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BMA Board of ScienceAppendix 6: Comparison of thenutrient composition of maturehuman breast milk and formulaMature Breast milk substitutes Follow-onbreast milk or first milks* Formula ** The composition offormula milk is presentedas the range present infour leading brandseach of cow’s milk-basedfirst and follow-onpreparations –information suppliedby the manufacturers(date 31 January 2008).Breast milk varies incomposition andtherefore the valuesprovided are approximate;information on thecomposition of breastmilk was obtained from126, 127, 298-301several sources.na in the table indicatesthat the authors of thisstudy were unable tofind the relevant data.Source: Hamosh 2001,Prentice 1996, Williams1998, Behrman 1987,Golden 2000.Energy (kcal) 670-700 670-700 670-700(kJ) 2800-3000 2800-2950 2800-2950Protein (g/l) 10-13 14-14.5 18-19Casein (%) 35-40 40-43 78-80-lactalbumin (%) 22-33 16 naLactoferrin (%) 10-15 0 0Secretory IgA (%) 10-15 0 0Lysozyme 1-4 0 0Fat (g/l) 38-42 35-38 33-34Saturated fat (%) 42 40-45 naDHA (%) 0.07-1.0 0.2-0.5 variesCarbohydrate (g/l) 69-74 70-75 74-81VitaminsA (g Re/l) 600 540-820 650-800 carotene (g Re/l) 24 35-42 25-43B1 (mg/l) 0.1-0.2 0.4-1.0 0.4-1.0B2 (mg/l) 0.3-0.4 0.6-1.5 1.0-1.5B3 (mg/l) 1.5-2.0 6.9-9.0 6.5-9.0B6 (mg/l) 0.1 0.4-0.6 0.4-0.6B12 (g/l) 0.1-0.3 1.4-2.1 1.6-2.0Folic acid (g/l) 50-52 34-160 70-150Biotin (g/l) 7.6 10-20 20-30Pantothenic acid (mg/l) 2.0-2.6 2.3-3.0 3.0-3.6C (mg/l) 38-43 69-90 80-140D (g/l) 0.1-0.4 10-14 11-19E (mg/l) 2.0-3.5 5-13 5-11K (g/l) 15 27-67 29-67Minerals and trace elementsSodium (mg/l) 150-160 160-170 200-300Potassium (mg/l) 550-600 570-740 850-900Calcium (mg/l) 300-360 390-510 720-900Phosphorus (mg/l) 140-155 240-290 480-530Ca/P ratio 1.7-1.8 1.4-2.0 1.2-1.7Iron (mg/l) 0.5-0.8 5-8 12-3Zinc (mg/l) 3-4 3-6 4-9Iodine (g/l) 30-70 45-100 100-120Copper (g/l) 384-400 330-420 410-600Selenium (g/l) 10-30 10-15 15Magnesium (mg/l) 29-40 45-52 65-70OtherCholesterol (mmol/l) 163 0 0Taurine (mg/l) 40-54 47-67 50Early life nutrition and lifelong health 75