Nutritional products including a novel fat system including monoglycerides

摘要

Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.

主权项

1. An infant formula comprising protein, carbohydrate, and a fat system, the fat system comprising at least 10 wt % of monoglycerol palmitate, wherein at least 70% of palmitic acid residues in the monoglycerol palmitate are at the Sn-1 position.