Table 2.
Daily Macronutrient Intake and Composition of Polymeric Enteral Formula (FORM) and Elemental Diet (ED)
| Intake | Unit/kg Body Weight·d |
FORMa | EDb,c,d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluid | mL | 240 | 240 |
| Energy | kJ | 816 | 824 |
| Protein | g | 12.5 | 13 |
| Carbohydrate | g | 25 | 25 |
| Fat | g | 5 | 5 |
| Composition, g/L | FORM | ED | |
| Alanine | 2.60 | 2.71 | |
| Arginine | 1.43 | 2.35 | |
| Aspartic acid | 4.65 | 4.18 | |
| Cysteinee | — | 0.83 | |
| Cystine | 1.31 | — | |
| Glutamic acid | 7.65 | 5.22 | |
| Glutaminee | — | 4.18 | |
| Glycine | 1.28 | 2.04 | |
| Histidine | 0.90 | 1.36 | |
| Isoleucine | 2.97 | 3.03 | |
| Leucine | 5.55 | 5.38 | |
| Lysine | 4.87 | 4.07 | |
| Methionine | 1.13 | 1.36 | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.67 | 2.77 | |
| Proline | 3.45 | 3.92 | |
| Serine | 2.59 | 2.93 | |
| Threonine | 3.31 | 3.29 | |
| Tryptophane | — | 0.63 | |
| Tyrosine | 1.36 | 0.63 | |
| Valine | 2.97 | 3.29 | |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | — | 2.19 | |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 2.13 | 0.72 | |
| Oleic acid (C18:1, n-9) | 6.40 | 5.10 | |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2, n-6) | 3.61 | 11.04 | |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3, n-3) | 0.31 | 1.56 | |
| Lactose | 106 | — | |
| Dextrose | — | 104 | |
Dashes used to show that respective item was not detected or not contained in diet. NA, not available from manufacturer.
Soweena LitterLife, Merrick (Middleton, WI). Ingredient list includes dried whey protein concentrate, dried whey product, dried whey, animal plasma, animal and vegetable fat preserved with butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), lecithin, dicalcium phosphate, vitamin A acetate, d-activated animal sterol (source of vitamin D3), vitamin E supplement, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), choline chloride, riboflavin supplement, calcium pantothenate, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, ascorbic acid, magnesium sulfate, manganese sulfate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, cobalt sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, dried lactose, and natural and artificial flavors.
ED solution includes lipid as Intralipid (20%) containing 20% soybean oil, 1.2% egg yolk phospholipids, and 2.25% glycerin; the major component fatty acids and their range of content as percentage of total lipid are linoleic (44%–62%), oleic (19%–30%), palmitic (7%–14%), linolenic (4%–11%), and stearic (1.4%–5.5%). Values in table represent mean values of these given ranges.
ED electrolyte composition includes (g/L): sodium, 0.67; chloride, 1.28; potassium, 1.02; phosphorus, 0.47; magnesium, 0.10; and calcium, 0.54.
ED vitamins and trace minerals includes (mg/L): vitamin A, 1.375; vitamin D, 0.0104; vitamin E, 0.0123; vitamin K, 0.21; thiamin vitamin B1, 20.83; riboflavin vitamin B2,1.04; niacin vitamin B3, 20.83; pantothenic acid vitamin B5, 4.17; pyridoxine vitaminB6, 2.08; biotin vitamin B7/H, 0.042; folic acid vitamin B9, 0.42; cyanocobalamin vitamin B12, 0.021; ascorbic acid vitamin C, 208.33; iron, 26.25; zinc, 26.25; copper, 1.67; manganese, 1.04; selenium, 0.083; chromium, 0.042; and iodine, 0.042.
Cysteine, glutamine, and tryptophan in FORM not detected due to loss during protein hydrolysis for analysis. Cysteine was measured as cystine and glutamine was measured as glutamic acid.