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Similac® Customizable Liquid Nutrition Solutions for Individualized Nutrition

Similac® Liqui-Mix® System for Easy Feeding Preparation

SIMILAC LIQUI-MIX SYSTEM

The Similac Liqui-Mix System is a customizable, all-liquid feeding solution that delivers high-calorie, nutrient-dense feeding options for preterm infants.

Customizable

Flexible mixing allows you to prepare individualized feedings to meet the unique nutrition needs of each patient.

Commercially Sterile

NICU babies are often immunocompromised and may be at high risk for developing infections. Powdered formulas are not commercially sterile.

All-Liquid

Reconstituted powder infant formulas have potential for microbial growth and mixing errors.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the CDC* recommend that powdered infant formulas should not be used in the NICU unless there is no nutritionally appropriate alternative available.

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FLEXIBLE MIXING SOLUTIONS

The Similac Liqui-Mix System gives you the ability to create individualized feedings to meet the unique nutrient needs of preterm infants.

Example recipes for various formula concentrations using the Liqui-Mix System:

Measure liquid formulas by volume when mixing, as bottle fill weights can vary

Similac® Special Care® 20 (SSC 20)
+
Similac® Special Care® 30 (SSC 30)
To Prepare:
Mix the Following:

 

23 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

2 parts SSC 20 + 1 part SSC 30

 

25 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

1 part SSC 20 + 1 part SSC 30

 

 

27 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

 

1 part SSC 20 + 2 parts SSC 30

EXAMPLE: To make 1 fl oz (approximately 30 mL) of 27-Cal formula, mix 10 mL of SSC 20 and 20 mL of SSC 30.

For convenience, use a Volu-Feed® bottle.

Similac® Special Care® 24 (SSC 24)
+
Similac® Special Care® 30 (SSC 30)
To Prepare:
Mix the Following:

 

26 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

2 parts SSC 24 + 1 part SSC 30

 

27 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

1 part SSC 24 + 1 part SSC 30

 

 

28 Cal/fl oz

formula

 

 

1 part SSC 24 + 2 parts SSC 30

EXAMPLE: To make 1 fl oz (approximately 30 mL) of 28-Cal formula, mix 10 mL of SSC 24 and 20 mL of SSC 30.

For convenience, use a Volu-Feed bottle.

SIMILAC® HMF HP CL

The FIRST & ONLY nonacidified human milk fortifier with extensively hydrolyzed protein, with 5 clinical studies.1-5

When added to human milk, meets expert recommendations for protein6,7,§ and other nutrients for the premature infant.6


Example Recipes for Similac HMF HP CL
 
Packets HP CL
 
Human Milk (mL)
 
Total Volume Fortified Human Milk
(standard mixing 1 pkt:25 mL)

1

25

30

2

50

60

4

100

120

8

200

240

16

400

480

§ One packet mixed with 25 mL of human milk.

Premature Infant Fortifiers and Formulas

Nutritional products specifically designed for preterm infants

 50+ Years of Research 
 100+ Scientific Publications
#1 Brand Fed In NICU
Extensive product line with flexible solutions to meet the unique nutrient needs of preterm infants:

Similac® Special Care®

Iron-fortified feedings to help

support low-birth-weight and

premature infants and has our

unique blend of DHA, lutein,

and vitamin E for brain &

eye development

All Similac Special Care

Premature Infant Formulas

can be used in the

Liqui-Mix System

Liquid Protein Fortifier

The first & only

commercially sterile,

extensively hydrolyzed liquid

protein fortifier designed

for easy digestion and

individualized protein level

optimization

Use with human milk or

formula. Designed to be

mixed with human milk,

fortified human milk, or

formula feedings

Similac® HMF HP CL

The only liquid HMF

with extensively hydrolyzed

protein and published clinical

studies demonstrating

excellent tolerance and

improved weight gain1-4,∥

Clinically proven growth

 and tolerance supported

 in 5 clinical studies

These formulations are specially designed to meet the unique nutritional requirements of most preterm infants in the NICU and can be fed with confidence.

 In the Schanler study, weight gain was improved SDAY1-SDAY15.

OPTIMIZED PROTEIN FORTIFICATION

Liquid Protein Fortifier

Use with human milk or formula

Designed to be mixed with donor milk, preterm milk, fortified milk, and formula

Easy digestion and absorption

Extensively hydrolyzed protein for easy digestion and absorption

 

 
NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID PROTEIN FORTIFIER
 

 

Protein: Source and Concentration → 100% extensively hydrolyzed casein

16.7 g protein/100 mL; 1 g protein/6 mL

 

Calories → 4 Cal/1 g protein

 

Osmolality → 1 mL contributes ~12 mOsm/kg water when added to make

100 mL of the feeding

 

 Displacement → 1 mL will displace 1 mL of feeding

Refrigerate after opening; use within 72 hours or discard.

References: 1. Kumar N, et al. Am J Perinatol. 2017;34:1411-1416. 2. Clark B, et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017;117(9 suppl 1). 3. Schanler RJ, et al. J Pedatr. 2018;202:31-37. 4. Kim J, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015;61(6):665–671. 5. Lainwala S, et al. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2017;10(4):393-401. 6. Klein CJ. J Nutr. 2002;132(6, suppl 1):1395S-1577S. 7. Agostoni C, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010;50:85-91.

 

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