95 mEq/L of sodium per liter of oral rehydration formula, a source of galactooligosaccharide (GOS) present in an amount sufficient to provide from about 1 g/L to about 10 g/L of galactooligosaccharide; and between 50 and 100% of the GOS in the oral rehydration formula is beta-GOS, and the GOS has a degree of polymerization of between 2 and 60.