Details & Specs for Mead Johnson® Portagen® Powder

Portagen® milk-based powder protein with medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) for children and adults.

Features and Benefits:

• 87% of fat from medium-chain triglycerides
• Corn oil provides linoleic acid

Portagen is a nutritional powder for children and adults with defects in in the intraluminal hydrolysis of fat (decreased pancreatic lipase, decreased bile salts); defective mucosal fat absorption (decreased mucosal permeability, decreased absorptive surface); and/or defective lymphatic transport of fat (ie, intestinal lymphatic obstruction).

Portagen is not recommended for use as an infant formula.

Portagen powder is not nutritionally complete. If used long term, supplementation of essential fatty acids and ultra-trace minerals should be considered.