The present invention relates to thickened nutritional products for dysphagia patients. In one form, a composition for thickening a nutritional product to make the nutritional product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients is provided. The composition includes by wt. % of the composition between about 0.1% to about 3.0% of xanthan gum: between about 0.1% to about 1.0% of acacia gum: and between about 0.001% to about 0.01% of gellan gum, and the composition is substantially free of starch.

The present invention relates to thickened nutritional products for dysphagia patients. In one form, a composition for thickening a nutritional product to make the nutritional product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients is provided. The composition includes by wt. % of the composition between about 0.1% to about 3.0% of xanthan gum: between about 0.1% to about 1.0% of acacia gum: and between about 0.001% to about 0.01% of gellan gum, and the composition is substantially free of starch.