A nutritionally complete, easy to digest and easy to absorb peptide-based formula for children 1 to 13 years with impaired GI function: 100% whey protein hydrolyzed to small peptides, 17 g protein and 250 kcal per 250 mL, with medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) to promote absorption. For tube feeding.
Features
- A nutritionally complete, easy to digest and easy to absorb formula to help support the nutritional needs of children with impaired GI function
- Peptide-based — 100% whey protein, hydrolyzed to small peptides; provides 17 g protein and 250 kcal per 250 mL
- 1.0 kcal/mL for nutritional needs
- For tube feeding, nutritionally complete
- Unique peptide blend with medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) to promote absorption
- Will provide 100% or more of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for 26 essential vitamins and minerals when 1500 mL is given
- Has a clinical benefit of aiding in GI tolerance when compared to other formulas for children (contains corn starch for extra support)
- Nutritional applications: impaired GI function, malabsorption, maldigestion, malnutrition, delayed gastric emptying, failure to thrive (FTT), and patients with altered fat digestion and absorption, GI surgery, trauma, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, and food allergy
Specifications
| Manufacturer Number | 00798716162531 |
| Brand | Peptamen Junior |
| Application | Pediatric Tube Feeding Formula |
| Administration Method | Tube |
| Preparation | Liquid |
| Container Type | Carton |
| Volume | 250 mL |
| Flavor | Unflavored |
| Calories per Serving | 250 |
| Nutrient Type | Whey Protein |
| Health Condition | Impaired GI Function |
| User | Ages 1 to 13 Years |
| HCPCS | B4161 |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| UNSPSC Code | 42231804 |
| Ingredients | Water, Maltodextrin, Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Whey Protein (Milk), Medium Chain Triglycerides, and less than 2% of Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (Soluble Fiber), Calcium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Phosphoric Acid, Salt, Sodium Ascorbate, Taurine, Magnesium Oxide, L-Carnitine, Inositol, Ferrous Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Zinc Sulfate, DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta-Carotene, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Chromium Chloride, Vitamin K1, Biotin, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12 |





