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Lofenalac

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Course
  
All

Created by
  
Mead Johnson

Protein
  
2.14 g (per 100 g)

Sodium
  
31 mg (per 100 g)

Water content
  
87.1 g (per 100 g)

Place of origin
  
United States

Food energy (per serving)
  
65 kcal

Potassium
  
66 mg (per 100 g)

Fat
  
2.4 g (per 100 g)

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Main ingredients
  
an enzymatic hydrolysate of casein

Variations
  
can be used to make ice cream, pudding, and cake

Energy
  
65.04 Calories (per 100 g)

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. In 1972, Lofenalac was declared a food by the FDA, for regulatory purposes.

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

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, although infants do not mind the flavor and children often consume it without complaint for some years.

References

Lofenalac Wikipedia