1 gram

Protein Exchange List

2017

Each of the Following in the Amount Stated

= 1 Exchange

Note: Information correct at time of printing.

Always remember to read the label in case products have changed.

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Contents

Breakfast Cereals 4-6

Cereal bars 7-8

Cheese 9

Crackers and Rice Cakes 10-13

Dairy Substitutes 14

Fruit and Vegetables 15

Pancakes 16

Potato and Potato Products 16-17

Pasta, Rice and Grains 18

Spreads and Dips 18

Vegetable Products 19

Miscellaneous 20

Manufactured Low Protein Foods that Contain Exchanges:

PKU 21-22

HCU 22-23

MSUD 24-25

All Other Protein Disorders 25-27

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Breakfast Cereal Grams Measurements

Harvest Morn Chocolate Pillows

18g 1 level blue scoop

Kelloggs All Bran 7g

Kelloggs All Bran Branflakes 9g 2 level tablespoons

Kelloggs Cocopops/ Tesco Chocosnaps

18g 2 ½ level blue scoops

Kelloggs Cornflakes 14g 2 level blue scoops

Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Flakes 17g 2 level blue scoops

Kelloggs Frosted Wheats 10g 5 pieces

Kelloggs Frosties 22g 2 ½ level blue scoops

Kelloggs Raisin Wheats 11g 5 pieces

Kelloggs Rice Krispies 17g 3 level blue scoops

Kelloggs Rice Krispies Multigrain Shapes

13g 2 level blue scoops

Kelloggs Special K 11g 1 level blue scoop

Kelloggs Special K Red Berries

11g 1 ½ level blue scoops

Nestle Coco Shreddies 11g 1 level blue scoop

Nestle Cookie Crisp 15g 2 level blue scoops

BREAKFAST CEREALS

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Breakfast Cereal Grams Measurements

Nestle Curiously Cinnamon 18g 2 level blue scoops

Nestle Frosted Shreddies 11g 1 level blue scoop

Nestle Go Free Cornflakes 13g 2 level blue scoops

Nestle Go Free Honey Flakes

18g 2 1/2 level blue scoops

Nestle Golden Nuggets 13g 1 ½ level blue scoops

Nestle Honey Cheerios 12g 2 level blue scoops

Nestle Nesquick 13g 1 ½ level blue scoops

Nestle Oat Cheerios 11g 2 level blue scoops

Nestle Shredded Wheat 9g 6 pieces

Nestle Shreddies 10g 1 level blue scoop

Oatibix 8g ⅓ biscuit

Oatibix Flakes 11g 1 level blue scoop

Porridge 10g 1 heaped tablespoon

Ready Brek 8g 2 level tablespoons

Weetabix 10g ½ biscuit

Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip

10g 4 pieces

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Breakfast Cereal Grams Measurements

Weetabix Banana 11g ½ biscuit

Weetabix Chocolate 11g ½ biscuit

Weetabix Crispy Minis Fruit & Nut

10g 4 pieces

Weetabix Golden Syrup 11g ½ biscuit

Weetabix Organic 10g ½ biscuit

Weetos 12g 1 ½ level blue scoops

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CEREAL BARS

Cereal Bar Grams Measurements

Alpen Light Jaffa Cake Cereal Bar

19g 1 bar

Alpen Light Chocolate & Fudge Bar

19g 1 bar

Alpen Light Summer Fruit Cereal Bar

1 bar

Belvita Breakfast Bars-Cranberry

12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Cocoa Chocolate Chip 12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Breakfast Bars– Golden Oats

12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Breakfast Bars-Forest Fruit

12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Breakfast Bars-Fruit & Fibre

12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Breakfast Bars-Honey & Nuts with Choc Chip

12.5g 1 biscuit

Belvita Breakfast Bars-Milk & Cereal

21.5g 1 biscuit

Go Ahead Apple Bake 1 bake

Go Ahead Strawberry Bake 1 bake

Go Ahead Crispy Slices Apple & Sultana

14.5g 1 slice

Go Ahead Crispy Slices Forest Fruit

14.5g 1 slice

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Cereal Bar Grams Measurements

