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Ensure plus, liquid nutrition - 1 cup
| Calories |
355.32 |
| Dietary Fiber |
0.0 |
As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies
recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every
1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie
information presented above, there would be about
0.0 grams
of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of
Ensure plus, liquid nutrition.
So, based on this information, can we consider
Ensure plus, liquid nutrition
to be a high fiber food? The answer is
No - definitely not.
The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and
gender.
|
Age (years) |
Average daily
calories |
Fiber intake
(grams) |
Dietary Fiber - Ensure plus, liquid nutrition - 1 cup |
Percent of Daily
Recommended
Fiber Intake
|
| Children |
| 1-3 |
1,404 |
19 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 4-8 |
1,789 |
25 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| Boys and Men |
| 9-13 |
2,265 |
31 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 14-18 |
2,840 |
38 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 19-30 |
2,818 |
38 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 31-50 |
2,554 |
38 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 51-70 |
2,162 |
30 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 70+ |
1,821 |
30 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| Girls and Women |
| 9-13 |
1,910 |
26 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 14-18 |
1,901 |
26 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 19-30 |
1,791 |
25 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 31-50 |
1,694 |
25 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 51-70 |
1,536 |
21 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
| 70+ |
1,381 |
21 |
0.0
g |
0.00
% |
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