Nutricia's PlantBased Oral Nutritional Supplements and Tube Feeds protein quality

Nutricia's PlantBased ONS and Tube Feeds are high protein quality, with soy and pea protein blend, PDCAAS of 11-4

Fortimel PlantBased

NUTRICIA’S PLANT BASED ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND TUBE FEEDS CONTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY BLEND OF SOY AND PEA PROTEIN

What is Protein Quality?

How is Protein Quality measured?

Protein quality is the capacity of a protein source to meet amino acid needs1,2.

PDCAAS is a protein quality assessment recognized by the FAO and the WHO2.

PDCAAS of Fortimel PlantBased 1.5 kcal/ml, Fortimel PlantBased Protein 2 kcal/ml and Nutrison PlantBased 2 kcal HP MF: (Soy and Pea Protein Blend)

PDCAAS = Digestibilty * Amino Acid Score
PDCAAS of Pea and Soy Protein Blend in Fortimel PlantBased

A protein source with a PDCAAS of 1 is considered high quality5.

Fortimel PlantBased Protein 2 kcal/ml and Nutrison PlantBased 2kcal MF contain a high-quality blend of soy and pea protein that can help meet patients’ high protein requirements to support building body protein and body functions.6-10.

ONS
- Oral Nutritional Supplement;
FAO
- Food and Agriculture;
WHO
- World Health Organisation;
PDCAAS
- Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score;

This Content is for Healthcare Professionals Only. Fortimel PlantBased 1.5 kcal/ml is a Food for Special Medical Purpose intended for the dietary management of disease-related malnutrition. It must be used under medical supervision.

  • 1. Report of a joint FAO/WHO/UNU expert consultation. 2007.
  • 2. Report of an FAO Expert Consultation. 2013.
  • 3. Rutherfurd et al. J Nutr. 2015;145:372-9.
  • 4. Yang et al. Agro Food Ind Hi Tech. 2012;23:8-10.
  • 5. Huang et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2018;58.15:2673-8.
  • 6. Bauer et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013; 14.8:542-559.
  • 7. Hurt et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017;32:142S-51S.
  • 8. Ochoa Gautier et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017;32:6S-14S.
  • 9. Rostom & Shine. Surgery. 2018;36:153-8.
  • 10. Hou et al. Exp Biol Med.2015;240:997-1007.

Protein Quality in Plant-Based Medical Nutrition

We understand the importance in offering plant based medical nutrition products to the increasing number of patients who embrace a plant-based diet and lifestyle.

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Introducing our first ever plant-based Fortimel

Our Fortimel range is growing! Introducing Fortimel PlantBased Energy, our first ever plant-based oral nutritional supplement (ONS), specifically formulated to support patients with disease related malnutrition who follow a plant-based lifestyle. This high energy, ready to drink ONS is nutritionally complete and made with pea & soy protein making it suitable for vegan diet, cow's milk protein free, lactose free, and gluten free.

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