Inventors:
Ricardo Rueda - Granada, ES
Alejandro Barranco - Las Gabias, ES
Maria Ramirez - Granada, ES
Enrique Vazquez - Ogijares, ES
Eduardo Valverde - Cajar, ES
Pedro Prieto - Columbus OH, US
Margaret H. Dohnalek - Gurnee IL, US
International Classification:
A23L 1/30
Abstract:
Disclosed are infant formulas comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including on an as-fed basis, at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides, at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids, at least about 70 mg/L of total sialic acid with at least about 2.5% as lipid-bound sialic acid, at least about 0.13% docosahexaenoic acid by weight of total fatty acids, and at least about 0.25% arachidonic acid by weight of total fatty acids. Also disclosed are methods of accelerating brain development, neural migration, and cognitive development in an infant by administering the infant formulas during the first 2-4 months of life, preferably as a sole source of nutrition.