RU2574477C2 - Early stimulation of habituation to tastes and/or aromas - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: proposed is a set of 2 - 100 containers each containing baby food in a form suitable for feeding babies and/or prewalkers or in a form suitable for feeding babies and/or prewalkers after mixing with a water-containing liquid. The first set includes at least two different baby foods differing in taste and aroma as a result of their containing different protein fractions or as a result of such baby foods fermentation degree. Each of the different protein fractions is selected from the group consisting of intact dairy proteins (inclusive of cow milk protein), intact vegetal proteins (including soya protein), hydrolysed proteins, free amino acids or mixtures of two or more of the listed components.

EFFECT: stimulation of habituation or preference of different kinds of fruit, vegetables or whole-grain products, reduced risk of food acceptance refusal with babies or prewalkers or older children.

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Description

Field of Technology

The present invention relates to a kit containing from 2 to 100 containers, each of which contains baby food, and the kit contains at least two different baby food, which differ in taste and / or aroma from each other for using such a kit for early addiction stimulation tastes and / or aromas and / or preferences of a wide range of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains in infants and / or sliders and older children, and to such a kit for the prevention and / or treatment of food neof and for the prevention of diseases at an older age.

State of the art

A person's intake of fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich foods is essential to maintaining good health. Authorities and healthcare organizations have repeatedly emphasized the importance of consuming enough fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich foods to prevent diseases such as obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Despite all efforts, the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich foods is not increasing, and diseases such as obesity and diabetes are becoming epidemics.

For a group of subjects, a low intake of fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and foods is probably caused by a disorder called food neophobia.

Nutritional neophobia is an eating disorder that is sometimes called "moody or picky eating." Since the word “neo” means “new,” and the word “phobia” means “fear,” it literally means fear of trying new products. Food neophobia, in particular, is common among sliders (“children who learn to walk”) and young children. Usually, children overcome food neophobia in adolescence and adolescence. However, in many subjects, food neophobia continues into adulthood.

It is suggested that addiction to the typical taste and / or aroma of sour fruits, bitter vegetables, or bitter whole grains can be stimulated by an early, gradual, and phased introduction to these tastes and / or aromas of infants and / or sliders. WO 2007/091886, for example, describes the use of various fruits and vegetables for feeding infants to stimulate the consumption of fruits and vegetables at an older age. Birch LL, Gunder L, Grimm-Thomas L, Infant's consumption of a new food enhances acceptance of similar foods, Appetite 30 (1998), pp. 283-295, teaches that introducing babies to fruit purees improves the intake of other fruit purees, Familiarizing babies with mashed potatoes improves the intake of other mashed potatoes. In Blossfeld I et al, Relationships between acceptance of sour taste and fruit intakes in 18-month-old infants, Br. J. Nutr. 98 (2007), pp. 1084-1091, shows the relationship between addiction to sour taste and consumption of fruits. In Mennella JA, Beauchamp GK; J Dev Behav Pediatr. 17 (1996), pp. 386-391, states that to improve addiction to bitter tastes, it is important to introduce bitter-tasting baby foods into the diets of very young children.

In Gerrish CJ, and Mennella JA, Flavor variety enhances food acceptance in formula fed infants. Am. J. Clin. Nutr, 73 (2001), pp. 1080-1085, shows that introducing babies to various mashed potatoes increases the intake of new foods by infants. At Maier A.S. et al., Breastfeeding and experience with variety early in weaning increase infants' acceptance of new foods for up to two months, Clinical Nutrition 27 (2008), 849-85, indicates that the effect of exposure to various vegetables during weaning new food intake is still noticeable up to 2 months after familiarization. A recent study also showed that in this period, the number of daily changes, rather than the number of different foods, leads to better getting used to new foods at an older age. In other words, introducing at least three different new foods into the diet for, for example, nine days by offering a different food product every day leads to a much better intake of new foods than the presence of each food product for three consecutive days.

