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Powdered thickener maintaining its extensional properties when reconstituted and for promoting safe swallowing by individuals with dysphagia

A powder, characterization technology, applied in the very challenging field of target extensional viscosity in the formulation, to achieve the effect of promoting oral health and improving life

Pending Publication Date: 2019-12-20
SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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However, malnutrition is an avoidable clinical complication of dysphagia

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[0077] In one aspect of the present disclosure, the thickened powder may be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of milk or water to form at least a portion of a composition (eg, a nutritional product or a water-based beverage). The powder comprises an amount of beta-glucan and maltodextrin which is neutral to or enhances the tensile properties of the composition . Optionally, the thickened powder may comprise maltodextrin in combination with low molecular weight carbohydrates such as sucrose and / or lactose.

[0078] In one embodiment, the thickening powder comprises maltodextrin and beta-glucan in a weight ratio of about 10:1 to about 300:1, preferably about 20:1 to about 200:1, more preferably about 20:1 1 to about 150:1 (eg, about 150:1), most preferably about 20:1 to about 100:1.

[0079] In one embodiment, the thickened powder comprises maltodextrin and oat extract containing beta-glucan in a weight ratio of about 1:1 to about 30:1, preferably about 2:1 to about ...

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[0094] The following non-limiting examples are experimental examples in support of one or more embodiments of the thickened powders provided by the present disclosure. The method used in the experiment is figure 1 shown in .

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Abstract

A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and maltodextrin in an amount that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. Optionally the thickening powder can also include a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk toform at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.

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Background technique [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to powdered thickeners for facilitating safe swallowing of compositions by individuals suffering from dysphagia, methods of treating dysphagia by administering a composition prepared by diluting a powdered thickener, preparing a powdered thickener method, and a method for improving the cohesiveness of a composition by diluting a powdered thickener. Powdered thickeners retain their tensile properties when reconstituted. [0002] Dysphagia is the medical term for symptoms of difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia may be a sensation that presents difficulty in passing solids or liquids (ie, nutritional products) from the mouth to the stomach. [0003] During handling of a nutritional product in the oral cavity and during swallowing, the viscosity of the nutritional product changes due to shear forces. In most cases, the viscosity of the nutritional product decreases as the shear force and shear rate (eg, masticatio...

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IPC IPC(8): A23L2/39A61K9/00A61K47/36A61K31/715A23L29/212
CPCA23L2/39A61K9/0095A61K47/36A23L29/212A61K31/716A61K9/145Y02A50/30A23L29/271
Inventor G·马切西尼J·恩格曼C·韦德默T·达特
Owner SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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