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Chances' Choices Sample Chapter |
Typical daily allowances of phenylalanine (Phe):
infants from birth to one year |
15-35 mg Phe/kg body weight |
children 1-7 years |
200-450 mg Phe/day |
children 7-11 years |
200-500 mg Phe/day |
girls 11-15 years |
225-750 mg Phe/day |
boys 11-15 years |
225-900 mg Phe/day |
Note: These must be individualized and are determined by the center providing care for the child.
Approximate phenylalanine content of selected foods:
Item |
mg Phe |
Item |
mg Phe |
1 pkg. Ramen® mix |
360 |
1 medium peach |
19 |
3/4 c. cooked oats (oatmeal) |
250 |
1 c. strawberries |
27 |
1 oz. Cheerios® |
230 |
1 slice white bread |
110 |
1/2 oz. puffed rice |
40 |
1 oz. dry macaroni, cooked |
230 |
1 c. popcorn |
80 |
1 c. cooked spaghetti |
380 |
10 potato chips |
50 |
1 PBJ sandwich on whole wheat |
710 |
1 cake doughnut |
70 |
2 saltine crackers |
29 |
1 c. vanilla ice cream |
230 |
1 lean hamburger patty, cooked |
1070 |
1 c. orange sherbet |
100 |
1 beef hot dog (excluding bun) |
180 |
1 small can tuna |
1730 |
1 c. low fat (1%) milk |
390 |
1 c. all-purpose flour |
640 |
1 c. human milk |
110 |
1 medium apple |
7 |
1 large raw carrot |
40 |
1/2 c. canned applesauce |
6 |
3/5 c. french fries (frozen) |
160 |
1 c. blueberries |
35 |
1 small tomato |
31 |
Note: Although individuals with PKU are restricted to low protein foods in order to limit their phenylalanine
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