Abbott Laboratories
LIQUID NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING GREEN TEA EXTRACT AND IRON

Abstract:

A sterilized liquid nutritional composition has an off-white color and a pH of from about 6 to 7.5 and comprises a source of protein, a source of fat, a source of carbohydrate, green tea extract comprising epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), and an insoluble source of iron comprising at least one of ferric orthophosphate and ferric pyrophosphate. The liquid nutritional composition comprises, per 237 ml serving, from about 50 to 500 mg green tea extract and from about 6 to 60 mg ferric orthophosphate and/or ferric pyrophosphate, and has a Hunter L value not less than 60.