Therefore, it can be concluded that familiarizing infants and sliders at an early age with many different tastes is important for stimulating addiction to many different foods.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Rejection of a bitter and sour taste, apparently, is innate and intensifies during the first months of life, which seems to be an obstacle to the development of preferences for healthy foods. Rejection of the sour taste by infants and / or sliders can be an important factor in the rejection of certain fruits, and rejection of the bitter taste by infants and / or sliders can be an important factor in the rejection of certain vegetables, dishes containing vegetables, and whole grains. Not wanting to be limited by any theory, the authors of the present invention believe that familiarizing infants and / or sliders with different tastes of baby food during the termination of breast milk feeding and in the period prior to this improves the intake of new foods, including fruits, vegetables and / or whole grain products. As a result, the development of preferences for healthy foods can be improved. Similarly, the authors of the present invention believe that by acquiring infants and / or sliders with different sensations in the mouth when consumed, for example, density, creaminess, sandiness, astringent taste, in children's diets, the intake of new foods can be improved at an older age. including fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains. As a result, the development of preferences for healthy foods can be improved.

Therefore, in the prior art there continues to be a need for a method of stimulating the addiction of infants and / or sliders at an early age, that is, in the period preceding the cessation of breast milk, and during the cessation of breast milk, for different tastes and / or aromas. During this period of life, infants and / or children starting to walk are usually at least partially fed by artificial feeding.

The authors of the present invention have found that varying the protein base in baby food and / or fermenting baby food allows you to get baby food with varying taste and aroma, suitable for feeding babies and / or sliders who are on artificial feeding in the period preceding the cessation of breast milk, and during the termination of breast milk feeding. Feeding babies and / or sliders with such different baby foods can help infants at an early age familiarize themselves with different tastes, including bitter, sour, and umami tastes, which are similar to the typical taste and aroma of sour fruits, bitter vegetables, bitter whole grains, and meat (umami). It is believed that this will stimulate the addiction to such tastes and aromas in infants and, thus, at an older age will lead to a behavioral pattern of consumption of healthier foods and, therefore, to the prevention of certain diseases at an older age, which are associated with the consumption of unbalanced foods such as obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer.

Providing such various baby food in a kit comprising a plurality of containers with baby food provides a convenient means of helping to provide various baby food and / or sliders.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to a kit containing from 2 to 100 containers placed in a single package or connected to each other, each container contains baby food, where each baby food is in a form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders or in the form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders after mixing with an aqueous liquid, the kit including at least two different baby foods that differ in taste and aroma due to the fact that they and eyut different protein fractions or fermentation baby food, each ralichayuschayasya protein fraction is selected from the group consisting of intact dairy proteins include bovine milk proteins, intact plant proteins including soy protein, hydrolyzed protein, free amino acids or mixtures of two or more thereof.

The taste, aroma and other properties of the different baby foods for feeding infants and / or sliders in the kit are preferably determined by comparison and coincide with the typical taste and aroma characteristics of various target fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It was found that when using various protein fractions or fermented baby food, the degree of similarity with such target foods allowed us to confirm the use of the kit to improve the addiction to fruits, vegetables and whole grain products in infants and / or sliders, and older children, i.e. older than the sliders, that is, usually older than 36 months.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a method for improving addiction to various tastes and / or aromas. Accordingly, the present invention further relates to the use of a kit, as described above, for stimulating addiction and / or preference for a variety of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains in infants and / or sliders.

In an additional aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a kit, as described above, for feeding infants and / or sliders to stimulate addiction and / or preference for a variety of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains for children over 36 months of age.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a kit, as described above, to improve addiction to a variety of tastes and / or aromas and / or to reduce the risk of refusal and / or other difficulties in eating.

The present invention also relates to a kit, as described above, for the prevention and / or treatment of food neophobia and for the prevention of obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer over the age of 36 months.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Kit

The present invention relates to a kit containing from 2 to 100 containers. The containers may be of any suitable shape for containers used for baby food. Preferably, the containers are in the form of a bag, can, bowl, glass jar or sachet. The containers are preferably designed to provide hygienic protection against contamination and spoilage, for example, dust, dirt and bacteria. Suitable containers are made of plastic, paper and / or aluminum. For liquid baby food, the container is preferably in the form of a bowl, a hermetically sealed lid, preferably a hermetically sealed lid, which can be an easily separable membrane type lid. For powdered baby food, containers in the form of a bag or sachet are preferred. The containers are provided in the form of a kit placed in a single package (for example, a cardboard box, a box, a mesh cloth or foil) or by connecting the containers using other means, for example, fragile connecting bows.

Preferably, the kit includes at least three containers, more preferably, the kit includes from three to fifty containers.

