Table 2.
Composition of the two versions of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) admixture: TPNaq, where the lipids are replaced by water for injection (contains no vitamins) and TPN containing all additives
| Ingredients | Per litre TPNaq | Per litre TPN |
| Lipids (g) | – | 23.6 |
| Olive oil | – | 25% |
| Soybean oil | – | 30% |
| MCT | – | 30% |
| Fish oil | – | 15% |
| Glucose anhydrous (g) | 56.4 | 54.2 |
| Amino acids total (g) | 27.5 | 26.4 |
| Alanine (g) | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Arginine (g) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Aspartic acid (g) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Cysteine (g) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Glutamic acid (g) | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Glycine (g) | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Histidine (g) | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Isoleucine (g) | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Leucine (g) | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Lysine (g) | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Methionine (g) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Phenylalanine (g) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Proline (g) | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Serine (g) | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Taurine (g) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Threonine (g) | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tryptophan (g) | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Tyrosine (g) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Valine (g) | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Sodium (mmol) | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Potassium (mmol) | 16.0 | 15.4 |
| Magnesium (mmol) | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Calcium* (mmol) | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Phosphate† (mmol) | 8.0 | 10.3 |
| Chloride (mmol) | 25.3 | 24.3 |
| Sulfate (mmol) | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Peditrace‡(mL) | 8§ | 14.5§ |
| Zinc chloride (mg) | 4.1 | 7.4 |
| Copper chloride (2H2O) (mg) | 0.4¶ | 0.8** |
| Manganese chloride (4H2O) (mg) | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| Sodium selenite anhydrous (mg) | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| Sodium fluoride (mg) | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Potassium iodide (mg) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Soluvit‡ (vials) | – | 2.9 |
| Vitalipid infant‡ (mL) | – | 33.4 |
*Calcium chloride as calcium source.
†From glycerophosphate, the emulsion and Vitalipid infant.
‡Micronutrient additives.
§Corresponds to 0.8 and 1.5 mL trace elements per 100 mL respectively.
¶Corresponds to 160 µg/L Cu2+.
**Corresponds to 290 µg/L Cu2+.