Lofenalac

Lofenalac
Origin
Place of origin United States
Creator(s) Mead Johnson
Dish details
Course served All
Main ingredient(s) an enzymatic hydrolysate of casein
Variations can be used to make ice cream, pudding, and cake
Approximate calories per serving 65[1]
Other information
Lofenalac
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 272.142 kJ (65.043 kcal)
Carbohydrates 7.71 g
- Sugars 7.10 g
Fat 2.4 g
- saturated 0.33 g
- monounsaturated 0.65 g
- polyunsaturated 1.53 g
Protein 2.14 g
Water 87.10 g
Potassium 66 mg (1%)
Sodium 31 mg (2%)
Ash 510 mg
Source: [1]

Lofenalac (pronunciation:Lo-fen-alac) is a registered, trademarked infant powder formula prescribed to replace milk in the diets of Phenylketonuria sufferers in the infant and child stage. It is not recommended for non-PKU patients.[2] In 1972, Lofenalac was declared a food by the FDA, for regulatory purposes.[3]

Initially the only available formula recommended was made by Mead Johnson. Others, including Albumaid XP™, Cymogran™, and Minafen™, have since been developed in Britain.[4] Medical texts often recommend Lofenalac.[5][6][7]

Lofenalac can be rather expensive to purchase and few retailers stock it. The taste and smell has been described by adult users as "medical" and offensive,[8] although infants do not mind the flavor and children often consume it without complaint for some years.[9]

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  1. ^ a b "Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, LOFENALAC, with iron, prepared from powder". Calorie Counter. http://www.newcaloriecounter.com/calorie-counter/03811_calorie_counter_infant_formula_mead_johnson_lofenalac_with_iron_prepared_from_powder.html. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "LOFENALAC®". RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information. http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20%28General%20Monographs-%20L%29/LOFENALAC.html. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Donna A. Messner". Chemical Heritage Foundation. http://www.chemheritage.org/about/contact-us/staff-and-scholars/beckman-center-for-the-history-of-chemistry/donna-messner.aspx. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Medical foods for the nutritional support of infant/toddler metabolic diseases". SureChem. 1996-08-27. http://www.surechem.org/index.php?Action=document&docId=1759377&db=USPTO&tab=summ&lang=&db_query=0%3A%3A0%3A%3A0%3A&markupType=all. Retrieved 16 April 2011. "Patent Number: 5550146" 
  5. ^ Marlow, Dorothy R. (1969). Textbook of pediatric nursing (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co.. p. 345. ISBN 0721660975. 
  6. ^ Roth, Ruth A.; Townsend, Carolynn E. (2003). Nutrition and diet therapy. Cengage Learning. p. 236. ISBN 9780766835672. http://books.google.com/books?id=WL7m42nIioUC&pg=PA236. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
  7. ^ Stanfield, Peggy; Hui, Y. H. (2009-05-06). Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Self-Instructional Approaches. Jones & Bartlett Learning. pp. 396, 398. ISBN 9780763761370. http://books.google.com/books?id=pwRuOaqCNwIC&pg=PR398. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
  8. ^ Brubacher, Joyce (April 17 1995). "Formula companies respond". MSUD Family Support Group. Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2011. http://liveweb.web.archive.org/http://msud-support.org/index.php?view=article&catid=16%3Avolume-13-1&id=71%3Aformula-companies-respond&option=com_content&Itemid=5. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
  9. ^ Pillitteri, Adele; Nettina, Sandra M. (2003). Maternal & Child Health Nursing (4th ed.). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1483. ISBN 0-7817-3628-5. 

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