Yes. Abbott feeds are suitable for people with diabetes. It is recommended that oral nutritional supplements should be consumed slowly (over at least a 20-25 minute period) and be evenly spaced throughout the day.

Abbott feeds should be used under medical supervision and advice should always be sought from a dietitian or doctor on which oral nutritional supplement or tube feed is most suitable to meet individual requirements.

Abbott recommends that blood glucose levels are routinely monitored.

No.

However, Abbott feeds are suitable for people with diabetes.

Abbott feeds should be used under medical supervision and advice should always be sought from a dietitian or doctor on which oral nutritional supplement or tube feed is most suitable to meet individual requirements.

It is recommended that oral nutritional supplements should be consumed slowly (over at least a 20-25 minute period) and be evenly spaced throughout the day.

Abbott recommends that blood glucose levels are routinely monitored.

Yes.

All Abbott products sold in the UK are free from any ingredients which are either derived from a genetically modified crop, or produced by a genetically modified organism.

Yes, the majority of Abbott feeds are suitable for Halal diets. The feeds that are suitable for a Halal diet are:

Oral nutritional supplements for adults

Ensure Plus Advance (banana, coffee, chocolate, strawberry flavours)

Ensure Compact (banana, café latte, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Ensure Plus milkshake style (banana, chocolate, coffee, fruits of the forest, strawberry, peach, raspberry, neutral flavours)

Ensure Plus yoghurt style (orchard peach, strawberry swirl flavours)

Ensure Plus juce (strawberry, fruit punch, peach, orange, apple flavours)

Ensure Plus Fibre (banana, chocolate, strawberry flavours)

Ensure TwoCal (banana, vanilla, neutral, strawberry flavours)

Ensure Shake (banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Enshake (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Ensure (chocolate, vanilla flavours)

Tube feeds for adults 

Jevity Promote (1000 ml)

Jevity (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Jevity Plus (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Jevity Plus HP (500 ml)

Jevity 1.5kcal (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Osmolite (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Osmolite Plus (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Osmolite 1.5kcal (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

TwoCal Bolus (200 ml)

TwoCal (1000 ml)

Oral nutritional supplements for children weighing 8 - 30 kg (approximately 1 to 10 years of age)

PaediaSure Compact (banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Fibre (banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Plus (unflavoured, banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Plus juce (apple, very berry flavours)

PaediaSure Plus Fibre (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla)

PaediaSure Peptide (vanilla flavour)

Tube feeds for children (8-30 kg)

PaediaSure (500 ml)

PaediaSure Fibre (500 ml)

PaediaSure Plus (500 ml)

PaediaSure Plus Fibre (500 ml)

PaediaSure Peptide (500 ml)

High energy infant formulas from birth to 8 kg

EleCare

Similac High Energy (200 ml)

Peptide-based feeds

Perative (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Vital 1.5kcal (1000 ml, 200 ml vanilla, café latte, mixed berry flavours )

Specialist feeds

Nepro HP (500 ml vanilla flavour, 220 ml strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Oxepa (500 ml)

ProSure (220 ml vanilla flavour)

Pulmocare (500 ml)

Yes, the majority of Abbott feeds are suitable for Kosher diets. The feeds that are suitable for a Kosher diet are:

Oral nutritional supplements for adults

Ensure Plus Advance (banana, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, flavours)

Ensure Compact (banana, café latte, vanilla flavours)

Ensure Plus milkshake style (banana, chocolate, coffee, neutral, vanilla flavours)

Ensure Plus juce (apple, fruit punch, lemon & lime, orange, peach flavours)

Ensure Plus Fibre (banana, chocolate, vanilla flavours)

Ensure TwoCal (banana, neutral, vanilla flavours)

Ensure Shake (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Enshake (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

Ensure (chocolate, vanilla flavours)

Tube feeds for adults

Jevity Promote (1000 ml)

Jevity (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Jevity Plus (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Jevity Plus HP (500 ml)

Jevity 1.5kcal (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Osmolite (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Osmolite Plus (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Osmolite 1.5kcal (500 ml, 1000 ml, 1500 ml)

Osmolite HP (500 ml)

TwoCal Bolus (200 ml)

TwoCal (1000 ml)

Oral nutritional supplements for children weighing 8 - 30 kg (approximately 1 to 10 years of age)

PaediaSure Compact (banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Fibre (banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Plus (unflavoured, banana, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Plus juce (apple, very berry flavours)

PaediaSure Plus Fibre (banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla flavours)

PaediaSure Peptide (vanilla flavour)

Tube feeds for younger children (8-30 kg)

PaediaSure (500 ml)

PaediaSure Fibre (500 ml)

