EPAISSISSANT EN POUDRE CONSERVANT SES PROPRIETES D'ALLONGEMENT LORSQU'IL EST RECONSTITUE ET POUR FAVORISER UNE DEGLUTITION SURE PAR DES INDIVIDUS SOUFFRANT DE DYSPHAGIE
A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of acomposition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used inmethods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition,and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition.The powder contains beta-glucan and maltodextrin in an amount thatis neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of thecomposition. Optionally the thickening powder can also include a lowmolecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder canbe diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to format least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and toimprove the cohesiveness of the composition.