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Duocal - High Calorie Super Soluble Powder, Medical Food - Extra Calories for Children - Mix into Feeding Tube or Meals - Unflavored - 14.1 Oz Can (1 Can)

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 873 ratings
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  • Duocal Super Soluble Powder: Use under medical supervision in the dietary management of conditions where a high-energy, low-fluid, low-electrolytes diet is indicated for children over the age of one. It is important to always contact a healthcare professional before making any changes to your child's diet.
  • Medical Food for Children who need Extra Calories: Duocal powder is a unique, high-energy product containing a dual energy source of carbohydrate and fat. Duocal powder offers support for children who need extra calories.
  • Super Soluble and Unflavored: Duocal Super Soluble Powder mixes easily in soft foods and beverages without altering the taste or texture.
  • Mixing instructions for oral and tube feeding: 1) Measure the prescribed amount of Duocal. 2) Add powder to the required volume of liquid and/or soft food and stir continuously until the powder has dissolved. 3) Unused foods mixed with Duocal should be refrigerated and used within 24 hours. Shake or stir immediately before serving.
  • No artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives; Kosher Pareve
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Product Description

Duocal Super Soluble versatile energy source for increased energy needs - faltering growth
Duocal Super Soluble Can

Duocal offers support for children who need extra calories.

Duocal is specially formulated for the dietary management of conditions where a high-energy, low-fluid, low-electrolytes diet is indicated.

Duocal contains a unique dual energy source of carbohydrate and fat). Duocal is flavorless, it does not contain artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners and is suitable for oral and tube feeding.

Milk protein-free & no protein added. Mixes easily in liquids and soft foods

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 4 x 5 inches; 14.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ B0057Z4VH6
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 8, 2008
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ NUTRICIA
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0057Z4VH6
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 873 ratings

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Safety Information

Duocal is a specially formulated medical food and should only be used under medical supervision.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Corn Syrup Solids, Refined Vegetable Oil (Corn Oil, Non-hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Medium Chain Triglycerides (Modified Coconut and/or Palm Kernel Oil)), Mono- and Diglycerides, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides.

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Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
873 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, ease of use, and weight gain of the product. They mention that it helps load calories into the food your baby eats, it's easy to tolerate, and that it adds a high calorie content. They appreciate the age range, and soluble. However, some customers have mixed opinions on value, taste, and mixing.

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40 customers mention34 positive6 negative

Customers like the weight gain of the product. They mention that it helps load calories into the food your baby eats, and that it's a great product for calorie supplementation for fussy eaters. Some say that it contributes to weight gain and maintenance.

"...By all accounts this stuff has contributed to his weight gain and maintenance...." Read more

"...I came across Duocal. Duocal is not maltodextrin and has fats, carbs, calcium, and added calories...." Read more

"...It dissolves completely and adds a high calorie content. Perfect for those texture sensitive people who need the calories." Read more

"...I ordered this product and it has helped her gain weight like she needed to...." Read more

33 customers mention33 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the health personal care product. They mention it's an excellent product, with no taste or grit.

"...Otherwise, pretty good stuff!!!" Read more

"This product is absolutely wonderful! It is tasteless and odorless! I would give it more stars if you could!..." Read more

"...It dissolves perfectly, and seems to have no taste, nor grit. Our child has no clue we mix this in her food (like applesauce, milk, anything loose)." Read more

"...two months time so great product mostly tastless and theres not that gaud awful grit! Great product would reccomend!" Read more

21 customers mention18 positive3 negative

Customers generally like the soluble. They mention it dissolves easily, fast, and has no lumps or clumps. Some say it's super soluble and highly soluble as promised.

"...It dissolves completely and adds a high calorie content. Perfect for those texture sensitive people who need the calories." Read more

"...The fact that it’s super soluble is a huge plus and flavorless! He would hate if he knew we were putting it in his food and this really helps!..." Read more

"...We’ve tried other weight gain powders and this is the best. It dissolves great and really is tasteless. It’s done wonders for us!" Read more

"...The powder dissolves easily. I only mix it with liquids though this can be mixed with anything. This does not add any taste...." Read more

11 customers mention11 positive0 negative

Customers find the product works well for babies and children. They say it's perfect for kids with eating issues, feeding aversions, and dysphagia. Customers also mention that it'll help infants in breast milk.

