Nutricia’s Paediatric Enteral Nutrition Portfolio
For more than five decades, Nutricia has been a trusted partner in delivering high‑quality paediatric enteral nutrition across the UK and Ireland. We understand the critical role that optimal nutritional support plays in growth, development, and clinical outcomes - and we are committed to advancing care for children who rely on tube feeding.
Our work is guided by the latest clinical evidence, medical guidelines, and a deep understanding of the unique nutritional needs of infants, children, and young people. We design innovative feeding solutions that support every stage of the paediatric tube‑feeding journey, from initiation in hospital to long‑term management in the community.
Nutricia offers:
- Specialised paediatric tube feeds tailored to a wide range of clinical conditions
- Enteral feeding devices and accessories supporting safe, effective delivery
- Our Homeward clinical support service across the UK (including Northern Ireland) to help you provide consistent, high‑quality care across settings
We see the child behind the clinical condition, and we are here to support you in delivering the best possible nutritional care.
The essential role of paediatric tube feeding
Paediatric tube feeding is a critical intervention when oral intake is insufficient or unsafe. Nutricia’s paediatric tube feeds deliver complete, reliable nutrition directly into the stomach or intestine, supporting children who are temporarily or permanently unable to meet their nutritional requirements due to illness, surgery, feeding difficulties, or complex medical conditions.
In both acute and long‑term care, tube feeding enables effective dietary management and helps maintain growth and nutritional status. Across hospitals and community settings in the UK and Ireland, Nutricia’s paediatric tube feeds support children with a wide range of clinical needs.
Paediatrics portfolio
Paediatric tube feeding may be required:
- Temporarily, during acute illness or recovery from surgery
- Long‑term, as a life‑sustaining intervention for chronic conditions such as neurological disorders or complex feeding difficulties
Nutricia’s paediatric‑specific enteral feeds have been used successfully in clinical practice for many years to meet full or partial nutritional requirements when oral intake is inadequate. These formulations offer key advantages:
- Microbiological safety through controlled, sterile manufacturing
- Standardised consistency for predictable, safe delivery
- Reliable nutritional composition aligned with paediatric requirements
- A broad range of formulations: including low‑energy and high‑energy feeds, fibre‑containing and non‑fibre feeds, extensively hydrolysed and whole‑protein options to support a wide variety of complex clinical needs
Nutricia’s paediatric portfolio is designed to support the diverse nutritional needs of infants, children, and young people - helping you deliver safe, effective, evidence‑based enteral nutrition at every stage of care.
Educational materials to support paediatric tube feeding practice
Nutricia provides a comprehensive suite of educational materials to support healthcare professionals in the initiation and ongoing management of paediatric tube feeding. These resources are designed to complement clinical practice, enhance communication with families, and promote confidence throughout the tube‑feeding pathway.
To support communication with young patients, our child‑friendly characters - Ben the Bear, Rita the Rabbit and Timmy the Tiger - offer developmentally appropriate explanations of tube feeding through storybooks and videos to help children understand their feeding journey in a reassuring and accessible way. You can explore these below.
Nutrini & Tentrini Range - Tube Feeds for Children 1 Year+
The Nutrini and Tentrini ranges are Foods for Special Medical Purposes for the dietary management of disease-related malnutrition of children with, or at risk of, faltering growth, or those with increased nutritional requirements and/or requiring fluid restriction. For use under medical supervision only.
Both ranges provide nutritionally complete, ready‑to‑use tube feeds suitable as a sole source of nutrition. They are designed to support a wide variety of paediatric clinical needs through a broad selection of formulations, including low‑energy, high‑energy, fibre‑containing, non‑fibre, extensively hydrolysed, and whole‑protein options.
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Important Notice
The products in the Tentrini and Nutrini ranges are Foods for Special Medical Purposes for the dietary management of disease-related malnutrition and must be used under medical supervision. See individual product data cards for more information.
