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Table 1 Energy, macronutrient composition, dietary fiber and viscosity of liquid enteral nutrition formula with or without pectin

From: Fluorescence imaging in vivo visualizes delayed gastric emptying of liquid enteral nutrition containing pectin

 

EN

EN with pectin

Energy, kcal/100 mL

78.6

80

Protein; Carbohydrate; Fat, g/100 kcal

4.0; 15.9; 2.2

4; 16.8; 2.2

Total Dietary Fiber, g/100 kcal

0.5

1.4

- Pectin1, g/100 kcal

0

0.9

Viscosity of EN, mPas ∙ s2

4.9

9.0

  1. EN, Enteral nutrition. 1Calculated pectin calories, 2 kcal/g. 2Measured at 12 rpm at 25 degrees C using Brookfield Viscometer.