US 7,572,474 B2
	Method for simulating the functional attributes of human milk oligosaccharides in formula-fed infants
Bryon W. Petschow, Newburgh, Ind. (US); Robert J. McMahon, Evansville, Ind. (US); Glen R. Gibson, Reading (United Kingdom); Robert A. Rastall, Reading (United Kingdom); Renia Gemmell, Iffley (United Kingdom); Maria Saarela, Espoo (Finland); and Anna-Marja Aura, Espoo (Finland)
Assigned to Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Evansville, Ill. (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/172,123.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/686390, filed on Jun. 01, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0286258 A1, Dec. 21, 2006
Int. Cl. A23L 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 426—590  [426/801; 424/439]

12 Claims

1. An infant formula comprising polydextrose and galacto-oligosaccharide, wherein the amount of polydextrose and galacto-oligosaccharide in the infant formula is sufficient to deliver between about 1.0 g/L and 10.0 g/L of polydextrose and galacto-oligosaccharide to the infant daily.