Go Ahead Crispy Slices Orange & Sultana

14.5g 1 slice

Go Ahead Crispy Slices Raspberry 14.5g 1 slice

Go Ahead Yogurt Breaks Forest Fruits 18 g 1 slice

Go Ahead Yogurt Breaks Strawberry 18g 1 slice

Go Ahead Yogurt Breaks Raspberry 18g 1 slice

Harvest Morn Fruit and Grain: Strawberry

1 bar

Kelloggs Rice Krispie Squares Marshmallows

28g 1 bar

Kelloggs Rice Krispies Milk & Cereal Bar

20g 1 bar

Kelloggs Coco Pops Cereal & Milk Bar 20g 1 bar

McVities Breakfast Porridge Oats Biscuits- Oats and Honey

12.7g 1 biscuit

Special K Biscuit Moments Strawberry 25g 2 biscuits

Special K Dark Chocolate Delight 24g 1 bar

Special K Milk Chocolate Delight 24g 1 bar

Tesco Sticky Toffee Cereal Bar 20g 1 bar

Tesco Choco Snaps Cereal Bar 20g 1 bar

Tesco Rice Snaps Cereal Bars 20g 1 bar

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CHEESE

Cheese Grams Measurements

Philadelphia Cream Cheese 18g 1 tablespoon

Philadelphia Garlic & Herbs 15g 1 tablespoon

Philadelphia Sweet Chilli 15g 1 tablespoon

Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese

14g 1 tablespoon

Philadelphia Lightest Cream Cheese

9g 1 pink scoop

Vbites Blue Style Cheezly 16g 16g

Vbites Cheddar Style Super Melting Cheezly Slices

20g 20g

Vbites Edam Cheezly 20g 20g

Vbites Hard Italian Style Cheezly

28g 28g

Vbites Mozzarella Style Cheezly Slices

20g 20g

Vbites Pepperjack Style Cheezly

20g 20g

Vbites Red Cheddar Style Cheezly

30g 30g

Vbites Soya Free Cheezly 20g 20g

Vbites White Cheddar Style Cheezly

30g 30g

Violife Prosciano 65g 65g

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Crackers and Rice Cakes Measurements

Bunalun Chocolate Covered Rice Cake 1 rice cake

Bunalun Corn Cake 2 corn cakes

Bunalun Dark Chocolate and Orange/ Mint Rice Cakes

1 rice cake

Bunalun Organic Unsalted Rice Cakes 2 rice cakes

Bunalun Organic Salted Rice Cakes 2 rice cakes

Bunalun Strawberry and Yogurt Rice Cake 1 rice cake

Bunalun Yogurt and Orange Rice Cake 1 rice cake

Carrs Cream Crackers 1 cracker

Carrs Flatbread Mixed Seed Cracker 1 cracker

Carrs Flatbread Salt and Cracked Black 1 cracker

Carrs Melts Cheese 2 crackers

Carrs Melts Original 3 crackers

Carrs Table Water 3 crackers

Carrs Table Water Biscuit with Cracked 4 crackers

CRACKERS AND RICE CAKES

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Crackers and Rice Cakes Measurements

Cracottes Original 1 cracker

Jacobs Cream Crackers 1 cracker

Jacobs Mediterranean Tomato and Basil 1 ½ crackers

Jacobs Mediterranean Lightly Salted 1 ½ crackers

Jacobs Mediterranean Olive Oil and Oregano

1 ½ crackers

Jacobs Snapwheat Crackers 1 cracker

Jacobs Corn Cakes 2 rice cakes

Jacobs Milk Chocolate Rice Cakes 1 rice cake

Jacobs Yoghurt Rice Cakes 1 rice cake

Jacobs Sea Salt Rice Cakes 2 rice cakes

Juvela Gluten Free Crackers 10 crackers

Juvela Gluten Free Crispbread 2 crispbreads

Juvela Gluten Free Savoury Biscuits 2 biscuits

Kelkin Dark Chocolate Rice Cakes (plain/ orange/ mint)

