Abstract
Abstract Objective: the development and analysis of the macro and micronutrient composition of homemade enteral diets. Method: A standard homemade enteral diet was developed at three caloric concentrations - 1500, 1800 and 2100 Kcal. After preparation and testing of viscosity, stability, odor and color, plus evaluation of cost, the chemical composition of the nutrients of the diets were analytically determined. Folic acid, vitamin D and vitamin B12 values were calculated using chemical composition tables. The results were compared with recommended nutritional standards for the elderly. Result: The diets exhibited normal macronutrient distribution. The 1500 caloric level presented some mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Suitable values were obtained at the other caloric levels for all minerals except magnesium. There were appropriate levels of all the vitamins in the 2100 Kcal diet, while vitamin E, D and B6 levels were below the recommended dietary allowances in the 1800 Kcal diet. Conclusion: The standard homemade enteral diets studied can contribute to the food and nutritional safety of elderly persons undergoing home care, if all are supplemented with magnesium and the 1800 Kcal diet is supplemented with vitamin E, D and B6. The 1500 Kcal diet was not nutritionally safe in terms of micronutrients.
Highlights
Protein and lipid analysis was performedThe results obtained in the analyzes were compared following standard procedures adopted by the to the nutritional requirements recommended by the Association of Analytical Chemists (AOAC)[16]
Objective: the development and analysis of the macro and micronutrient composition of homemade enteral diets
Persons have a high prevalence of chronic diet, it is important to use formulas that provide noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension, the correct amounts of macro and micronutrients type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and required to maintain or recover nutritional status, and neurological diseases, which impose the burden which are low cost and easy to prepare
Summary
The results obtained in the analyzes were compared following standard procedures adopted by the to the nutritional requirements recommended by the Association of Analytical Chemists (AOAC)[16]. Fibers were analyzed by treatment with digestive This gender was chosen as the recommendations of enzymes (amylase, pepsin/pancreatin), alcoholic minerals for males are greater than those for females, precipitation of the soluble fraction, incineration and covering the needs of both. A proportion of 14 the following spectral lines: 206.2 nm, 238.2 nm, grams for every 1000 calories of diet was considered 327.4 nm, 317.9 nm, 213.6 nm, 766.4 nm, 285.2 and adequate dietary fiber content[13]. For micronutrients that do not have a the analytical blank divided by the inclination of RDA, Adequate Intake (AI) was considered valid. The methods described by the AOAC15 were used for the chromatographic Results runs and standardization of the analytical conditions
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