HIGH NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS IN A SMALL VOLUME

Ensure Compact is a 125 mL, ready-to-drink, complete, balanced oral nutritional supplement for people with, or at risk of developing, disease-related malnutrition. Its small volume has been specially developed for people who have difficulty drinking larger volumes or who have a poor appetite. In an easy-to-open bottle, each Ensure Compact drink provides 300 kcal (2.4 kcal/mL) and 12.8 g of protein.(1)

Who is Ensure Compact suitable for?

Ensure Compact has been developed for adults who:

• Have or at risk of disease-related malnutrition
• Require fluid or volume restriction
• Have poor volume tolerance
• Are recovering from surgery, injury and/or illness (1)

Use Ensure Compact as a sole source of nutrition or with or between meals. The recommended intake is 1-2 bottles per day. It is also suitable for tube feeding, Vanilla flavour is preferred.

What are the key nutritional benefits of Ensure Compact?

Ensure Compact offers big impact in a small volume. Key nutritional benefits include:

• Only 7.8g sugar per serve (equivalent to ~2 teaspoons) which is 60% less sugar than a similar Compact products at 19.4g sugar per serve (equivalent to ~5 teaspoons) (1,5)
• Provides complete, balanced nutrition(1) - 28 essential vitamins and minerals with 12.8 g protein per serve
• Muscle strength - High-quality protein and vitamin D to support strength (1,2)
• Healthy bones - Calcium to support strong bones (1,2)
• Immune support - Antioxidants to support immune health (1,2)
• Fibre-free - Fibre-free and low FODMAP based on ingredients, to suit people requiring a low fibre or low FODMAP diet (1)
• Energy - Provides just as much as nutrition as a standard 1.5 kcal/mL oral nutritional supplement in 125 mL, helping aid compliance and improving nutritional intake and outcomes

How much protein is in Ensure Compact?

Each serving of Ensure Compact contains 12.8 g of protein. This is 28% of the recommended dietary intake (RDI) for women aged between 19–70 years and 20% RDI for men aged between 19–70 years.(1,2)

How much calcium is in Ensure Compact?

Each serving of Ensure Compact contains 213 mg of calcium. This is 20–21% of the recommended dietary intake of calcium for men and women aged 19–50 years. (1,2)

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend adults consume 2.5-4 serves of calcium-rich foods – milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives (mostly reduced fat) – each day.(3) These foods are high in calcium and are also a rich source of protein, vitamins and other minerals.(3)

What nutrients, vitamins and minerals are in Ensure Compact?

Ensure Compact has been scientifically formulated to offer a complete, balanced source of nutrition.(1) It contains essential nutrients, high quality protein, healthy fats and 28 vitamins and minerals that are important for the health of our bodies, including B-group vitamins, vitamins A, C, D and E plus calcium, potassium, iron and zinc. Check out the complete list of ingredients and nutritional information for Ensure Compact.

Content for this article was supplied by Abbott Australasia.