Appendix 1 - nutritional content of SMOF lipid solution vs requirements

Warning

Table 1.0:

Nutritional content of SMOF lipid solution with comparison to micronutrient requirements for PRETERM infants*

 

SMOF Lipid  

Volume

0.5ml/kg/hour

(12ml/kg/day)

0.75ml/kg/hour

(18ml/kg/day)

0.83ml/kg/hour

(20ml/kg/day)

Requirements for preterm infants /kg (ESPGHAN 2018)

Fat g/kg/day

 

2.0

3.0

~3.5

-

Solivito N

(Water Soluble vitamins)

0.6ml/kg/day

0.9ml/kg/day

1ml/kg/day

-

Thiamine (B1) mg

0.19

0.28

0.31

0.35 – 0.5

Riboflavin (B2) mg

0.29

0.44

0.49

0.15 – 0.2

Nicotinamide (B3) mg

2.4

3.9

4.0

4 – 6.8

Pyridoxine(B6) mg

0.29

0.44

0.49

0.15 – 0.2

Pantothenate mg

1.0

1.49

1.65

2.5

Biotin ug

3.6

5.4

6.0

5 – 8

Folic acid ug

20

36

40

56

Cyanocobalamin (B12) mg

0.3

0.45

0.5

0.3

Vitamin C mg

6.8

10.2

11.3

15 – 25

 

Vitlipid N infant

(Fat soluble vitamins)

2.4ml/kg/day

3.6ml/kg/day

4ml/kg/day

-        

Vitamin A

166ug or 600iu

248ug or 900iu

276ug or 1000iu

227 - 455 ug/kg/d or 700 – 1500iu/kg/day

Vitamin D2

2.4ug or 96iu

3.6ug or 144iu

4ug or 160iu

80- 400 iu/kg/d or

200 - 1000 iu/d

Vitamin E

1.54ug or1.7iu

2.3 mg or 2.5iu

2.56mg or 2.8iu

2.8 - 3.5 mg/kg/d or 2.8 - 3.5 iu/kg/d

Vitamin K

48ug

72ug

80ug

10 ug/kg/d (recommended, but currently not possible)

*exact constituents may vary slightly due to the aseptic department rounding up volumes for preparation

Table 2.0

Nutritional content of SMOF Lipid solution with comparison to requirements for TERM infants*

SMOF Lipid volume

0.5ml/kg/hour

(12ml/kg/day)

0.75ml/kg/hour

(18ml/kg/day)

0.83ml/kg/hour

(20ml/kg/day)

Requirements for Term infants /kg (ESPGHAN 2018)

Fat g/kg/day

 

2.0

3.0

~3.5

-

Solivito N

(Water soluble vitamins)

0.6ml/kg/day

0.9ml/kg/day

1ml/kg/day

-

Thiamine (B1) mg

0.19

0.28

0.31

0.35 – 0.5

Riboflavin (B2) mg

0.29

0.44

0.49

0.15 – 0.5

Nicotinamide (B3) mg

2.4

3.9

4.0

4 – 6.8

Pyridoxine(B6) mg

0.29

0.44

0.49

0.15 – 0.2

Pantothenate mg

1.0

1.49

          1.65

2.5

Biotin ug

3.6

5.4

6.0

5 – 8

Folic acid ug

20

36

40

56

Cyanocobalamin (B12) mg

0.3

0.45

0.5

0.3

Vitamin C mg

6.8

10.2

11.3

15 – 25

 

Vitlipid N infant

(Fat soluble vitamins)

2.4ml/kg/day

3.6ml/kg/day

4ml/kg/day

-        

Vitamin A

166ug or 600iu

248ug or 900iu

276ug or 1000iu

150 - 300 ug/kg/d (2300iu/day i.e., NOT per kg)

Vitamin D2

2.4ug or 96iu

3.6ug or 144iu

4ug or 160iu

400 iu/kg/d or

40 - 150 iu/kg/d

Vitamin E

1.54ug or 1.7iu

2.3 mg or 2.5iu

2.56mg or 2.8iu

2.8 - 3.5 mg/kg/d or 2.8 - 3.5 iu/kg/d

Vitamin K

48ug

72ug

80ug

10 ug/kg/d (recommended, but currently not possible)

*exact constituent may vary slightly due to the aseptic department rounding up volumes for preparation

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 01/10/2022

Next review date: 01/10/2032

Author(s): Hester Blair, Caroline O'Hare.