Comparison of micronutrients in adult enteral formulas widely used in clinical practice

In recent decades, great progress in the area of enteral nutrition has provided a large variety and commercial availability formulas, usually produced by divisions several pharmaceutical or dairy manufacturers, with specific compositions for each type disease patient condition. Despite widespread use both hospitals at home, studies performed on micronutrient adult formulas are few China. The content micronutrients 31 commercially available Chinese market was compared dietary reference intakes (DRIs), tolerable upper limits (UL), limit requirements Food Safety National Standards General Rules Foods Special Medical Purposes (GB 29922-2013), European Society Clinical Nutrition Metabolism (ESPEN) guideline (2022). calculated multiplying value label product daily energy dose 1500 1800 Kcal/day. research results showed that most were generally suitable patients long-term total support market, foods special medical purpose (FSMP) more than preparation (ENP) formulas. However, vitamin D, K, iron these should be appropriately increased to recommended ESPEN guideline. could provide basis manufacturers develop help clinical dietitians administer effective practice, especially individualized treatment.