Recently the use of home enteral nutrition (EN) has increased, aimed at reducing costs and improving the quality of life. Monitoring the nutritional value of these diets is therefore important. In this study the formulations F1 and F2 (ARAÚJO; GALEAZZI, 1999) containing beef, egg (F1), chicory, carrot, corn grits, ater-soluble soybean extract, soybean oil, Nidex ater-soluble soybean extract, soybean oil, Nidex® and salt, ere evaluated for use in home EN, aiming at obtaining more reliable, safer data. The follo ing ere determined: proximate composition, in vitro digestibility and available lysine. The proximate compositions (d b) of the formulations ere: F1: 454.69Kcal, moisture 79.29±0.07, protein 17.04±0.06, lipids 14.85±0.11, carbohydrates 63.22, soluble 0.67±0.66 and insoluble 1.65±0.73 fiber and ash 2.57±0.01; F2: 463.92Kcal, moisture 78.96±0.09, protein 16.56±0.09, lipids 15.12±0.20, soluble 1.09±0.11 and insoluble 1.84±0.09 fiber, carbohydrates 65.40 and ash 2.63±0.08. The caloric distribution as sho n to be adequate. The lysine contents in mg/g of protein ere 80 for F1 and 139 for F2 and % protein digestibility as 95% for F1 and 93% for F2. The formulations ere adequate for domestic preparation and contained good quality, lo cost protein sources, capable of attending the nutritional requirements of individuals using home EN, promoting nutritional recovery.
protein quality; home enteral nutrition; oral supplement; nutritional value; formulations
