MCT Calculator - Lipid Disorders | Tool

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CALCULATOR DESCRIPTION

The Vitaflo's MCT calculator has been created to make it easier for you to decide how to meet the MCT requirements of your patients using Lipistart and/or MCTprocal.

Author

Vitaflo Dietitians

Intake Calculator

Do you know how much MCT the patient needs to take in grams?

Yes

Target % energy from MCT

Target energy intake

Required MCT intake (g/d)

Which product would you like to use?

kcal/fl oz

kcal/ml

Required dilution kcal/100ml

Required volume of reconstituted Lipistart ml

Energy table

Adapted from the European Food Safety Authority Dietary Reference Values (EFSA DRVs)*

Energy requirements (kcal/day)
Age	Male	Female
0-6m	501	501
7-11m	693	621
1-3 yr	996	924
4-6 yr	1338	1243
7-10 yr	1679	1565
11-14 yr	2265	2050
15-17 yr	2828	2255
Adults	2510	2020

Patient & dietitian information

You can pre-fill information about patient and dietitian. This appears in your download.

Patient Name

Patient Date of Birth

Date

Start date

Additional Advice

Dietitian name

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Patient/Hospital Number

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Dietitian contact

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Disclaimers

Lipistart and MCTprocal are foods for special medical purposes and should only be used under medical supervision.

The prescribed amount of MCT should be calculated on an individual patient basis and will depend on age, weight and medical condition.

To reduce the risk of gastro-intestinal intolerance, MCT should be gradually introduced into a patient's diet.

MCTprocal is not a follow-on formula. It is an MCT supplement which is suitable from 3 years of age onwards.

This calculator is designed to show how to incorporate MCT into a patient's diet using Lipistart and/or MCTprocal. If using other MCT-containing products, their contribution to the MCT intake of the patient must be taken into consideration.

The overall nutritional adequacy of a patient's diet is not monitored by this calculator. This remains the responsibility of the prescribing clinician and should be regularly monitored.

The calculator uses an energy value of 9kcal/g for MCT.