solutions beneficial for healthy adults who want to take the
advantage of a nutritional support through the diet. We have
collected all health-promoting oil blends under our brand
Akovita®.”
Parenteral nutrition
Developing formulations that deliver optimal nutritional
benefits with few pro-inflammatory or even anti-inflammatory
attributes is pivotal to help health care professionals save
more lives, reduce complications and speed up recovery.
Ingredients for these formulations must undergo extensive
clinical testing to demonstrate that they meet safety and
quality standards to be used in parenteral nutrition.
“Parenteral nutrition is used when no other option for
fulfilling the dietary intake exists”, says Catharina Aaröe.
“The patients need the highest degree of purity as it is to
be injected into the blood stream. We are cGMP compliant
(current Good Manufacturing Practices) and our Akomed®
range is specially designed to fulfill the demands for active
pharmaceutical ingredients.”
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Enteral nutrition
AAK has a proven track record of supplying lipids and oil
blends to enteral nutrition customers, both when it comes to
Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) and tube feeding.
Research from Medical Nutrition International Industry has
revealed that among other nutritional options, an increased
use of ONS in hospitals could potentially save 33 percent
more lives, reduce one third of complications, and enable
patients to leave the hospital two days sooner. Use of ONS
outside the hospital setting and in the community, helps
people stay healthy, saves one in six hospitalizations, and
results in a better quality of life.
Tube feeding is both for prematurely born babies and the
main choice for patients that are unable to drink and eat by
themselves but still have partial functionality in the gastrointestinal
system.
“For premature babies, which are among the most
sensitive patients, our Akonino® range is used and fulfills
the quality demands for infants”, says Catharina Aaröe,
Commercial Product Manager, Special Nutrition. “Through
our experience within enteral nutrition we are creating oil
New lipid technology
and new products
co-developed at AAK
Sweden
FDA (US) GMP approval
for API, AAK Sweden at
Karlshamn site
1960s
AAK’s Special Nutrition segment
AAK’s range showcases a strong portfolio for the nutrition industry. With product safety and quality assurance
always paramount, the company’s range comprises essential and speciality oils that are complemented with
functional ingredients and tailored to work for any nutritional application.
Akovita® – Lipids for life
Akonino® – Healthy development
Functional products
Optimal growth and development
Healthy benefits from lipids
Lipid profile and bioavailability are key
Support throughout life
High quality and food safety
Akomed® – Proven support
Compliance with medical and
pharmaceutical standards
Recovery and remain healthy
Essential and speciality lipids
AAK milestones in
medical applications
Swedish scientists (i.e. Prof.
Arvid Wretlind, the pioneer of
parenteral nutrition) stabilized
essential oil emulsion for intravenous
delivery in patients
AAK Sweden provided
soya oil for commercial
medical applications
GMP approved structured
triglycerides (Article 47,
Directive 2001/83/EC)
AAK is on a strategic mission to help the global population
by providing safe essential lipids through co-development
with its partners
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going forward
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