BABY FOOD STIMULATING GROWTH OF THE THYMUS.

摘要

The invention relates to baby food that stimulates growth of the thymus, essentially consisting of a fatty constituent, a carbohydrate constituent and a protein constituent originating in animals, plants but not human beings. The protein constituent is made of intact proteins, hydrolized proteins, peptides or the constituents thereof, or of amino acids that are not bonded to peptides or proteins or a mixture thereof. The inventive baby food is characterized in that the total arginine content is at least 3.7 g per 100 g in relation to the total amount of amino acids present. The invention is also characterized by its zinc content (calculated as elementary zinc) of at least 40 mg per 100 g in relation to the total amount of amino acids present.