Nutritional Support With Real Food Ingredients

NutriChef* is a high-energy, high-protein, nutritionally complete tube feed formulated with over 75% real-food ingredients.

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Nutritional Support With Real Food Ingredients

Where Clinical Nutrition Meets Real Food

Standard enteral formulas help patients meet nutritional targets, but NutriChef goes further. By formulating each meal style with real food ingredients, NutriChef delivers a familiar sensory profile that may support patient acceptance and adherence without compromising clinical nutritional goals.

High-Quality Protein

NutriChef provides up to 7.7 g of protein per 100 ml from a plant-forward rice and pea protein blend, with a PDCAAS** score of 1, indicating a complete essential amino acid profile to support clinical and functional nutritional goals.¹

Real Food Ingredients

Each NutriChef meal style is made with identifiable whole food ingredients, from chicken and carrot to banana, chickpeas and quinoa, gently seasoned with herbs and spices to mirror the composition and sensory qualities of an everyday meal.

Plant-Derived Phytonutrients

Across the range, NutriChef provides a broad spectrum of plant-derived phytonutrients, including provitamin A carotenoids, lutein and lycopene, recognised for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.^2-4

Where Standard Tube Feeds Can Fall Short

Malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition are prevalent across a wide range of clinical settings, but patient acceptance and tolerance of standard enteral formulas remain a persistent challenge for clinicians.

When feeding refusal, poor compliance, or appetite fatigue limit the effectiveness of nutritional intervention, the sensory and psychological disconnect from real food can be a contributing factor. NutriChef changes this.

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A Solution Developed with Real Food in Mind

NutriChef has been developed to offer a clinically complete solution that addresses both the nutritional and experiential barriers to effective tube feeding.

Patient groups where NutriChef may be particularly relevant:

Patients on vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diets
Patients requiring high energy and protein in a single formula

Those caring for someone using Fresubin's NutriChef range say "I want to care for my loved one with nutrition that feels like a meal, not a formula."

Three Meal Styles to Suit Different Patient Preferences

NutriChef is available in three distinct meal styles, each formulated with different real food ingredients to provide variety and choice within an enteral nutrition regimen:

Chicken Mix Style - chicken, carrot, zucchini, lemon, paprika, cumin
Garden Soup Style - carrot, chickpea, tomato, quinoa, zucchini, parsley, chives (vegan)
Fruit Smoothie Style - banana, apple, cinnamon, whole milk (vegetarian)

Fresubin's NutriChef range is available in three styles: Fruit Smoothie Style, Garden Soup Style and Chicken Mix Style for real food that feels good.

Practical Considerations for Clinical Use

NutriChef is packaged in 500 ml Gualapack pouches, available in cases of 10.

Once opened, the product should be refrigerated and used within 24 hours. It is also suitable for oral consumption when decanted into a cup or container, offering additional flexibility for patients who are able to take nutrition orally.

Minimum recommended dose is ≥1000 ml (1500 kcal) per day for complete nutrition, or as advised by the responsible clinician.

Fresubin'e NutriChef range comes in 500ml Gualapack pouches, with a minimum required dose of ≥1000ml/day for complete nutrition with 28 vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

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NutriChef factsheets can be downloaded here.

NutriChef Fruit Smoothie Style Factsheet

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NutriChef Garden Soup Style Factsheet

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NutriChef Chicken Mix Style Factsheet

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*NutriChef products are food for special medical purposes, to be used under medical supervision. For the dietary management in case / risk of malnutrition, especially with increased energy and protein needs. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Use with caution in children under 6 years. Not for parenteral (I.V.) use. For Healthcare Professionals only.

** Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score

References:

1) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Report of an FAO Expert Consultation. Rome; 2013
2) Jomova K et al.  Chem Biol Interact. 2025;413:111489.
3) Sun W et al. Molecules. 2023;28(4):1845.
4) Maheshwari S et al. Food Frontiers. 2022;3(2):221–38