Table 3.
Proposed dietary composition for this randomized controlled trial.
Ingredients per liter | Three-quarter-strength rice suji | Full-strength rice suji | Full-strength rice suji containing green banana |
Green banana, g | N/Aa | N/A | 200 |
Glucose, g | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Rice powder, g | 40 | 60 | 50 |
Egg white, g | 100 | 100 | 80 |
Soya bean oil, g | 25 | 32 | 26 |
Sodium chloride, g | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Magnesium chloride, g | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Potassium chloride, g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Calcium carbonate, g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Energy, kcal/100 mL | 57 | 70 | 70 |
Protein, g/100 mL | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Osmolarity, mOsmol/L | 296 | 298 | <298 |
Protein energy ratio, % | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Fat energy ratio, % | 40 | 41 | 35 |
aN/A: not applicable.