Improved taste acceptability for an oral hyperalimentation dosage form
Behl, C.R.; Agarwala, B.P.; Giudici, R.A.; Galinsky, A.M.
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 33(10): 1014-1017
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9289 PMID: 973629 Document Number: 103180
Various flavoring agents were evaluated as to their ability to improve the taste acceptability of Vivovnex-HN, a potent oral hyperalimentation diet. Several imitation flavors were incorporated into the Vivonex-HN powder in different concentrations with and without an artificial sweetener. The mixtures were rated by a taste panel. Among the unsweetened flavors, spray-dried orange juice, Sealva imitation mint No.381 and cherry mint imitation appeared to be the most acceptable flavors. Among the individual flavors sweetened with 0.025% sodium saccharin, rum, strawberry and raspberry proved to be the most acceptable. Among all of the formulations studied, a combination of rum, strawberry and raspberry with 0.025% sodium saccharin was found to be optimal.