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Formulas for Children and Adults


There are a number of medical formulas and other products available for use by individuals with Phenylketonuria. The formulas included in this table can be considered 'complete' formulas. They contain the essential nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, and minerals, while containing no phenylalanine. Values listed are subject to change. The most current information may be obtained by referring to product labels.

Phenyl-Free 1 Phenex 1

Phenyl-Free 2

Phenex 2- Flavored/ Unflavored Phenyl-Free
2 HP

PhenylAde Drink Mix

Periflex-
Flavored/
Unflavored

Manufacturer

Mead
Johnson Nutritionals
Ross
Products
Division

Mead
Johnson
Nutritionals

Ross
Producs Division
Mead
Johnson
Nutritionals

Applied
Nutrition
Corp

SHS
North
America

Contact Information

800-457-3550
www.
meadjohnson.
com/metabolics

800-986-8510

www.ross.com

800-457-3550
www.
meadjohnson. com/metabolics

800-986-8510

www.ross.com
800-457-3550
www.
meadjohnson. com/metabolics

800-605-0410

www.medical
food.com

800-636-2283

www.shsna.com

Units

100 g 100 g

100 g

100 g 100 g

100 g

100 g

Energy, kcal

500 480

410

410 390

400

395/411

Protein Equivalent, gm

16.2 15 

22

30 40

25

20

Carbohydrate, gm

51 53 

60

36 44

47

40.5/44.5

Fat-Total, gm

26 21.7 

8.6

13.5/14.0 6.3

13

17

Sat. Fat, gm

 11.1 8.54 1.28 5.32/5.50 0.94

12.7

2.1

Monounsat. Fat, gm

5.0 7.37 5.3 4.61/4.75 3.8 

0.25

10.8

Polyunsat. Fat, gm

9.9 4.92 2.1 2.93/3.03 1.52 

0.04

3.3

Linoleic acid, gm

4.5 4.47 4.6 2.66/2.75 3.2

0.38

2.69
Linolenic acid, gm 0.38 0.45 0.61 0.27/0.28 0.43 0.06 0.68

Phenylalanine, mg

0 trace

0

trace 0

0

0

Tyrosine, mg

1600 1500

2200

3000 4000

2350

1850

Vitamin Fortified?

Yes Yes 

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Vitamin A, IU (mcg RE)

1520 (460) 1400 (420)  

1430 (430)

2200 (660)   1960 (590)

2050

1615 (485)

Vit. D, IU (mcg)

380 (9.5) 300 (7.5)

290 (7.3)

300 (7.5)   390 (9.8)

446

440 (11)

Vit. E, IU (mg/TE)

10 (6.7) 15 (10.1)

9.8 (6.6)

18 (12.1)   11.8 (7.9)

17

11.3 (7.6)

Vitamin K, mcg

40 50

41

60 39

51

21

Thiamin, mg

1.0 1.90

1.22

3.25 1.57

1.75

0.80

Riboflavin, mg

1.0 0.90

0.98

1.80 1.29

1.83

0.92

Vit. B6, mg

1.0 0.75

0.98

1.30 1.29

1.91

1.10

Vit. B12, mcg

2.0 4.9

2.4

5.0 3.1

2.3

1.1

Niacin, mg

10 10

22

16 29

17

12.8

Folic Acid, mcg

100 230

350

450 470

215

85

Pantothenic Acid, mg

3.8 6.9

4.9

8.0 6.3

8.36

3.3

Biotin, mcg

38 65

49

100 63

35

30

Vit. C, mg

60 50

49

60 63

72

45

Choline, mg

60 80

98

100 67

98

80

Inositol, mg

86 40 

49

70  63

39

30

Calcium, mg

660 575 

730

880  980

850

850

Phosphorus, mg

440 400

730

760  980

823

850

Magnesium, mg

66 50

163

225 290

221

110

Iron, mg

9.6 9

12.2

13  15.7

13

12

Zinc, mg

8.6 8

12.2

13 15.7

12

12

Manganese, mg

0.38 0.50

1.31

0.80 1.57

1.0

1.60

Copper, mcg

860 1100

1220

1000  1570

1000

1600

Iodine, mcg

76 65

49

100 63

110

85

Selenium, mcg

14.1 20

29

35 39

33

23

Chromium, mcg

0 11

37

27 51

199

50

Molybdenum, mcg

0 12

37

30 51

82

55

Sodium, mg (mEq)

240 (10.4) 190 (8.26)

610 (27)

880 (38.28) 410 (17.8)

319

300 (13)

Potassium, mg (mEq)

560 (14.3) 675 (17.26)

1100 (28)

1370 (35.04) 1180 (30)

1223

1120 (29)

Chloride, mg (mEq)

430 (12.1) 325 (9.17)

860 (24)

940 (26.51) 980 (28)

1036

500 (14)


*Information current as of January 14, 2005
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