Kit containers may contain baby food in tablet form or other compressed form. One or more tablets may be contained in a single container, preferably a foil or sachet, more preferably a foil. Preferably, tablets with the same composition, which is suitable for producing one 200 ml baby food bottle, are packaged in a single container, preferably a foil or sachet. Preferably, the foil or containers in the kit have different colors for different baby foods for easy visual understanding that they contain other baby foods. In the case where the baby food is in tablet form, a plurality of foil packs with baby food with different tastes can advantageously be combined in one box. Such a box may represent a box of cheap cardboard, since the tablets are packed in foil.

Baby food

Baby food is a food product released to support the adequate growth of infants under six months of age as the sole source of nutrition. A baby food composition for children from about a month to three years old is essentially based on human milk. Standard baby foods contain purified cow's milk serum and casein as a protein fraction, a mixture of vegetable fats as a fat fraction, lactose as a fraction of digestible carbohydrates, and may contain dietary fiber with prebiotic activity, probiotic bacteria, vitamin-mineral mixture and additional ingredients in depending on the manufacturer.

Baby food for older children, up to the age of three, is classified as "follow-on formula" and "baby food for sliders." These baby foods for children older than the initial feeding group contain age-specific concentrations of the above ingredients.

For the purposes of this patent application, the term “baby food” as used in the description includes baby food for babies of the initial feeding group, subsequent baby food (for babies of the second feeding group) and baby food for the sliders.

The description in the description of this patent application for infants and / or sliders refers to children up to 36 months of age.

The baby food in the kit may be in any form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders, preferably in the form of a liquid. Alternatively, the baby food is in a form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders after mixing the baby food with an aqueous liquid, preferably water. Preferably, the baby food is in powder or liquid form. One of the sets may include baby food in various forms, preferably all baby food in a single set are in the same form.

Preferably, all baby foods in the kit have a composition typical of baby foods, i.e., a protein fraction, a fat fraction, and a digestible carbohydrate fraction. Preferably, the protein fraction provides from 5 to 40 en.%, The fat fraction is from 5 to 60 en.%, And the fraction of non-digestible carbohydrates is from 15 to 90 en.% Of baby food. The en.% Indicated in the description of this patent application is a reduction in energy percent, and represents the relative amount of each fraction contributing to the total calorie content of baby food. Baby food may contain additional ingredients, such as, for example, prebiotic non-digestible oligosaccharides, probiotic bacteria or minerals.

Baby food may contain a thickener. In particular, in infant formula for infants from 4 months of age or for sliders, a thickener can advantageously be used to increase the viscosity of infant formula in a form suitable for feeding. The use of thickened has the advantage of being able to use a spoon for feeding infants and / or sliders. This is essentially preferred when weaning babies and / or sliders from the breast, in which only a drinkable food product is used.

Any known suitable thickening agent for baby food may be used. Examples of suitable thickeners are starch, guar gum, locust bean gum, pectin, xanthan gum, carrageenan, furceleran, oat gum, tragacanth gum, gum arabic, karaya gum, tar gum, gellanose gum. Preferably, the thickener is selected from the group consisting of locust bean gum, starch, pectin, or mixtures thereof.

Preferably, the thickeners do not affect the taste and / or aroma of the baby food in a form suitable for feeding, and preferably the baby food is obtained with a viscosity stable for a long period of time. Preferably, the baby food contains a thickener in an amount capable of obtaining baby food in a form suitable for feeding, with a viscosity of 100 to 100,000 mPas at a shear rate of 50 per second at a temperature of 20 ° C, more preferably from 500 to 10,000 mPas at a shear rate of 50 v second at a temperature of 20 ° C. Preferably, starch, locust bean gum, pectin or mixtures thereof are used as a thickening agent.

Baby food in a form suitable for feeding preferably has an osmolality of 50 to 500 mOsmol / kg, more preferably 100 to 400 mOsmol / kg. The caloric value of baby food in a suitable form for feeding is preferably from 0.1 to 2.5 kcal / ml, even more preferably the calorie content is from 0.5 to 1.5 kcal / ml, most preferably from 0.6 to 0, 8 kcal / ml.

Protein fraction and variation in taste and aroma.

Each container contains baby food. The kit contains at least two, preferably at least three different baby food, which differ from each other in taste and / or aroma. Different baby food may vary in taste and / or aroma, due to the content of different protein fractions, or due to the fermentation of baby food. Various baby foods are preferably selected for their organoleptic properties and their differences in organoleptic properties.

