Introducing Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal
Nutricia are proud to introduce the first plant-based ready-to-drink, oral nutritional supplement1 (ONS) formulated for the nutritional needs of patients with disease related malnutrition who follow a vegan, plant-based or flexitarian diet.
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The number of adults using plant-based alternatives is increasing2
The decision to become vegan, or to have more plant-based meals (flexitatian) can be arrived at for a range of different reasons:
Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal Mocha flavour has a 35% lower carbon footprint than our standard Fortisip 200ml Bottle oral nutritional supplement7
We calculated this by performing a full cradle-to-grave carbon footprint analysis of Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal and compared it to that of our Fortisip 200ml Bottle product±
Click below to visit the Carbon Trust webpage for further information on requirements for verification±±.
Total energy and protein intake significantly increased after 4 weeks of Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal compared to baseline8***
Patients were 94% compliant to their prescription of Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal over the 4-week intervention8
2 out of 3 patients agreed with these statements about Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal8
- MIMS April 2024
- Almost half of UK adults set to cut intake of animal products’ Report from IPSOS MORI 29th March 2022. Available at https://www.Ipsos.com/en-uk/almost-half-of-uk-adults-set-cut-intake-animal-products [Accessed April 2024]
- Vegan Living survey (2021). Available at www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/big-vegan-survey-results-2021 [Accessed April 2024]
- The Vegan Society Environment and Sustainability. Available at https://www.vegansociety.com/news/media/statistics/environment-and-sustainability [Accessed April 2024]
- Den Boer A, Boesveldt S, Lawlor J Ben. How sweetness intensity and thickness of an oral nutritional supplement affects intake and satiety. Food Qual Prefer [internet]. 2019;71:406-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.08.009
- Hogan SE, Solomon MJ, Carey SK. Exploring reasons behind patient compliance with nutrition supplements before pelvic exenteration surgery. Support Care Cancer. 2019;27(5):1853-60.
- Based on a UK comparison against our Fortisip 200ml Bottle. The Carbon Footprint of both products has been measured in accordance with internationally recognized standard ISO 14067. Verified and certified by the Carbon Trust in 2023.
- Nutricia UK ACBS trial, data on file 2022.
*Flavours liked and selected by healthy adults (83), data on file
**Lactose level below 300mg/kg
***Prior to commencing the study patients were receiving either no nutrition support, dietary advice and/or a different oral nutritional supplement
****A p-value of < 0.05 is statistically significant
±Comparator product used was Fortisip Bottle 200ml Vanilla flavour, full details of the product can be found here: Fortisip Bottle (nutricia.co.uk)
± ±To view the official product carbon footprint certification letter for Fortisip PlantBased 1.5kcal, click here to download
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ǂNutricia has Kosher approval for this product
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