What's in Parenteral Nutrition?

Learn more about what you would find in a bag of parenteral nutrition including details on custom vs. standard bags and macronutrient composition! EDIT: Intravenous lipid emulsions Thanks to the emailer who pointed out that not all lipids are the same for kcals/g! When considering lipids, different %'s will contribute different kcals/gram. The correct values are as follows: 10% emulsions are 11 kcal/gram or 1.1 kcal/mL 20% emulsions (most commonly used) are 10 kcal/gram or 2 kcal/mL 30% emulsions (used for bulk compounding) are 10 kcals/gram Note: while these values are common for most lipid products, not all products contain the same lipid and glycerol content. Information for specific lipid products can be found within the product's prescribing information. Closed Captions provided by Sara Kerr RDN.