The organoleptic properties of the food product can be determined using the method of determining the organoleptic ("sensory") profile. The definition of the touch profile is a descriptive analysis during which a panel of qualified tasters evaluates by comparing several sensory characteristics (properties) of several products. The data results are entered into a table with three columns: average rating of tasters, products and quality. Data analysis can be aimed at describing the parameters that have been evaluated by tasters, or at identifying differences in products. This analysis can be carried out on one basis or on multiple grounds, that is, when using a set of features that define different types of sensory sensations, such as appearance, smell, texture, taste and aroma. Using this technology allows you to optimize baby food based on the sensory characteristics of target fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains.

Different baby foods contain different protein fractions, each protein fraction is selected from the group consisting of intact milk proteins, including cow's milk proteins, intact plant proteins, hydrolyzed proteins, free amino acids and a mixture of two or more of them, or one of the different baby foods is fermented baby food. Plant proteins can be, for example, soy protein, pea protein or potato protein, preferably soy protein. Hydrolyzed proteins and free amino acids are preferably derived from intact animal milk proteins, preferably ruminant milk proteins, even more preferably cow's milk proteins or from intact vegetable proteins, preferably soy protein.

The fermented baby food as described in the present patent application is a baby food fermented with lactic acid producing bacteria, such as, for example, bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and / or Streptococcus thermophilis. Baby food can be fermented using a suitable fermentation method. Such fermentation methods are well known in the art. For example, a suitable fermentation method is described in WO 2009/151330. Fermented baby food contains lactic acid, and therefore, the predominant taste is usually sour taste. The fermented baby food can be standard baby food, i.e. based on cow's milk protein, or the baby food contains vegetable protein, such as, for example, soy protein.

Preferably, the kit includes a choice of different baby foods, each with a different prevailing characteristic taste and / or aroma. More preferably, the predominant characteristic taste and / or aroma is selected from:

- standard baby food with a protein fraction consisting of intact protein of cow's milk (characterized by the absence of a specific prevailing taste);

- baby food with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of hydrolyzed protein (characterized by bitter, sour and / or taste by the minds, depending, inter alia, on the protein source and the degree of hydrolysis);

- fermented baby food (characterized by a sour taste);

- baby food with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of intact or hydrolyzed soy protein (characterized by an astringent sensation); and

- baby food with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of amino acids (characterized by a bitter, sour and / or taste minds).

Specified in the description of the present patent application, the protein fraction containing mainly certain proteins refers to the protein fraction containing at least 60 wt.%, Preferably at least 80 wt.%, More preferably at least 90 wt.% Of such proteins from total mass of protein in the protein fraction.

Preferably, various baby foods are selected from the group consisting of standard baby foods, that is, baby foods with intact cow milk proteins, baby foods with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of hydrolyzed milk protein, fermented baby foods with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of soy protein, baby food with a protein fraction consisting of or mainly consisting of free amino acids. Preferably, the kit includes at least one fermented baby food, baby food containing hydrolyzed protein, and baby food containing soy protein.

One or more fruit and / or vegetable ingredients may be added to one or more baby foods in a kit. The fruit and / or vegetable ingredients may be added in any suitable form, for example, juice, puree, or in powder form.

Application

The kit and method of the present invention can be used to provide baby food and / or sliders in the period prior to the termination of breast milk, in the early period of termination of breast milk or the late period of termination of breast milk.

The period preceding weaning indicated in the description of this patent application represents the period when solid foods are introduced before giving solid foods to infants and / or sliders.

The early cessation of breast milk, as described in the description of this patent application, represents the period when solid foods are administered. For the vast majority of children, the period preceding weaning is from 0 to 6 months, the early period of termination of breastfeeding is from 4 to 9 months, the late period of termination of breastfeeding is from 9 to 36 months. Preferably, the kit of the present invention is used to provide nutrition to infants and / or toddlers less than 12 months old. The kit is essentially suitable for providing nutrition to infants and / or sliders in the period preceding the cessation of breast milk, and in the initial period of weaning from breast milk.

The kit can be used to stimulate the addiction and / or preference of different tastes and / or aromas to stimulate the consumption of vegetables and fruits by infants and / or sliders, and older children, that is, usually over the age of 36 months to improve addiction to many tastes and / or aromas, to reduce the risk of developing food neophobia, refusing food and / or other difficulties in eating, and / or to reduce the risk of certain diseases at an older age that are associated with consumption m unbalanced foodstuffs such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer.

