DuPont develops ice cream products for hospital patients
DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced a cooperation with a Danish hospital and ice cream manufacturer Aabybro Dairy to develop ice cream products for hospital patients at risk of undernourishment.
The outcome is a new range of frozen sherbets, high in protein and fibre that targets patients with a small appetite and an impaired sense of taste or swallowing difficulties. Undernourishment is a potential problem for an estimated 40% of hospital patients. However, many of the nutrient dense foods available for hospital nutrition have a heavy texture and taste that patients reject.
DuPont began work on the project to develop appealing, easy to serve alternatives in cooperation with the nutrition R&D department at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark.
Mads Wiene, application specialist at DuPont, says, “Patients with a small appetite often struggle to eat a whole portion of the high protein, high calorie products currently on the market. Our goal was to develop a nutritious, fresh tasting snack product that could be given to patients on demand.”
