Abstract: Disclosed are concentrated liquid human milk fortifiers including extensively hydrolyzed casein, and optionally a probiotic. The concentrated liquid human milk fortifier has a low water activity and a low pH, thereby reducing microbial growth in the fortifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of preparing dryblended powdered nutritional compositions including at least one dry ingredient that has undergone a microbial inactivation heat treatment sufficient to inactivate microbes present therein. The heat treatment comprises subjecting the dry ingredient to a temperature of greater than 48° C. to no greater than 60° C. for a period of from 2 days to 30 days and allows for incorporation of the dry ingredient into the dryblended powdered nutritional composition without risk of substantial microbial contamination of the composition, and further, without substantially altering the physical and functional properties of the dry ingredient.

Abstract: Disclosed are stabilized nutritional compositions having a stabilizer system including starch, or a combination of starch and maltotriose, and methods for manufacturing the compositions. The retrogradation effect commonly seen with starch stabilizers is substantially reduced or even eliminated in the disclosed nutritional compositions.

Abstract: Disclosed are concentrated liquid human milk fortifiers including extensively hydrolyzed casein and a stabilizer system. The stabilizer system includes an OSA-modified corn starch in combination with a low acyl gellan gum. In one embodiment, the concentrated liquid human milk fortifier is hypoallergenic and includes extensively hydrolyzed casein as the sole protein source in combination with the OSA-modified corn starch and low acyl gellan gum.