Table 1.
Composition of administered delayed-release nutrient (DRN) and unformulated nutrient (UN)
| Delayed-release nutrient (DRN) | Unformulated nutrient (UN) and coatings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 200 | 200 |
| Weight (g) | 50 | 50 |
| Coating materials weight (% weight gain) | 15% | 15% |
| Ethyl cellulose source | Surelease® Colorcon Harleysville, PA in commercially available coating Nutrateric® Nutritional Enteric Coating System, Colorcon Harleysville, PA | Dietary fiber cellulose, nutricology, alameda, CA |
| Ethyl cellulose (g) | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Alginate source | NS Enteric® Colorcon Harleysville, PA in commercially available coating Nutrateric® Nutritional Enteric Coating System, Colorcon Harleysville, PA | Sodium alginate—food grade, distributed by Landor Enterprises, Inc. Williamsport, PA |
| Alginate (g) | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Ratio ethyl cellulose: alginate | 90:10 | 90:10 |
| Sucrose source | SUGLETS® Sugar Spheres, Colorcon Harleysville, PA | SUGLETS® Sugar Spheres, Colorcon Harleysville, PA |
| Sucrose spheres (g) | 15 | 15 |
| Sucrose spheres diameter (μm) | 850–1000 | 850–1000 |
| Sucrose spheres (kcal) | 60 | 60 |
| Whole milk powder source | Whole milk powder regular, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Auckland, New Zealand | Whole milk powder regular, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Whole milk powder (g) | 29 | 29 |
| Whole milk powder-Carbohydrate (g) | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Whole milk powder-Protein (g) | 7.1 | 7.105 |
| Whole milk powder-Fat (g) | 7.6 | 7.627 |
| Whole milk powder- (kcals) | 145 | 145 |
| Tonic water source | Schweppes Diet Tonic Water Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc Plano, TX | Schweppes Diet Tonic Water Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc Plano, TX |
| Volume diet tonic water | 11 | 11 |
| Calories tonic water | 0 | 0 |
| pH tonic water | 2.5 | 2.5 |