"stuff truly works good for picky kids on the spectrum...." Read more

"...We add 2 scoops of this to his food 2 times a day and it has helped tremendously!..." Read more

"While this product probably works well for babies and children I am an adult that lost weight during bypass surgery and am trying desperately to get..." Read more

"Dissolves easily. Tasteless. Great product! Perfect for my toddler w feeding aversions and swallowing problems. Will def order again. :)" Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers find the health personal care product easy to use and tolerate. They also mention that it adds 200 calories in an easy to take format.

"...Duocal to anyone whose child needs some extra calories in an easy to use format." Read more

"...It is easy to use and doesn't taste like anything. But it gave my son the runs!Also our can came dented...." Read more

"...She never had any problem taking it. I would highly recommend this!" Read more

"...His GI recommends this and it is easy to tolerate and we can add 200 calories without much fuss...." Read more

55 customers mention36 positive19 negative

Customers are mixed about the taste of the health personal care product. Some mention that it dissolves perfectly, and has no taste or grit. However, others say that it does taste funky, does not change the flavor of drinks, and is metallic.

"...Overall, glad there is an easy-to-dissolve, flavorless calorie supplement." Read more

"...I’ve tasted it and it is truly flavorless. Easy to mix with just about ANYTHING that’s not bone dry." Read more

"Not sure if I got a bad batch but this is absolutely NOT tasteless? I noticed and my 11 month old definitely noticed ...." Read more

"...in for his next weight check, but it mixes in so well and clearly doesn't affect taste because he has no idea I've been using this instead of the..." Read more

41 customers mention15 positive26 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the product. Some mention it works pretty well, and provides added nutrition. However, others say that it's not cost effective, and that the can is expensive and unusable.

"...make maybe 3 or 4 smoothies and then it is gone, which makes it kind of expensive and annoying I have to keep buying it." Read more

"...I mix it with milk, smoothies and it works well. Will recommend" Read more

"...My kid gained 2 pounds, which is progress. But the downsides: it's very expensive and it doesn't mix super well. But it's better than nothing." Read more

"...Works best in foods. Save receipts as insurance may cover the cost. Very pricey but no amount of money matters when it comes to helping my baby boy..." Read more

13 customers mention8 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the mixing of the product. Some find it easy to mix into any liquid and dissolves well, while others say it doesn't mix super well and leaves a greasy residue.

"...I’ve tasted it and it is truly flavorless. Easy to mix with just about ANYTHING that’s not bone dry." Read more

"...But the downsides: it's very expensive and it doesn't mix super well. But it's better than nothing." Read more

"...to for my son until he goes in for his next weight check, but it mixes in so well and clearly doesn't affect taste because he has no idea I've been..." Read more

"What I like most about this product is how well it mixes and dissolves ...." Read more

