FortiCare

Oncology

Product description

FortiCare is a food for special medical purposes for the dietary management of cachexia in oncology patients.

For use under medical supervision only, FortiCare is a nutritionally complete, high energy (1.6kcal/ml), high protein, ready to drink, oral nutritional product. It is enriched with n-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and fibre.

FortiCare can be used to supplement the diet of patients unable to meet their nutritional requirements from other foods or used as a sole source of nutrition.

Product information

Ingredients (Cappuccino flavour*) Demineralised water, glucose syrup, cow’s milk protein, trehalose, sugar, vegetable oils (corn oil, rapeseed oil), dietary fibres (oligofructose, inulin, cellulose, resistant starch), fish oil, flavourings, potassium citrate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, magnesium hydrogen phosphate, choline chloride, carotenoids ((contains soy) ( β-carotene, lutein, lycopene)), colour (sulphite ammonia caramel), sodium L-ascorbate, magnesium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, maltodextrin, taurine, L-carnitine, DLα-tocopheryl acetate, ferrous lactate, zinc sulphate, nicotinamide, sodium selenite, manganese sulphate, copper gluconate, retinyl acetate, calcium D-pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, chromium chloride, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, D-biotin, cholecalciferol, thiamin hydrochloride, sodium molybdate, riboflavin, sodium fluoride, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin, phytomenadione.

FortiCare is gluten and lactose free.

*For all other flavours please see individual packaging.

Average contentsper 100ml
Energy:685kJ / 163kcal
Fat:5.3g (29 En%)
saturates1.0g
- monounsaturates1.6g
- polyunsaturates2.7g
- Eicosapentaeonic acid (EPA)601mg
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)298mg
Carbohydrate:19.1g (47 En%)
- Sugars13.6g
- Lactose<0.025g
Fibre:2.1g (2 En%)
Protein:8.8g (22 En%)
Salt:0.27g
Vitamins: 
Vit A130μg
Vit D1.1μg
Vit E4.1 mg ( α-TE)
Vit K8.5μg
Thiamin0.24mg
Riboflavin0.25mg
Niacin0.53mg (2.9 mg (mg NE)
Pantothenic acid0.85mg
Vit. B60.68mg
Folic acid67μg
Vit. B 120.95μg
Biotin6.4μg
Vit.C30mg
Minerals and trace elements: 
Na110mg (4.8 mmol)
K215mg (5.5 mmol)
Cl140mg (3.9 mmol)
Ca170mg (4.2 mmol)
P120mg (3.9 mmol)
PO4368mg (3.9 mmol)
Mg28mg (1.2 mmol)
Fe1.9mg
Zn2.0mg
Cu0.29mg
Mn0.68mg
F0.16mg
Mo16μg
Se14μg
Cr11μg
I21μg
Others: 
Carenotenoids0.32mg
L-Carnitine11mg
Choline59mg
Taurine13mg
Osmolarity730mOsmol/l

  1. Ryan et al. Proc Nutr Soc. 2016;75(2):199-211.

 

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