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. 2020 Jul 24;12(8):2205. doi: 10.3390/nu12082205

Table 3.

Category 3: Manufactured foods allocated as part of an exchange system based on protein or phenylalanine content.

3. Manufactured Foods Allocated as Part of the Protein Exchange System According to Their Protein/Phenylalanine Content per 100 g
(a) Liquid plant and animal milks with protein >0.1 g/100 g or 0.1 g/100 mL or specialist low protein milks with phenylalanine >5 mg/100 mL
  • Animal milks (e.g., cow, goat, sheep), full fat, semi-skimmed, skimmed, condensed.

  • Plant milks (e.g., coconut, oat, almond, soya). Includes coffee with these added (e.g., lattes, cappuccino, frappuccino, macchiato, coffee pods/sachets).

  • Low protein milk replacements–Dalia 6.4 mg Phe/100 mL (Taranis), Lattis 12 mg Phe/100 mL (Mevalia), Loprofin 10 mg Phe/100 mL and SnoPro 8.7 mg Phe/100 mL (Nutricia).

(b) Foods containing protein >0.5 g/100 g or specialist low protein foods containing phenylalanine >25 mg/100 g and containing exchange ingredients
  • Bread and bread products, biscuits and cakes made from regular flour, butter, cheese spread, cream, cream cheese, chocolate spreads, cocoa powder, breakfast cereals, cereal grains, cereal bars, cereal products (pancakes, waffles, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding), chocolate, coconut based desserts and products, corn/rice based snacks, crackers, cream, dairy desserts (custard, instant, fromage frais, mousse), dips (sweet & savoury), drinking chocolate, flour and flour products, free-from and vegan/plant cheeses, fondant icing, fruit bars, fudge, gelatine containing foods, gluten-free foods, gravy, herb/spice rubs and coatings, hummus, ice cream (dairy/non-dairy), ice lollies, icing/frosting, jelly, legumes/pulses (baked beans, lentils), lemon curd, liquorice, marshmallows/mallows, marzipan, milk based sauces, milkshake powders/syrups, mustard, nut spread, pasta/noodles, pesto, plant/vegetable spreads, popcorn, potato crisps, pretzels, pot noodles, puddings/desserts, rice, rice/oat cakes, soft cheese, sorbets, soups, stock cubes, sweets, tapenade, toffee, tofu, vegan meat/fish or egg alternatives, vegetable crisps, vegetable soups, yoghurt (dairy/non-dairy).

  • Note: yogurts, dairy desserts and coconut-based puddings with a protein content ≤0.5 g/100 g should be limited to 1 per day.

  • Low protein ACBS prescription products: Promin potato pots, Promin potato cakes, Taranis fish substitute.

(c) Commercial sauces and tabletop sauces containing protein >1 g/100 g and containing exchange ingredients
  • Cook-in, pour-over or liquid sauces (curry, sweet & sour, tomato, vegetable), oil-based dressings (mayonnaise, salad cream, vinaigrette), table top sauces (brown, chilli, chutney, horseradish, mint, pickles, tartare, tomato ketchup).

  • Cake decorations/sprinkles.

(d) Soya sauces containing protein >1.5 g/100 g
  • Most soya sauces have protein >1.5 g/100 g.