1 rice cake

Kelkin Milk Chocolate Rice Cake 1 rice cake

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Crackers and Rice Cakes Measurements

Kelkin Milk Chocolate and Caramel Rice 1 thin

Kelkin Triple Berry Yoghurt Rice Cakes 1 rice cake

Kelkin Yogurt Rice Cakes 1 rice cake

Kelkin Plain Salt Free Rice Cakes 2 rice cakes

Kelkin Milk Chocolate Mini Rice Cakes 1 snack pack

Kelkin Yoghurt Mini Rice Cakes Snack Pack 1 snack pack

Kelkin Milk Chocolate Corn Cake 1 corn cake

Kelkin Dark Chocolate Corn Cake 1 corn cake

Kelkin Hazelnut and Chocolate Rice Cake 1 bar

Kelkin Rice Cakes Salt Free 2 rice cakes

Nairns Cracked Black Pepper Oatcakes 1 oatcake

Nairns Rough Oatcakes 1 oatcake

Ritz Original 4 crackers

Ryvita Crackerbread 2 crackers

Ryvita Crackers for Cheese 1 cracker

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Crackers and Rice Cakes Measurements

Ryvita Dark Rye 1 cracker

Ryvita Deli Cracked Black Pepper 1 cracker

Ryvita Deli Hint of Chilli 1 cracker

Ryvita Deli Mediterranean Herbs 1 cracker

Ryvita Deli Multigrain 1 cracker

Ryvita Deli Sesame Crispbread 1 cracker

Ryvita Original 1 cracker

Ryvita Thins Sweet Chilli 1 cracker

Tesco Cheese Twists 1 twist

Tesco High Baked Water Biscuits 2 biscuits

Tesco Scottish Oatcakes 1 oatcake

Tuc Original 4 crackers

Tuc Bacon Flavour 4 crackers

Tuc Sour Cream and Onion 4 crackers

Walkers Fine Oatcakes 1 oatcake

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DAIRY SUBSTITUTES

Dairy Substitute Measurements

Alpro Coconut Original 1L

Alpro Hazelnut Original 300ml

Alpro Oat Original 400ml

Alpro Roasted Almond Unsweetened 300ml

Alpro Almond Dark Chocolate Flavour 120mls

Alpro Coconut Almond 400ml

Oatly Oat Drink 100ml

Alpro Rice Original** 1L

Rice Dream + Calcium** 1L

Rude Health Almond Drink 500ml

Rude Health Coconut Drink 1L

Rude Health Brown Rice Drink** 1L

Ruds Health Oat Drink 120mls

Tesco “Free From” Almond Milk 200ml

Xotic Deluxe Dessert-Hint of Lemon/Hint of Lime/Mango & Passionfruit

125g pot

Xotic Deluxe Dessert-Summer fruits (1 pot = ½ exchange)

125g pot x 2 pots

** Rice milk is not suitable in those < 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women.

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Fruit or Vegetable Grams Measurements

Avocado 50g ⅓ avocado

Baby Corn 85g 5 baby corn

Baked Beans 20g 1 level tablespoon

Broad Beans 10 broad beans

Butterbeans (drained) 17g 1 tablespoon or 7 butterbeans

Chickpeas (drained) 14g 1 tablespoon or 14 chickpeas

Corn On The Cob 4cm

Kidney Beans 17g 2 heaped teaspoons or 11 kidney beans

Mixed Beans (tinned) 17g 1 heaped tablespoon

Peas 22g 2 level tablespoons

Red Split Lentils (Dried) 4g 1 teaspoon

Sweetcorn 35g 1 level blue scoop

Cool Beans (Chilli/ Original) 24g 1 tablespoon

** Rice milk is not suitable in those < 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women.

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PANCAKES

Pancake Measurements

Tesco Mini Pancakes 1 mini pancake

POTATO & POTATO PRODUCTS

Potato Grams Measurements

Boiled Potato 80g Small/egg sized potato

Mashed Potato with fat spread/low protein milk

80g 1 1/2 level blue scoops

Roast Potato 80g 1 small/egg sized

Chips 80g 8 chips

Wedges 40g 4 wedges

Potato Products Grams Measurements

Croquettes

Dunnes Croquettes 1 croquette

Green Isle Croquettes 1 ½ croquettes

Tesco Croquettes 1 croquette

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Potato Product Grams Measurements