The kit preferably contains instructions for infants and / or sliders to administer a variety of baby foods.

Preferably, the kit is used to familiarize infants and / or sliders with many different tastes and / or aromas, and this early-stage familiarization increases the preference of a wide range of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grain products and stimulates the consumption of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains at an older age. More preferably, stimulating the consumption of fruits and vegetables also reduces the risk of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer at an older age.

In the case where the kit includes baby food in powder form, the kit preferably contains instructions on how to obtain baby food in a form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders, that is, a liquid mixture.

Preferably, the kit is used in such a way that at least on each subsequent day a different infant food is administered to the infant. More preferably, at least two different baby foods are administered on the same day.

The whole grains indicated in the description of this patent application are whole grains, including bread, pasta and cereals, which are made from whole grains of cereals or whole grain flour, instead of bleached, processed flour. Whole grain flour is obtained from whole grains of cereals, that is, both, and the inner part of the grain and the outer shell. Whole grain foods and flour include, but are not limited to, 100% whole wheat, brown rice, bulgur, corn, buckwheat, rolled oatmeal, spelled and wild rice.

A way to improve addiction to tastes and / or aromas.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for promoting addiction to tastes and / or aromas in infants and / or sliders, comprising feeding the babies and / or sliders with at least two different baby foods, each of which differs in taste and / or aroma by another protein fraction or due to the fact that the baby food is fermented, and the different protein fractions are selected from the group consisting of intact milk proteins, including cow milk proteins, are hydrolyzed x proteins, soy proteins, pea proteins, free amino acids, or mixtures of two or more of them. Preferably, the method comprises feeding infants and / or sliders a third or more baby food with a taste and / or aroma different from the first and second baby food and from each other, each of which contains a different protein fraction or fermented baby food. Preferably, the baby food has a different taste, selected from a sweet, bitter, sour and salty / umami taste or a viscous mouth feel when consumed.

Preferably, infants and / or children starting to walk are less than 8 months old, more preferably less than 6 months old.

Also, the method can be used, respectively, to stimulate addiction to various tastes and / or aromas; to stimulate the consumption of plant material such as vegetables or fruits at an older age; to improve addiction to a variety of tastes and / or aromas; to reduce the risk of developing food neophobia, refusal of food and / or other difficulties in eating, and / or to reduce the risk of certain diseases at an older age, which are associated with the consumption of unbalanced foods, such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer, at an older age, in particular at an age of over 36 months.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

The following non-limiting examples of commercially available baby food may suitably be used in the kit of the present invention:

- Baby food with a neutral taste and / or aroma (standard milk baby food with intact cow's milk protein): Cow & Gate First infant milk, Cow & Gate infant milk for hungrier babies, Cow & Gate follow-on milk, Nutricia Nutrilon 1, Nutricia Nutrilon 2.

- Baby food with an acidic taste (containing fermented proteins): Gallia lactofidus lait ler age, Gallia lactofidus lait 2eme age.

- Baby food with bitter and / or taste umami (hydrolyzed proteins): Cow & Gate Pepti-Junior, Aptamil Pepti, PeptiCate, Omneo.

- Baby food with a bitter and / or taste umami (free amino acids): Neocate, Neocate LCP.

- Baby food with an astringent sensation in the mouth when consumed (soy protein): Cow & Gate Infa Soy.

- Baby food with a bitter taste: baby food with a protein fraction based on pea protein or vegetable proteins other than soy protein.

Example 2 - Sensory Analysis

In order to show the extent to which the taste characteristics of various baby foods and mixtures of baby foods are similar in taste characteristics to various vegetables, fruits and whole grains, which are usually healthy foods for children, the following organoleptic studies were carried out.

We evaluated many samples of commercially available baby food that are suitable for use in the kit of the present invention, and various samples of vegetables (mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables), fruits (mashed potatoes and fresh fruits) and cereal products with the participation of a group of qualified tasters of nine members capable of conduct sensory testing and descriptive sensory analysis. Each sample was evaluated with the participation of a group of qualified tasters according to three different characteristics, that is, bitterness, acid and astringent sensation, comparing with standard solutions with a bitter, sour taste and astringent sensation. For each of the traits, water of low intensity was given as a standard, which for each trait had fixed indicators of 10% of the scale (scale from 10 mm to 100 mm). High intensity standards had fixed rates of 90% of the 100 mm scale and had the following compositions:

Bitterness: 0.04% caffeine in water;

Acid: 0.06% citric acid in water;

Astringent Sensation: 100% Gallia lactofidus lait 2eme age.

