Abstract: An enteral nutrition product is provided for enteral administration directly to the stomach or intestines of a patient from an external container upon the application of pressure to the external container. The enteral nutrition product is a semi-solid material having a substantially self-supporting consistency that deforms under an externally applied load without liquefying and that is capable of containing a higher concentration of a nutrient component than a fluid. The semi-solid material includes a mixture of a nutrient solution and a semi-solidifying agent that is one of agar and a whole egg. The self-supporting consistency of the semi-solid enteral nutrition product remains substantially unchanged before, during, and after being enterally administered into the patient, and is further maintained within the stomach or the intestines of the patient such that the enteral nutrition product does not liquefy due to the body temperature of the patient.

Abstract: An enteral nutrition product is disclosed which is formed as a semi-solid. The semi-solid is common to a solid in that the semi-solid has a shape retentivity allowing a shape of the semi-solid to be retained without a spontaneous change in shape, and in that the semi-solid is capable of containing a nutrition component at a higher concentration than those of a liquid and a fluid. On the other hand, the semi-solid is common to the liquid and the fluid in that the semi-solid is easier to be changed in shape due to an externally forced load than the solid. The shape retentivity is maintained before, during, and after administration of the enteral nutrition product into the patient, and is maintained while the enteral nutrition product is stayed within the patient, such that the enteral nutrition product is not liquefied due to a body temperature of the patient.