Hash Browns

Green Isle Hash Browns 2 hash browns

McCain’s Hash Browns 1 hashbrown

Tesco Hash Browns 1 hashbrown

Waffles

Birds Eye Mini Potato Waffles 2 mini waffles

Dunnes Potato Waffles 1 waffle

Tesco Potato Waffles 1 waffle

Others

Aunt Bessie Rustic Mini Rosti 2 mini rosti’s

Birds Eye Mash Tags 2 tags

McCain’s Roast Potatoes ½ potato

McCain’s Smiles 2 smiles

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PASTA, RICE & GRAINS

Pasta, Rice & Grains Grams Measurements

Ordinary Pasta UNCOOKED 8g 8 grams

Amoy Straight to Wok RIBBON Rice Noodles

150g 1 pack (150g) (Note: contains 2 packs)

Couscous UNCOOKED 11g 1 tablespoon

Boiled White Or Brown Rice COOKED

32g 1 level blue scoop

Tinned Spaghetti In Tomato Sauce

60g 1 blue scoop

Quinoa UNCOOKED 7g 1 pink scoop

SPREADS & DIPS

Spreads & Dips Grams Measurements

Heinz Original Sandwich Spread

100g 5 servings (1 serving = 20g = 0.2g protein)

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread

17g 1 tablespoon

Malteasers Chocolate Spread 20g 1 tablespoon

Panda Chocolate Spread 31g 1 heaped tablespoon

Old El Paso Chunky Guacamole

45g 4 ½ tablespoons

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VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

Vegetable Products Grams Measurements

Birds Eye Vegetable Fingers 8 grams 1 finger

Birds Eye Vegetable Nuggets 20g 1 nugget

Tesco Meat Free Vegetable Fingers

1 finger 1 finger

Dunnes Stores Vegetable Spring Rolls

1 roll 1 roll

Kanpur Gardens Mini Indian Snacks Bhajis

1 bhaji 1 bhaji

Daloon Onion Bhaji Dippers 15g 1 bhaji dipper

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MISCELLANEOUS

Miscellaneous Grams Measurements

Askeys Waffle Cones 1 cone

Fruit Bowl Yogurt Raisins 60g 2 small bags

Old El Paso Crunchy Taco Shell

1 shell 1 shell

Jus Roll Medium Vol Au Vonts 17g 1 vol au vont

Tesco Yogurt Coated Strawberry Fruit Bites

25g 1 bag

Sweet Freedom Choc Shot Liquid Chocolate

33g 2 tablespoons

Yakult Original 65ml 1 bottle

Yakult Light 65ml 1 bottle

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Manufactured Low Protein Food that Contain

Exchanges

PKU

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Loprofin PKU Drink Milk 1 carton ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Original

1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-Lamb

and Mint

1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta & Potato

Starch Shapes in a Moroccan Flavour

Sauce

1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta Shells in

Tomato, Pepper & Herb Sauce

1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Cabbage & Bacon Flavour with

Croutons

1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-Onions

with Croutons

1 pot 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Sausage Flavour with Croutons

1 pot 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-Apple

& Sage

1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-

Original

1 sachet ½ exchange

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HCU

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-

Tomato & Basil

1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Cake Mix 1 cake ½ exchange

Snopro milk < 400 ml free

500 ml ½ exchange

1000 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Dalia Liquid Milk < 300 ml free

350 ml ½ exchange

700 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Fish Substitute 30 g portion

made to

instructions

½ exchange

Taranis Choquito Chocolate Candy 1 candy free

2 candies ½ exchange

PKU continued

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Loprofin PKU Drink Milk 1 carton ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Original 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Lamb and Mint 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta & Potato

Starch Shapes in a Moroccan

Flavour Sauce

1 sachet ½ exchange

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Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Promin Low Protein Pasta Shells in

