About Mead Johnson BCAD Infant Formula & Medical Food
BCAD 1 is an iron-fortified infant formula and medical food powder for the dietary management of infants and toddlers with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). The product provides all other essential amino acids as well as nonessential amino acids, carbohydrate, fat, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals.
Key Benefits & Features
- DHA and ARA
- Isoleucine-, leucine-, valine-free
- Has choline, an essential nutrient important for brain development and the normal functioning of cells
- Increased levels of B vitamins, compared to routine infant formulas, for cofactor production
- Vitamin and mineral levels meet the U.S. Infant Formula Act requirements per 100 Calories
Mead Johnson BCAD Infant Formula & Medical Food FAQs
What are the instructions for preparation and use?
Your child’s health depends on carefully following the instructions below. Proper hygiene, preparation, dilution, use and storage are important when preparing product. Powdered products are not sterile and should not be fed to premature infants or persons who might have immune problems unless directed and supervised by your child’s medical professional.
Ask your baby’s medical professional about the need to use cooled, boiled water for mixing and the need to boil clean utensils, bottles and nipples in water before use.
Your baby’s medical professional will provide instructions for the correct amounts of water and powder*. Pour the required amount of water into the bottle. Add the correct amount of powder, cap the bottle and shake vigorously.
*If instructed to use the scoop in the can, each scoop (unpacked and leveled) delivers approximately 4.5 g of powder. Store the DRY scoop in this can.
Failure to follow these instructions could result in severe harm. Once prepared, product can spoil quickly. Either feed immediately or cover and store in refrigerator at 35-40°F (2-4°C) for no longer than 24 hours. Do not use prepared product if it is unrefrigerated for more than a total of 2 hours.
Do not freeze prepared product. After feeding begins, use product within one hour or discard.
WARNING: Do not use a microwave oven to warm product. Serious burns may result.
POWDER STORAGE: Store cans at room temperature. After opening can, keep tightly covered, store in a dry area and use contents within 1 month. Do not freeze powder and avoid excessive heat.
Use by date on bottom of can.
WARNING: Not for parenteral (I.V.) use.
What is maple syrup urine disease?
Maple syrup urine disease is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that affects the body’s ability to metabolize amino acids due to a deficiency in the activity of the branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex. It particularly affects the metabolism of amino acids- leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
Ingredients
Corn syrup solids, vegetable oil (palm olein, coconut oil, soy oil, high oleic sunflower oil), amino acids (L-glutamine, L-lysine hydrochloride, potassium aspartate, L-proline, L-alanine, L-arginine, L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, L-serine, L-threonine, glycine, L-histidine, L-methionine, L-tryptophan, L-cystine), modified corn starch, sugar, calcium phosphate and less than 1%: Mortierella alpine oil*, Crypthecodinium cohnii oil†, ethyl vanillin, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, magnesium oxide, ferrous sulfate, potassium chloride, zinc sulfate, cupric sulfate, manganese sulfate, sodium iodide, sodium selenite, choline chloride, inositol, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B6 hydrochloride, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, vitamin D3, folic acid, biotin, vitamin K1, vitamin E acetate, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin B12, taurine, L-carnitine.