Method for producing a nutritional composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019364950-A1
Application number	US-201716331800-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 13, 2017
Priority date	Sep 13, 2016
Publication date	Dec 5, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for producing a nutritional composition comprising the steps: (a) providing a solution comprising at least one mineral for a nutritional composition; (b) adding at least one potato protein to the solution of step (a); (c) adding at least one carbohydrate and/or at least one fat to the solution of step (b); and (d) spray drying the solution of step (c).

First claim

1 . A method for producing a nutritional composition comprising the steps:
(a) providing a solution comprising at least one mineral for a nutritional composition; (b) adding at least one potato protein to the solution of step (a); (c) adding at least one carbohydrate and/or at least one fat to the solution of step (b); and (d) spray drying the solution of step (c).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the solution is stirred during steps (a) and/or (b).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (a) further comprises adjusting the pH of the solution to about 3.8-7.0 before addition of the at least one potato protein in step (b).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) further comprises adjusting the pH of the solution to about 3.8-7.0 after addition of the at least one carbohydrate.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method does not comprise a homogenisation step.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition is an infant formula.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mineral of step (a) is selected from the group consisting of calcium citrate, potassium citrate and/or potassium phosphate monobasic, and optionally sodium citrate, magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, calcium chloride, calcium glycerophosphate, sodium chloride, calcium phosphate, potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) further comprises adding at least one mineral and/or vitamin.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one mineral added in step (c) is selected from the group consisting of magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, calcium chloride, calcium glycerophosphate, potassium phosphate monobasic, sodium chloride, calcium phosphate, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate and sodium hydroxide.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein
step (c) comprises adding the at least one carbohydrate before the at least one fat.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one potato protein is hydrolysed potato protein.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrolysed potato protein is produced by a method comprising the steps:
(i) providing a solution comprising potato protein, and optionally adjusting the pH of the solution to about 5.0-8.0; (ii) adding a protease, preferably alcalase, to the solution of step (i); (iii) incubating the solution of step (ii) under conditions suitable for hydrolysis of the potato protein; and (iv) inactivating the protease.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the incubation of step (iii) comprises incubating the solution at a temperature of about 55-60° C. for about 0.5-5 h.

14 . A nutritional composition obtainable by the method of claim 1 .

15 . The nutritional composition of claim 14 , wherein at least about 75% by weight of the total protein is potato protein.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa

Inventors

• Thevenier Anne
• Schuh Susanne
• Kuslys Martinas
• Ran-Ressler Rinat
• Rade-Kukic Koraljka

Classifications

• A61P37/08

  Antiallergic agents (antiasthmatic agents A61P11/06; ophthalmic antiallergics A61P27/14) · CPC title

• A23L33/40

  Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula · CPC title

• A23L33/185 Primary

  Vegetable proteins · CPC title

• A23L33/16

  Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements · CPC title

• A23L33/18

  Peptides; Protein hydrolysates · CPC title