Hydrolysates - Infant Nutrition

Whey hydrolysates for infant nutrition Hydrolysed proteins are vital in formulas for infants diagnosed with an allergy to bovine milk proteins or identified as being in the allergy risk group. During the hydrolysis process, allergy-causing areas on a protein (epitopes) are destroyed or reduced to a minimum. Whey hydrolysates can benefit all formula fed infants as they are more easily digested. Ingestion of a protein hydrolysate, as opposed to the intact protein, is thought to facilitate protein digestion and absorption and increase plasma amino acid availability.