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Table 2 Nutritional composition of SLPF available in Portugal, according to sub-groups

From: Special low protein foods for phenylketonuria: availability in Europe and an examination of their nutritional profile

SLPF

Usual portion

Phe (mg)

Protein (g)

Fat (g)

CHO (g)

Energy (Kcal)

Baby Cereals

30 g

48 [4–70]

1.3 [0.2–1.8]

10.0 [0.5–14.8]

83.0 [77.1–95.0]

415 [381–449]

Bread

50 g

29 [10–65]

0.8 [0.5–1.3]

5.8 [3.7–10.0]

61.3 [50.0–82.3]

305 [236–412]

Breakfast Cereals

30 g

13 [5–31]

0.5 [0.2–1.0]

1.1 [0.7–1.9]

92.2 [90.5–93.6]

381 [370–387]

Cakes/Mix Cakes/Pancake Mix

50 g

11 [4–30]

0.4 [0.2–0.9]

5.2 [0.2–15.2]

77.6 [58.0–88.2]

362 [341–372]

Chocolate/Energy Bars/Jelly

unit

41 [10–90]

1.2 [0.2–2.5]

18.5 [1.0–33.6]

67.6 [42.6–93.3]

441 [377–548]

Cookies

unit

14 [2–34]

0.4 [0.1–0.8]

19.1 [1.5–49.4]

75.1 [48.3–87.7]

478 [395–639]

Flour

variable

13 [10–15]

0.3 [0.3–0.4]

0.8 [0.4–1.1]

86.6 [82.8–89.6]

357 [344–372]

Ice Cream

unit

27 [14–43]

0.7 [0.3–1.1]

4.5 [3.3–5.2]

85.6 [82.0–88.9]

386 [376–394]

Milk replacers

200 mL

6 [0.0–10]

0.2 [0.0–0.4]

2.7 [2.0–3.8]

6.1 [4.8–8.1]

49 [40–66]

Pasta

40 g

12 [11–13]

0.4 [0.2–0.5]

0.8 [0.6–1.2]

86.2 [85.4–87.4]

355 [348–363]

Rice

40 g

13

0.4

0.8

88.9

365

Savoury Foods

unit

26 [0–90]

0.7 [0.0–2.1]

16.2 [0.0–39.5]

40.5 [0.0–88.4]

323 [0–577]

  1. CHO = Carbohydrate; Phe = Phenylalanine; SLPF = Special low protein foods
  2. Nutritional composition data is presented in mean [range] per 100 g / 100 mL of each SLPF sub-group