Table 2.
Viscosity measurements (Mean (SD) in mPa.s) at shear rates of 30, 50 and 100 reciprocal seconds
| Test Liquid | Shear Rate | NDD Classification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30s−1 | 50s−1 | 100s−1 | ||
| Liquid E-Z-Paque® (60% w/v concentration) | 151 (7.28) | 112 (5.35) | 74 (3.29) | Nectar-thick |
| E-Z-Paque® Powder (60% w/v concentration) | 23 (0.89) | 20 (0.83) | 17 (0.88) | Thin |
| E-Z-Paque® Powder (diluted to 20% w/v concentration) | 4 (0.13) | 3 (0.17) | 3 (0.16) | Thin |
| Similac® 20 kcal | 3 (0.76) | 3 (0.52) | 3 (0.29) | Thin |
| Similac® 20 kcal plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 6 (0.32) | 5 (0.18) | 5 (0.12) | Thin |
| Enfamil® 20 kcal | 3 (0.51) | 3 (0.45) | 2 (0.37) | Thin |
| Enfamil® 20 kcal plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 8 (1.22) | 7 (0.77) | 6 (0.37) | Thin |
| Enfamil AR™ 20 kcal | 91 (19.17) | 76 (14.42) | 59 (10.59) | Nectar-thick |
| Enfamil AR™ 20 kcal plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 34 (4.25) | 30 (3.58) | 25 (2.73) | Thin |
| Enfamil AR™ 24 kcal | 52 (35.88) | 44 (29.67) | 35 (22.29) | Thin |
| Enfamil AR™ 24 kcal plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 68 (24.29) | 58 (20.5) | 46 (16.09) | Nectar-thick |
| Similac Sensitive for Fussiness and Gas® | 7 (0.2) | 6 (0.13) | 5 (0.06) | Thin |
| Similac Sensitive for Fussiness and Gas® plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) |
11 (0.15) | 10 (0.12) | 9 (0.08) | Thin |
| Breastmilk: Donor 1 | 4 (1.78) | 3 (1.19) | 2 (0.65) | Thin |
| Breastmilk: Donor 1 plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 7 (0.37) | 6 (0.31) | 5 (0.20) | Thin |
| Breastmilk: Donor 2 | 8 (4.81) | 5 (2.77) | 4 (1.91) | Thin |
| Breastmilk: Donor 2 plus E-Z-Paque® Powder (20% w/v concentration) | 8 (3.18) | 6 (1.81) | 5 (0.85) | Thin |