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. 2019 Feb 28;11(3):520. doi: 10.3390/nu11030520

Table 1.

Nutritional composition of casein glycomacropeptide supplemented with rate-limiting amino acids (CGMP-AA) compared with the conventional Phe-free l-AAs used in the study.

CGMP-AA
20 g PE
l-AA Protein Substitutes 20 g PE
Nutrients Units CGMP-AA
1 sachet 35 g
Powder
Flavoured
PKU Cooler 20
1 pouch = 174 mL
LQ Lophlex 20
1 pouch = 125 mL
XP Maxamum
1 × 50 g sachet
Powder
Unflavoured
First spoon
50 g powder
Unflavoured
PKU Express
1 × 34 g sachet
Powder
Flavoured
Calories Kcal 120 130 120 149 164 101
Protein equivalent G 20 20 20 19.5 20 20
Total carbohydrate G 6.3 8.9 8.8 17 19.2 4.7
Sugars G 2.2 5.9 8.8 1.6 12.8 0.3
Total fat G 1.6 1.6 0.44 <0.25 0.6 0.07
DHA Mg 110 134 150 0 104 0
AA Mg - - - - - -
Salt G 0.55 0.26 0 0 0 0.43
Vitamin A µg RE 259 261 285 355 600 283
Vitamin D µg 5.0 10 8 3.9 13.2 4.5
Vitamin E mg αTE 5.30 5.2 3.2 2.6 7.1 5.3
Vitamin C Mg 26 37 17.8 90 75 36.7
Vitamin K µg 23 24 24.9 35 57 34
Thiamine Mg 0.60 0.7 0.43 0.7 0.75 0.68
Riboflavin Mg 0.60 0.77 0.5 0.7 0.75 0.78
Niacin Mg 3.20 3.5 7.1 6.8 3.4 8.4
Vitamin B6 Mg 0.60 0.87 0.58 1.1 0.75 1
Folic Acid µg 102 101 120 250 84 136
Vitamin B12 µg 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.6
Biotin µg 13 13 53.4 70 27.8 63.9
Pantothenic acid Mg 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.5 4.2 2.7
Choline Mg 204 200 153 161 139 204
Sodium Mmol 12 4.5 <10 12.1 9.1 7.5
Potassium Mmol 5.9 6.1 <25 9 13.5 8
Chloride Mmol 0.20 3.9 <25 7.9 9 6.9
Calcium Mg 399 400 356 335 626 407
Phosphorus Mmol 13 11 8.9 10.8 14.8 11.4
Magnesium Mg 115 110 107 143 88 128
Iron Mg 7.4 7.3 5.3 11.8 12.4 7.3
Copper Mg 0.60 0.73 0.53 0.7 0.63 0.75
Zinc Mg 7.4 5.6 3.9 6.8 8.8 7.3
Manganese Mg 0.40 0.5 0.53 1.1 0.65 1.1
Iodine µg 84 85 58.4 53.3 127 85.7
Molybdenum µg 20 23 25 53.5 18.4 49
Selenium µg 30 26 26.8 25 23.8 29.9
Chromium µg 12 14 10.6 25 21 29.9
Amino acid profile
l-Alanine G 0.83 0.92 1.16 0.85 0.95 0.87
l-Arginine G 0.96 1.5 2 1.6 1.65 1.41
l-Aspartic acid G 1.31 2.37 1.75 1.5 1.55 2.23
l-Cystine G 0.24 0.61 0.51 0.6 0.62 0.57
l-Glutamine G 2.70 0 2.6 0 1.73
Glycine G 0.71 2.35 1.88 1.5 1.47 2.22
l-Histidine G 0.70 0.92 0.79 0.9 0.95 0.87
l-Isoleucine G 1.42 1.62 1.24 1.4 1.47 1.52
l-Leucine G 3.02 2.54 2.13 2.4 2.48 2.39
l-Lysine G 0.95 1.67 1.63 1.9 1.71 1.58
l-Methionine G 0.28 0.45 0.34 0.4 0.39 0.42
l-Phenylalanine G 0.036 - 0 0 0 0
l-Proline G 1.60 1.69 2 1.7 1.79 1.59
l-Serine G 1.01 1.04 1.09 1.1 1.09 0.99
l-Threonine G 2.29 1.62 1.04 1.2 1.23 1.54
l-Tryptophan G 0.40 0.5 0.41 0.45 0.48 0.48
l-Tyrosine G 2.25 2.38 1.88 2.1 2.2 2.24
l-Valine G 1.14 1.86 1.38 1.6 1.58 1.76

Abbreviations: PE: Protein equivalent; Phe: Phenylalanine; CGMP-AA: casein glycomacropeptide supplemented with limiting amino acids; l-AA: l-amino acid (protein substitute based on 20 g PE); DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid; AA: Arachidonic acid.