Works very well for children or whoever needs to gain weight.
4 Stars
Works very well for children or whoever needs to gain weight.
My daughter was really skinny and needed help gaining some weight because the doctor said she is under weight for her age. I ordered this product and it has helped her gain weight like she needed to. I would definitely recommend this product for people that are having trouble gaining weight it will really help.It is flavorless as well so that helps I just mix it with her strawberry milk every morning.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Initial reaction only
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
Needed this to help our 5yo gain weight. It dissolves easily (similar to the way fiber powder does), but it does not dissolve clear. We first added a scoop (~25 calories) to diced peaches with juice. It turned the juice milky/cloudy. Thankfully, our kid did not take issue with the color, but it was surprising how while it turned the clear juice. It's great in a bowl of cereal with milk, and we expect to us it in mac n cheese. Overall, glad there is an easy-to-dissolve, flavorless calorie supplement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended by multiple pediatricians
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
My son was 4 years old when he began losing interest in food. He was not consuming nearly enough calories and began losing weight rather than gaining. He was dropping under the 1 percentile for weight at his age rapidly. He had actually lost almost a pound in a year. Our pediatrician immediately gave us a can of this and told us to incorporate a scoop or two in ANYTHING that it would dissolve in that he’d eat. After follow up appointment with pediatric GI specialist, she also recommended that we keep up with this as a last resort before hospitalization or surgical intervention. He is 6 now and while still underweight, his doctors are no longer concerned. By all accounts this stuff has contributed to his weight gain and maintenance. If done properly, you can double caloric intake by augmenting regular meals and snacks with it. I’ve tasted it and it is truly flavorless. Easy to mix with just about ANYTHING that’s not bone dry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mixes in easily
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
I won't know for sure if this does what it needs to for my son until he goes in for his next weight check, but it mixes in so well and clearly doesn't affect taste because he has no idea I've been using this instead of the product he is already used to. My only complaint is it seems you need a lot of powder to get a big calorie boost and that means I can only make maybe 3 or 4 smoothies and then it is gone, which makes it kind of expensive and annoying I have to keep buying it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great just too $$ for the small amount.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
My son was in the NICU for three months and having "Polycal" added to his formula. When we got discharged we had one can that they gave us and it ran out extremely quickly. We didn't have anymore that fast, we were totally panicking. I must have called 10 medical establishments, two of which were his former hospitals; one had never even heard of it, and the other had no suggestions for a temporary substitute. He was on it, as far as I was aware ,for intermitten hypoglycemia and also to increase calories without increasing volume. So my panick was that his sugars would drop. Didn't appear that anyone cared though. I managed to cut a batch of formula down to half the polycal normally used in the hopes of weening down, and then basically had none. During that time, I came online looking for it. No one would deliver it in anything under a week, or a store would look like they had it, but really wouldn't (Amazon, included). I even went to the Nutricia website (the people that make Polycal and Duocal), and it was frigging discontinued, they don't even make it anymore (which honestly makes me question the freshness of any of the cans website still claim to sell). I decided duocal was better than nothing, plus it had more stuff in it that seemed normal. Polycal is nasty and is literally just maltodextrin, which I personally can't even have without being very sick. I came across Duocal. Duocal is not maltodextrin and has fats, carbs, calcium, and added calories. The problem was that it is not recommended for children under 1 yr old.. :/ my baby is 4 months. I ordered it anyway bc it was better to have something that is at least kid friendly on hand just in case. As soon as I got it, I called pediatrician and asked about it. She called his Endocrinologist and GI specialists and they approved the use of the Duocal.

During the week we were scrambling to get the polycal, my son was having very bad spitups. To the point of throwing up half his feeds. As soon as we started the Duocal back up, the spitups calmed down. We also begna adding oatmeal to his formula which he LOVES. Between the duocal and the oatmal he is getting almost 5 extra calories added to his feeds. He lost 5 ounces in once week last week... since then? GAINED IT ALL BACK. His pediatrician was very concerned and would have hospitalized him if he hadnt gained any weight back. We are very thankful for the duocal and while I would always recommend professional approval, my chlid is not a year old and he is able to take the duocal just fine. His pee and poop are normal. We are very happy.

The one star deduction is for the price. We got MAYBE 2 weeks out of the can. $100 a month for this stuff is ridiculous. The polycal was cheaper. I understand its a different product but 35$ is a lot. The shirts I buy on this site aren't even that much. A baby carrier I just got him wasn't half that. So, they get a star taken off.

Otherwise, pretty good stuff!!!
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Stephany
5.0 out of 5 stars Duocal
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
Nos ha ayudado para subir de peso, es un suplemento sin sabor ni olor
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1.0 out of 5 stars NOT tasteless
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
Not sure if I got a bad batch but this is absolutely NOT tasteless? I noticed and my 11 month old definitely noticed . Perhaps I’m doing something wrong..
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Amethystgoddess
3.0 out of 5 stars So far so good
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
I'm conflicted about this product. It's a great thing to have as an option when you have a kiddo that needs to gain weight. And it's helping! My kid gained 2 pounds, which is progress. But the downsides: it's very expensive and it doesn't mix super well. But it's better than nothing.
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Sheila Lati
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy it’s sold on Amazon
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
As a baby my special needs daughter took this as she wasn’t eating solids until she reached 5/6 years old and needed the calories. Fast forward to 14 years old her seizure meds decreased her appetite tremendously and caused major weight loss.
I am sure I could get this covered by insurance but was happy to find it on Amazon , we’re hoping it will help her again a 2x around .
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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible taste
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2024
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
Gave it twice to my daughter in very small quantity with her milk and she threw up not long after. I tried it myself and it is not good, the taste and the texture is awful. Can't tell if it's the product, as it is first time ever trying it. Overall disappointing.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not taste free
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2023
Flavor Name: UnflavoredSize: 14 Ounce (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
Recommend for our kid to help with weight gain. Says it's taste and texture free, somehow after adding a very small quantity to milk he wouldn't touch it. Tried without and drank all of the milk. After reading the ingredients it's based on coconut oil and my son hates coconut so I think the taste does come through to young sensitive palette.
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