PCT No. PCT/SE89/00114 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 9, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 9, 1990 PCT Filed Mar. 9, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/08405 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 21, 1989.A nutrient composition for administration to patients in, for example, feeding by tube, or for use as a health drink is described. The nutrient composition comprises a fermented cereal-based product, enzyme and, optionally, further nutrient components, in combination with lactobacilli. Also described is a method of preparing a nutrient composition for administration to patients, inter alia in feeding by tube, or for use as a health drink, in which method a cereal flour is mixed with water, a-amylase and, optionally, a protease, the mixture is brought to the boil under agitation, allowed to cool and mixed with B-glucanase which is allowed to act until the viscosity of the mixture has decreased to below 0.020 Pas, whereupon the mixture is fermented.
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