Products were evaluated by the intensity of each of the attributes on a 100 mm scale.

Evaluation of each of the vegetables, fruits, and cereal products was carried out in a separate session, together with the baby foods below. Tasters evaluated the first row of samples in order of increasing intensity for each item individually and then evaluated the intensity of each item for each item on a 100 mm scale on a computer monitor.

Powdered baby food was added to (tap) water (room temperature) in the ratio according to the instructions on the package and was obtained by mixing using a whisk for beating eggs. Ready-to-eat baby foods and foods were placed in bowls to which codes were assigned, and immediately served them to tasters. Foods were consumed in sips (baby food) or a spoon (food). To avoid differences in sensory sensations as a result of differences in temperature, all products were tested at room temperature. Mean scores and statistically significant differences were calculated using analysis of variance (anova). Differences were obtained for all product attributes.

Baby food

Used the following baby food:

- Standard follow-on infant formula based on intact protein of cow's milk: Nutrilon Standaard 2 (IFFO - Nutrilon)

- Fermented subsequent baby food: Gallia lactofidus lait 2eme age (IFFO-Gallia)

- Subsequent baby food based on intact soy protein: Nutrilon Soya 2 (IFFO - Soy)

- Two hypoallergenic subsequent baby food based on hydrolyzed proteins: Nutrilon H. A. 2 (IFFO-HA) and Nutrilon Omneo (IFFO-Omneo)

- Baby food based on free amino acids (Neocate), mixed with standard subsequent baby food (for infants of the second age group) (Nutrilon Standaard 2) in a ratio of 1: 1 (volume / volume of ready-to-eat foods).

Baby food based on free amino acids (Neocate) has a strong to very strong taste intensity. Therefore, in the organoleptic analysis, we used Neocate baby food with standard subsequent baby food for babies of the second age group (Nutrilon Standaard 2) in a 1: 1 ratio (volume / volume of ready-to-eat foods) to obtain a mixture of baby foods that has a taste intensity of the same limits as the target food products.

Food products

The following vegetables were used for organoleptic analysis:

- Vegetable purees for feeding babies aged 4+ months of the Olvarit and Nutricia brands: carrots, cauliflower, green beans and broccoli; Bledina trademark: pumpkin, artichoke, zucchini + potatoes and spinach.

- Fresh lettuce.

The following fruits were used for organoleptic analysis:

- Fruit puree for feeding babies aged 4+ months of the Mellin trademark: apple, apricot, peach and plum; Olvarit and Nutricia trademarks: pear and banana; Bledina trademark: peach apple, banana and apple.

- Fresh fruits: peeled apple, slices of orange and slices of grapefruit.

For organoleptic analysis used the following grain products:

- slices of whole wheat bread crumb and white bread.

- Bambix multi-cereal (multigrain) for children aged 12+ months and Bambix rice cereal (rice cereal) for children aged 4+ months.

results

Table 1
Sensory assessment of the bitter and sour tastes and astringency of various baby foods and a wide range of fruits and fruit purees Product Sour Bitter Astringent sensation Grapefruit slices 97.0 96.9 50,5 Apricot -Mellin 88.0 23.7 47.6 Peaches -Mellin 79.2 20.1 35,4 Peach / Apple - Bledina 75,2 38.1 38.9 Slices of orange 70,4 34,4 17.9 Plum -Mellin 57.7 18,4 52.3 Banana - Bledina 49.9 29.3 37.8 Apple - Bellin 49.1 14.5 29.0 IFFO- Gallia 46.0 42.9 67.0 Pear - Nutricia 41.5 20,4 47.6 Banana - Nutricia 39.0 21.7 48.3 Apple - Bledina 33.7 18.9 29.1 IFFO-Omneo 28.6 86.3 80.1 IFFO-HA 24.5 84.8 70.7 IFFO- Neocate / Nutrilon Standaard 2 23,2 51,4 42.6 Peeled apple 17.3 12.3 33.7 IFFO- soy 9.0 28.7 49.1 IFFO- Nutrilon 4.0 3.9 15.6

