Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new unit dose packaging for infant formula. The infant formula is manufactured as a tablet. One tablet will typically contain sufficient nutrients to produce a single serving of the formula (i.e. the amount of formula an average infant consumes in a single feeding). Other aspects of the invention are directed to feeding an infant such a reconstituted tablet and packaging containing such infant formula tablets.

Abstract: Disclosed are fiber-containing nutritional powders comprising nutrients and a total dietary fiber component, wherein the total dietary fiber contains added, spray dried, fiber, and wherein at least about 50% by weight of the spray dried fiber is water insoluble. Also disclosed are improved methods of making nutritional powders by (A) preparing an aqueous liquid containing nutrients and added fiber, wherein at least about 50% by weight of the added fiber is water insoluble; (B) homogenizing the prepared aqueous liquid at a selected homogenization pressure; and (C) spray drying the homogenized liquid to form a nutritional powder, which can be formulated or reconstituted into a nutritional liquid. The nutritional formula is more effective than conventional fiber-containing, ready-to-feed, nutritional liquids in treating infants affected by colic, diarrhea, or excessive spit-up.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new unit dose packaging for infant formula. The infant formula is manufactured as a tablet. One tablet will typically contain sufficient nutrients to produce a single serving of the formula (i.e. the amount of formula an average infant consumes in a single feeding). Other aspects of the invention are directed to feeding an infant such a reconstituted tablet and packaging containing such infant formula tablets.