PaediaSure Plus (500 ml)

PaediaSure Plus Fibre (500 ml)

PaediaSure Peptide (500 ml)

High energy infant formula from birth to 8 kg

EleCare

Similac High Energy (200 ml)

Peptide-based feeds

Perative (500 ml, 1000 ml)

Vital 1.5kcal (1000 ml, 200 ml vanilla, café latte)

Specialist feeds

Nepro HP (500 ml tube feed and 220 ml bottles – vanilla flavour)

Pulmocare (500 ml)

With the exception of Ensure Compact, Ensure Plus Advance, Ensure Plus Yoghurt style, Ensure TwoCal, Ensure Shake, Enshake (reconstituted), Similac High Energy and PaediaSure Compact, all Abbott feeds are clinically lactose free.

Special note regarding lactose:

In the absence of a legal definition or tolerance for making the claim “lactose free” in the UK for products other than infant formula, Abbott regards products containing less than 2000 mg lactose per litre (as fed) as being “clinically lactose free”. Therefore, Abbott feeds are not considered completely lactose free and hence are not suitable for patients with galactosaemia.

If you have any further queries about lactose content, please contact the Medical & Scientific Affairs Team either by email, by calling our Freephone Helpline on 0800 252882, or writing to us. 

No, all Abbott feeds contain milk protein. However, the protein in Alimentum is extensively hydrolysed. Hydrolysing or breaking down milk protein into small pieces (peptides) reduces the likelihood of the immune system recognising the protein and in turn the likelihood of an allergic reaction. EleCare is an amino acid-based infant formula. Amino acids are not recognised by the immune system and therefore will not trigger an allergic reaction in patients allergic to cow’s milk.

Yes.

Please note that this does not include coconut or coconut oils. If you have any further queries regarding coconut content, please contact the Medical & Scientific Affairs Team by email, via the Freephone Helpline (0800 252882), or in writing.

No. All Abbott feeds contain milk protein and are not suitable for people following a vegan diet.

All Abbott feeds are suitable for vegetarians* with the exception of the following products.

• ProSure and Oxepa, which contain fish oil

• Alimentum, as the protein has been broken down (hydrolysed) using enzymes from animal sources

Oral nutritional supplements containing E120
E120 is a food colouring called cochineal, which is used in a variety of food and drinks. The following products contain E120:

• Ensure Compact - strawberry flavour

• Ensure Plus Advance – strawberry flavour

• Ensure Plus milkshake style - strawberry, fruits of the forest, raspberry, peach flavours

• Ensure Plus yoghurt style - strawberry swirl, orchard peach flavours

• Ensure Plus fibre - strawberry, raspberry flavours

• Ensure Plus juce - strawberry flavour

• Ensure TwoCal - strawberry flavour

• Nepro HP - strawberry flavour

• Vital 1.5kcal - mixed berry flavour

Neither Enshake, Ensure Shake nor the PaediaSure range contain E120.

If you have any further queries regarding the vegetarian status of Abbott feeds, please contact the Medical & Scientific Affairs Team either by email, by calling our Freephone Nutrition Helpline on 0800 252882, or by writing to us. 

* Vitamin D is synthesised from cholesterol, extracted from the grease in wool sheared from live sheep. 

Our friendly and knowledgeable Medical & Scientific Affairs Team is here to provide advice and support relating to products and services available in the UK from Abbott’s nutrition business.

On contacting us you will have access to a team of Registered Dietitians who can provide advice and support to healthcare professionals, patients, carers and parents regarding products.

To read more about our team or for contact details please visit the Medical & Scientific Affairs Team page.

Abbott manufactures a wide range of nutritional products, including food for special medical purposes (which are used under the supervision of a healthcare professional) and food supplements, infant formula and follow-on formula which are sold via retail outlets. These are listed below:

Ensure Nutrivigor: powdered nutritional shake, containing vitamin D, protein and calcium, specially formulated certain nutrients to support muscles and boost energy levels when you need it most. See further information here

Ensure Max Protein: designed with 30 g of high quality protein, 26 vitamins and minerals including vitamins C, D and E. Ensure Max Protein contains calcium to support bone health. It is a great combination of high protein, low fat and low sugar. See further information here

PaediaSure Shake: especially designed for children, PaediaSure Shake is a delicious drink recommended for use alongside or in between meals, that contains a balance of 26 essential vitamins and minerals. PaediaSureShake is here to support children through their most critical ages and provides the nutrients that every child needs to grow. See further information here

Similac Gold First Infant Milk and Similac Gold Follow-On Milk: palm-oil free infant formulae that provide all the key nutrients to support your baby’s growth and development at every stage. See further information here