The present disclosure provides devices and methods for obtaining protein-enriched fractions from human milk. As provided herein, the present disclosure encompasses a device, comprising a delipidation unit for reducing lipid content in the human or animal milk to obtain delipidated milk and a protein-enrichment unit for increasing a protein concentration of the delipidated milk to obtain the protein-enriched fraction.

A nutritional composition comprising at least one human milk oligosaccharide selected from 6 sialyllactose, lacto-N-neotetraose, lacto-N-tetraose, disialylated lacto-N-tetraose, 3-fucosyllactose, and 3-sialyllactose. The nutritional composition is used in a method of reducing stress in an individual in need thereof.

The invention relates to a liquid or semi-liquid bioactive dairy composition formed from a bioactive powder containing a colostrum powder and/or milk powder and immunoglobulin G (IgG), water and a food grade acid; the composition having a pH between 2.5-4.0. The bioactive dairy composition can be used in the preparation of a range of ready-to-drink and ready-to-eat food products having bioactive properties. Processes for the preparation of the bioactive dairy composition and the associated food and beverage products is also described.

A colostrum-enriched composition comprising at least 0.1 to 12 wt % immunoglobulin (at least 0.1 to 12g per 100 g composition dry weight) isolated from whey.

The invention relates to a powdered human milk fortifier comprising a protein component typically present in an amount ranging from 6 wt/wt % to 20 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder, and a fat component typically present in an amount of from about 0.1 wt/wt % to 10 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder and a carbohydrate component selected from the group of Lactose and Oligosaccharides present in the in an amount from 50 wt/wt % to 75 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder; a moisture in the powdered milk fortifier in present in quantity of about 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; nutrients in the powdered milk fortifier selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

The invention further provides a powdered human milk lipid rich fortifier with a fat component in a quantity ranging from 40 wt/wt % to about 80 wt/wt %, further in where the lipids are derived from human milk and a moisture component in quantity ranging from 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt %; and nutrients selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

The invention presents an energy rich human milk powder with an energy content in a quantity ranging from 70 cal/100 mL to about 90 cal/100 mL; a moisture component in a quantity ranging from 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt %; and nutrients selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

Preferably, the freeze dried human milk fortifier is provided in a unit dose container which holds from about in which about 0.5 gm to about 10 gm of said fortifier. The instant invention also relates to a method of providing nutrition to preterm infants by adding a fortifier powder to human milk and administering the fortified human milk to a premature infant. The invention further provides a method of promoting growth of a premature infant by administering fortified human milk to a premature infant.

A colostrum heating tub and a container for storing said colostrum therein, the colostrum heating tub adapted for holding a stationary pool of heating liquid and surrounding the container such that it is at least partly immersed in the heating liquid when positioned in the colostrum heating tub. The colostrum heating tub further contains a rack module for holding the container within the stationary pool of heating liquid, the rack module adapted for rotating around an axis such that at least the container can be rotated 360 degrees around the axis so the container is, at all times during 360 degree rotation around the axis, maintained in a fixed position with respect to the rack module and at least partly immersed in the stationary pool of heating liquid for even distribution of heat throughout the container to uniformly heat the colostrum.

A nut food product is provided that when mixed with baby food and given regularly to a baby will reduce the likelihood of the baby developing a food allergy to nuts. The nut food product is produced by taking various nuts and shelling them. The shelled nuts are then crushed in order to form a paste after which the nuts are defatted. Once defatted, the nuts are ground down in size and then blended together in order to form a powder.

The present invention is a system and method for performing freeze drying of small quantities of a liquid for personal use, wherein a liquid material is disposed within a single-use container, the container is then coupled to a small-scale freeze-drying unit which extracts liquid from the material in the container using a freeze-drying process, and the freeze-dried material is then left in the container and the container is stored until rehydration. The container may be a specialized single-use container that may be used to rehydrate the liquid and then fitted with a delivery device to feed an infant or child.

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an osmotic milk concentrator having a nutrient fortified draw solution and related methods. The osmotic milk concentrator includes at least one draw material reservoir, at least one human milk reservoir, at least one semi-permeable membrane between the at least one draw material reservoir and the at least one human milk reservoir.

A liquid treatment device includes a base with a power source, a UV-LED module for providing UV-B or UV-C light to liquid, an LED for providing visible light, and a processor for selectively powering the UV-LED module and the LED, and having a UV transmissive material above the UV-LED module for allowing the UV-B or UV-C band light from the UV-LED module to be transmitted from the base housing, and a liquid storage housing removably coupled to the base housing with a storage portion configured to hold liquid and having a bottom portion comprising a UV transmissive material for allowing the UV-B or UV-C band light from the UV-LED module to be transmitted into the liquid, and an output coupled for restricting outflow of the liquid from the storage portion.