Tomato, Pepper & Herb Sauce 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Cabbage & Bacon Flavour with

Croutons

1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Onions with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Cake 1 cake ½ exchange

Snopro milk < 200 ml free

250 ml ½ exchange

500 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Dalia Liquid Milk < 200 ml free

250 ml ½ exchange

500 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Dalia Powdered Milk < 150 ml free

200 ml ½ exchange

Taranis Fish Substitute 30 g portion made ½ exchange

Taranis Choquito Chocolate Candy 1 candy Free

2 candies Free

3 candies ½ exchange

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MSUD

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Loprofin PKU Drink Milk 1 carton (200 ml) ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Original 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Lamb and Mint 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta &

Potato Starch Shapes in Cheese &

Broccoli Flavour Sauce

1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta &

Potato Starch Shapes in a

Moroccan Flavour Sauce

1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta Shells

in Tomato, Pepper & Herb Sauce 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Cabbage & Bacon Flavour with

Croutons

1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Onions with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Sausage Flavour with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

Snopro milk < 200 ml free

300 ml ½ exchange

600 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Dalia Liquid Milk < 250 ml free

300 ml ½ exchange

600 ml 1 exchange

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Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Taranis Fish Substitute 30 g portion

made to

instructions

½ exchange

Taranis Choquito Chocolate Candy 1 candy Free

2 candies Free

3 candies ½ exchange

All Other Protein Disorders

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Loprofin PKU Drink Milk 1 carton

(200 ml) 1 exchange

Loprofin Cake Mix-Chocolate made

according to instructions 50 g slice ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Original 1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Burger Mix-

Lamb and Mint 1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Cheese Sauce

Mix 30 g serving 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Instant Soup-

Creamy Chicken Flavour with

Croutons

1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Instant Soup-

Creamy Tomato Flavour with

Croutons

1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Instant Soup-

Minestrone Flavour with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

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All Other Protein Disorders continued

Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Promin Low Protein Instant Soup-

Pea & Mint Flavour with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Mac Pot-

Macaroni Cheese 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Mac Pot-

Tomato Macaroni 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta & Potato

Starch Shapes in Cheese & Broccoli

Flavour Sauce

1 sachet 1 ½ exchanges

Promin Low Protein Pasta & Potato

Starch Shapes in a Moroccan

Flavour Sauce

1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Pasta Shells in

Tomato, Pepper & Herb Sauce 1 sachet 1 ½ exchanges

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Cabbage & Bacon Flavour with

Croutons

1 pot 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Onions with Croutons 1 pot 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Potato Pot-

Sausage Flavour with Croutons 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Rice Pudding-

Strawberry 1 sachet 1 exchange

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-

Apple & Sage 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-

Original 1 sachet ½ exchange

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Item Quantity No. of Exchanges

Promin Low Protein Sausage Mix-

Tomato & Basil 1 sachet ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Xpot-All Day

Scramble 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Xpot-Beef &

Tomato flavour 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Xpot-Chip Shop

Curry 1 pot ½ exchange

Promin Low Protein Xpot-Rogan

Style Curry 1 pot 1 exchange

Snopro milk < 200 ml free

250 ml ½ exchange

500 ml 1 exchange

Taranis Fish Substitute 30 g portion

made to

instructions

1 exchange

Taranis Choquito Chocolate Candy 1 candy Free

2 candies ½ exchange

Taranis Vanilla-Cocoa Dessert

Pudding 1 sachet ½ exchange

Taranis Dessert Drink Strawberry

Flavour 20 g portion ½ exchange

Taranis Dessert Drink Vanilla

Flavour 20 g portion ½ exchange

Taranis Dalia Liquid Milk < 150 ml free

200 ml ½ exchange

Taranis Dalia Powdered Milk < 150 ml free

200 ml ½ exchange

400ml 1 exchange

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Note: Information correct at time of printing.

Always remember to read the label in case products have changed.

Author: Metabolic Dietitians

Version: 2

Approval date: May 2017

Review date May 2018

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