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. 2017 Jun 1;12(6):e0177812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177812

Table 1. Information stated on the labeling of infant formula for infants analyzed.

Classification Product Source lipidic * g/100mL g/100kcal
Infant formula for infants RFI Lipid Profile: 80 g/100g of vegetable fat (rapeseed oil, sunflower, palm, and coconut oil) and 20 g/100g milk fat. Lipids—3.50
C18:2–0.60
C18:3–0.05
ω3:ω6–10.25
Lipids—5.20
C18:2–0.90
C18:3–0.08
ω3:ω6–10.25
StIF Lipid Profile: 97 g/100g of vegetable fat (palm olein, palm kernel oil, canola oil, corn oil, fish oil (a source of DHA), soy lecithin, Mortierella alpina oil (ARA source) and 3 g/100g of milk fat and fish oil, soy lecithin, arachidonic fatty acid. Lipids—3.60
C18:2–0.50
C18:3–0.067
ω3:ω6–7.9
Lipids– 5.4
C18:2–0.80
C18:3–0.100
ω3:ω6–7.9
IFPLWN Lipid Profile: 94 g/100g Vegetable fat (palm, coconut, rapeseed, sunflower, evening primrose and structured oils) (medium chain triglycerides and Mortierella alpina oil) and 6 g/100g animal fat (egg yolk phospholipids, oil fish and milk fat, adding AA at a concentration of 0.46 g/100g DHA and at a concentration of 0.35 g/100g of total lipids. Lipids—4.40
arachidonic acid.– 0.019
Docosahexaenoic acid– 0.015
C18:2–0.56
C18:3–0.08
ω3:ω6–5.80
Lipids– 5.50
arachidonic acid.– 0.024
Docosahexaenoic acid– 0.018
C18:2–0.70
C18:3–0.10
ω3:ω6–5.80
IFTPGS Lipid Profile: 97 g/100g of vegetable fat (palm olein, canola oil, palm oil, corn oil, soy lecithin) and 3 g/100g of milk fat; It provides the recommended levels of linoleic and α-linolenic acids. Lipids—3.10
C18:2–0.50
C18:3–0.061
ω3:ω6–8.00
Lipids -4.70
C18:2–0.70
C18:3–0.092
ω3:ω6–8.00

* Withdrawal of the information provided by the manufacturer

RIF—Routine Infant Formula; StIF—Starter Infant Formula; IFPLWN—Infant Formula for Premature and Low Weight Newborns; IFTPGS—Infant Formula Thickened with Pregelatinized Starch.