Protica ResearchPO Box 635Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Tel 610.832.2000Fax 610.717.5040

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Congestive Heart Failure • Allergies • Immunodefi ciency • Burn • Cancer • Anorexia and Bulimia

Pulmonary Edema • Diabetes • Stress (due to injury or infection) • Bariatric Surgery • Renal Disease

Mouth Surgery • Pregnancy and Nursing • Pressure Ulcers • Kwashiorkor (protein malnutrition)

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PO Box 635 • Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 • Tel 610.832.2000 • Fax 610.717.5040 www.protica.com www.profect.com

Infection • Renal Disease • Anorexia and Bulimia • Immunodefi ciency • Bariatric Surgery • Cancer • Allergies • Pulmonary Edema • Congestive Heart Failure • Diabetes • Burn • Kwashiorkor

Profect® provides critical nutrition to medical patients with special protein needs. Profect may be administered orally or via feeding tube. Orally, it can be consumed by itself as a ready-to-drink beverage. It can also be mixed with other foods, beverages, or supplements.

Profect protein therapy is recommended for patients when high-density nutrition (i.e., maximum grams of protein per fl uid ounce), low glycemic index, low allergen content, high bioavailability, or excellent palatability is a critical requirement.

Oftentimes, patients with special dietary requirements have diffi culty consuming protein because they cannot tolerate the taste, the volume, the protein allergens, or the protein structure (e.g., large or denatured protein molecules).

Profect addresses these challenges by providing 25 grams of Actinase® in a ready-to-drink form. Actinase is a complete, all-natural protein compound with the following characteristics:

Actinase has a very neutral organoleptic profi le (i.e., the characteristics related to the sense of taste and smell). Actinase also has a smooth texture. These features provide the foundation for the palatable fl avors, without the use of heavy fl avorings or sweeteners.

To understand how and why Actinase is hypoallergenic, a brief explanation of hydrolyzation is required.

Actinase undergoes a process called enzymatic hydrolysis. This process breaks protein molecules into smaller units called peptides. The average molecular weight of the peptides in Actinase is 1,400 daltons (“dalton” is the unit of measurement for atomic weight). The human body can readily digest and absorb peptides, which is why they are also used in infant formulas. As a natural byproduct of the hydrolyzation process, many of the allergens typically found in proteins are removed.

Actinase is readily absorbed and assimilated by the body because it has been enzymatically predigested into peptides. Actinase is also undenatured, and thereby retains its original, biologically active properties.

The molecular structure of Actinase is extremely dense, making Profect the most concentrated protein beverage on the market. Profect provides more protein per ounce than any other beverage. This unique characteristic allows patients to consume ample amounts of protein in a very small fl uid volume (e.g., 25 grams of protein in 2.7 fl uid ounces).

• 25g Protein (98% short-chain peptides)• 0g Fat, 0g Carbohydrates• 2.9 fl uid ounces, 100 calories• Hypoallergenic• All water-soluble vitamins• Cold-stable, heat-stable (32ºF-212ºF)• Virtually unbreakable container

Capsulized Food® for special medical needs

Palatable

Hypoallergenic

Highly Bioavailable

Concentrated

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