Yes, all SUSTAGEN products have lactose in differing quantities.

SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula, SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula Plus Fibre, SUSTAGEN Sport, SUSTAGEN Ready to Drink, SUSTAGEN Collagen and SUSTAGEN Everyday are high in lactose as they are based on skim milk powder. SUSTAGEN OPTIMUM™ is low in lactose when made up with water (0.28g per serve)

No, SUSTAGEN products do not contain any added artificial preservatives.

All chocolate variants of SUSTAGEN contain a small amount of caffeine naturally occurring in the cocoa ingredient. SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula Coffee flavour also contains 60mg caffeine per 60g serve. All other flavours of SUSTAGEN do not contain caffeine.

There are no gluten containing ingredients in any SUSTAGEN products.

The following products have been tested and are labelled gluten-free:

• SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula
• SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula plus Fibre
• SUSTAGEN Ready to Drink

No, SUSTAGEN products do not contain fructose.

• SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula and SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula Plus Fibre are suitable for children aged 4 years and above.
• SUSTAGEN Everyday and SUSTAGEN Ready to Drink are suitable for children aged 3 years and above.
• SUSTAGEN Collagen and SUSTAGEN OPTIMUM are suitable for adults.
• SUSTAGEN Sport is suitable from 15 years of age. SUSTAGEN Sport is not suitable for pregnant women.

As the SUSTAGEN range contains milk, they are not suitable for someone who is following a vegan diet. SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula, SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula Plus Fibre, SUSTAGEN OPTIMUM, SUSTAGEN Ready to Drink (Dutch Choc flavour, Vanilla flavour), SUSTAGEN Everyday are all suitable for vegetarians. SUSTAGEN Collagen contains bovine collagen and SUSTAGEN Ready to Drink (Strawberry flavour) contains colour 120 and are not suitable for vegan or vegetarian diets.

In most cases consumption of SUSTAGEN products during pregnancy is fine (besides SUSTAGEN Sport, as it is not suitable for pregnant women) and the additional nutritional intake is beneficial. However, as we do not know your medical history, we recommend that you check with your healthcare professional prior to taking this or any nutritional supplement.