Although some of the fruits are more acidic than the acidic baby food itself (Gallia Lactofidus), there is a clear difference between the sour taste of different baby foods. Therefore, offering such varied baby foods helps to improve the intake of acidic foods. For a bitter taste and an astringent sensation, there is a good match in intensity for the selected baby food and the selected fruits and fruit purees.

table 2
Sensory assessment of the bitter and sour tastes and astringency of various baby foods and a wide range of vegetables Product Sour Bitter Astringent sensation Lettuce 41.9 99.0 69.3 IFFO-Omneo 31,0 82.1 80.1 Broccoli - Nutricia 67.0 75.7 65.1 IFFO-HA 28.7 75.1 70.7 Artichoke - Bledina 44.9 74,4 76,2 Spinach - Bledina 41.9 68.5 82.6 Green Beans - Nutricia 54.7 64.9 71.0 Pumpkin - Bledina 47.8 46.7 39.0 Cauliflower - Nutricia 24.7 42,2 53,2 IFFO- Neocate / Nutrilon Standaard 2 20,0 31.1 42.6 IFFO- Gallia 53.8 28,2 67.0 Zucchini - Bledina 25.7 14.1 25.5 IFFO- soy 10.8 13.8 49.1 Carrots - Hami 20.7 7.6 24.4 IFFO-Nutrilon 4.7 3.3 15.6

For a sour, bitter taste and astringent sensation, there is a good match in intensity for the selected baby food and the selected vegetables and vegetable purees.

Table 3
Sensory assessment of bitter and sour tastes and astringency of various baby foods and various cereal products Product Sour Bitter Astringent sensation IFFO-Omneo 31.1 86.2 81.9 IFFO-HA 35.5 81.8 72.6

IFFO- Neocate / Nutrilon Standaard 2 22.1 49.6 42,4 IFFO- Gallia 51.8 37.8 66.6 IFFO soy 10.3 26.5 37.5 Whole Wheat Bread 35,4 23.7 24.5 Whole Grain Porridge 11.6 13,2 17.9 White bread 20,0 7.3 8.4 IFFO-Nutrilon 4.6 7.1 22.2 Rice porrige 5.2 6.9 27.1

The results showed that whole grain products are more bitter than white bread and rice porridge, which confirms that addiction to whole grain products can be improved by educating children when using selected baby food. Additionally, these results showed that a number of baby foods can be selected that covers many tastes.

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1. A kit comprising from 2 to 100 containers placed in a single package or connected to each other, each container containing baby food, each baby food being in a form suitable for feeding infants and / or sliders or taking suitable for feeding form after mixing with an aqueous liquid, the kit comprising at least two different baby foods with different tastes and / or aromas due to the fact that baby foods have different protein fractions or farm ntification, wherein each different protein fraction is selected from the group consisting of intact milk proteins, including cow's milk proteins, intact vegetable proteins, including soy protein, hydrolyzed proteins, free amino acids, or mixtures of two or more of them. 2. The kit according to claim 1, comprising at least three different baby food, which differ from each other due to another protein fraction or due to the fact that the baby food is fermented. 3. The kit according to claim 2, containing at least one fermented baby food, baby food containing hydrolyzed protein as a protein fraction, and baby food containing soy protein as a protein fraction. 4. The kit according to claim 1, in which one or more fruit and / or vegetable ingredients are added to one or more baby foods. 5. The kit according to claim 1, in which at least one of the containers contains baby food containing a thickener in an amount that allows you to get baby food in a form suitable for feeding, with a viscosity of from 100 to 100,000 mPas at a shear rate of 50 second at a temperature of 20 ° C. 6. The kit according to claim 1, in which the baby food is in tablet form. 7. A kit according to any one of claims 1 to 6 for the prevention and / or treatment of food neophobia. 8. A kit according to any one of claims 1 to 6 for the prevention of obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and cancer over the age of 36 months. 9. The use of the kit according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for stimulating addiction and / or preference for a variety of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains in infants and / or sliders. 10. The use of the kit according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for feeding infants and / or sliders to stimulate addiction and / or preference for a variety of fruits, vegetables and / or whole grains for children over 36 months of age. 11. The use of claim 10, in which the indicated feeding of infants and / or sliders is carried out at the age of 4 to 8 months. 12. The use of the kit according to any one of claims 1 to 8 to improve addiction to a variety of tastes and / or aromas and / or to reduce the risk of refusal to eat and / or other difficulties in eating.