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Ensure Compact Mixed Starter Pack (4 x 125ml)
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- 12.8 / 125ml
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Ensure Compact Mixed Starter Pack:@@: The Ensure Compact mixed flavour starter pack contains one bottle of each of the four flavours, a downloadable recipe book, and a flavour choice card.
Ensure Compact is a ready-to-drink, nutritionally complete* oral nutritional supplement for people with, or at risk of developing, disease-related malnutrition. It is perfect for patients who require a low volume and has 99% compliance.1† Each easy-to-open2 125 ml bottle provides 300 kcal (2.4 kcal/ml) and 12.8 g protein.
Ensure Compact is available in four delicious flavours; banana, café latte, strawberry and vanilla.
Suitable for Kosher diets |
Suitable for Halal diets |
Suitable for vegetarians |
Clinically lactose-free |
Gluten-free |
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‖ Please note strawberry flavour is not suitable for Kosher or vegetarian diets.
¶ Vitamin D is synthesised from cholesterol, extracted from the grease in wool sheared from live sheep. Strawberry flavour contains
E120 (cochineal) which some people may consider to be a meat product.
Other Informations:@@:
PRESENTATION
• Presented in 125 ml (300 kcal) bottles
• Available in banana, café latte, strawberry and vanilla flavours.
USES
Food for Special Medical Purposes, for use under medical supervision. Suitable as a nutritional supplement or sole source of nutrition for patients who cannot or will not eat sufficient quantities of everyday food and drink to meet their nutritional needs. Nutritionally complete for vitamins and minerals in 625 ml, excluding sodium, potassium, chloride and magnesium. When excluding sodium, potassium and chloride only, Ensure Compact is nutritionally complete for vitamins and minerals in 1500ml.
Note: nutritionally complete volumes are calculated using the UK Reference Nutrient Intake for men aged 19-50 years.
COMMUNITY USE—PRESCRIPTIONS
Can be prescribed on a FP10 (GP10 in Scotland) as a sole source of nutrition or as a nutritional supplement for the dietary management of patients with, or at risk of developing, disease-related malnutrition. All prescriptions should be endorsed ACBS (Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances).
STORAGE & DIRECTIONS FOR USE
• Store unopened at room temperature.
• Ready for use. Open immediately prior to use.
• Shake well before use.
• Best served chilled unless bolus feeding is indicated, in which case the product should be administered at room temperature.
• May also be served as warm drinks. Do not boil.
• Once opened, cover, refrigerate and discard unused feed after 24 hours.
• Ensure Compact bottles will attach to all Abbott giving sets.
PRECAUTIONS
• Monitor fluid intake to ensure adequate hydration status.
• In patients receiving some medications there may be a risk of drug nutrient interactions (e.g. warfarin and vitamin K). Careful prescribing and monitoring practices will serve to reduce the risk (please refer to pharmacist).
• Patients should not make any additions to the feed without consulting their pharmacist or dietitian.
• Many nutritional products contain sucrose and other sugars. It is important for patients who are taking supplements as sip feeds to observe good oral hygiene. It is suggested that patients consult with their dentist for further advice.
• Unless recommended by a healthcare professional, not intended for use in children.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
• FOR ENTERAL USE ONLY.
• Not for use in galactosaemia.
• Suitable for people with diabetes provided that routine glucose checks are performed.
Nutritional Content:@@:
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION UNIT | PER 100ml | PER BOTTLE (125ml) |
Energy kJ | 1008 | 1261 |
kcal | 240 | 300 |
Protein (nitrogen) g | 10.2 (1.63) | 12.8 (2.05) |
Carbohydrate g | 28.8 | 36 |
of which sugars g | 6.2 | 7.8 |
Fat g | 9.35 | 11.7 |
of which saturates g | 0.8 | 1 |
Fibre g | 0 | 0 |
VITAMINS UNIT | PER 100ml | PER BOTTLE (125ml) |
Vitamin A (RE) μg | 155 | 194 |
Vitamin D3 μg | 3 | 3.8 |
Vitamin E mg | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Vitamin K1 μg | 21 | 26 |
Vitamin C mg | 21 | 26 |
Folacin (folic acid) μg | 48 | 60 |
Thiamin (vitamin B1) mg | 0.35 | 0.44 |
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) mg | 0.47 | 0.59 |
Vitamin B6 mg | 0.47 | 0.59 |
Vitamin B12 μg | 0.97 | 1.2 |
Niacin mg | 4.4 | 5.5 |
Pantothenic acid mg | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Biotin μg | 7.5 | 9.4 |
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MINERALS UNIT | PER 100ml | PER BOTTLE (125ml) |
Sodium mg (mmol) | 145 (6.31) | 181 (7.89) |
Potassium mg (mmol) | 215 (5.5) | 269 (6.88) |
Magnesium mg (mmol) | 20 (0.82) | 25 (1.03) |
Phosphate mg (mmol) | 170 (5.49) | 213 (6.86) |
Calcium mg (mmol) | 170 (4.24) | 213 (5.3) |
Chloride mg (mmol) | 145 (4.09) | 181 (5.11) |
Iron mg | 3.4 | 4.3 |
Zinc mg | 2.9 | 3.6 |
Manganese mg | 0.6 | 0.75 |
Copper mg | 0.32 | 0.40 |
Iodine μg | 38.4 | 48 |
Selenium μg | 12 | 15 |
Chromium μg | 10 | 13 |
Molybdenum μg | 20 | 25 |
Choline mg | 97 | 121 |
Osmolality mOsm/kg H2O |
| 1052 |
Osmolarity mOsm/litre |
| 676 |
Water ml/100ml (ml/bottle) |
| 64.3 (80.4) |
Water, hydrolysed corn starch, milk proteins, vegetable oils (canola, high oleic sunflower, corn), sucrose, minerals (potassium chloride, calcium citrate, magnesium phosphate dibasic, ferrous sulphate, potassium citrate, zinc sulphate, manganese sulphate, cupric sulphate, potassium iodide, sodium molybdate, chromium chloride, sodium selenate), emulsifier: soy lecithin, flavourings, acidity regulator: E525, choline chloride, vitamins (C, E, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, B6, B1, B2, vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, K1, biotin, D3, B12), stabilisers (E460, E466).
Manufacturer Name : Abbott Nutrition
Manufacturer Address : Abbott House, Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4XE
Manufacturer Email : [email protected]
Manufacturer Phone Number : 01628 774620
