Table 1.
Composition of the study formula
| 100 g | 100 mL at 13% w/v |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | kJ | 1974 | 256 |
| kcal | 471 | 61 | |
| Total fat | g | 21.0 | 2.7 |
| Saturated fat | g | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| Monounsaturated fat | g | 9.8 | 1.3 |
| Polyunsaturated fat | g | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Total carbohydrate | g | 58.2 | 7.6 |
| Sugars | g | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Protein | g | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Salt | g | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| Minerals | |||
| Sodium | mg | 165 | 21 |
| Potassium | mg | 570 | 74.1 |
| Chloride | mg | 300 | 39 |
| Calcium | mg | 460 | 59.8 |
| Phosphorus | mg | 295 | 38.4 |
| Magnesium | mg | 42 | 5.46 |
| Iron | mg | 6.9 | 0.90 |
| Zinc | mg | 7.1 | 0.92 |
| Copper | g | 420 | 55 |
| Iodine | g | 99 | 12.9 |
| Manganese | mg | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| Fluorine | mg | 0.3 | 0.04 |
| Molybdenum | g | 14.5 | 1.9 |
| Chromium | g | 14.5 | 1.9 |
| Selenium | g | 9.0 | 1.2 |
| Vitamins | |||
| Vitamin A | μg RE | 550 | 71.5 |
| Vitamin D | μg | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Thiamin | mg | 0.5 | 0.065 |
| Riboflavin | mg | 0.8 | 0.10 |
| Niacin | mg | 5.4 | 0.70 |
| Vitamin B6 | mg | 0.7 | 0.09 |
| Pantothenic Acid | mg | 3.0 | 0.39 |
| Biotin | μg | 20 | 2.6 |
| Folic Acid | μg | 75 | 9.75 |
| Vitamin B12 | μg | 2.1 | 0.27 |
| Vitamin C | mg | 63 | 8.2 |
| Vitamin K | μg | 60 | 7.8 |
| Vitamin E | mg | 10 | 1.3 |
| Other nutrition facts | |||
| Choline | mg | 98 | 13 |
| Inositol | mg | 20 | 2.6 |
| L-carnitine | mg | 17.9 | 2.3 |
| Taurin | mg | 40 | 5.2 |
| Linoleic Acid (LA) | mg | 2900 | 377 |
| α-linolenic Acid (ALA) | mg | 294 | 38 |
| Maltodextrins | g | 42.3 | 5.5 |
| Nucleotides | |||
| Adenosine-5′-monophosphate | mg | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Cytidine-5′-monophosphate | mg | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Guanosine-5′-monophosphate | mg | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Inosine −5′-monophosphate | mg | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Uridine - 5′-monophosphate | mg | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Osmolarity | mOsmol/l | 216 | |
The composition of the new amino acid based formula was fully in line with the composition of other commercially available amino acid based formulas and with the actual recommendation for energy requirement provided by European Food Safety Authority (reference #27)